Silver Reed SK890 User manual
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PRECAUTION
This machineand thePattern Controllermust be keptawayfromthefollowing places
since electronic components are vulnerable to those conditions.
1.
Direct and strong sun light.
2.
Near to.heater,
or
a place
of
excessively high temperature.
3.
Excessively
humid
or
dusty.
CONTENTS
TO
USE THE MACHINE page
MACHINE AND ACCESSORIES
.........................................
2
SETTING UP THE MACHINE
............................................
5
NAMES
AND
FUNCTIONS OF EACH PART
...............................
7
Needle Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cam Lever
..........................................................
8
Stitch Dial
.................................................
-. . . . . . .. . . 8
Side Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Russel Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Release Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 9
Tuck Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Weaving Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Row Counter and Feeding Trippers
.....................................
9
YARN PREPARATION
.................................................
10
THREADING THE YARN
...............................................
11
YARN
AND
STITCH DIAL
..............................................
12
CAST-ON
AND
KNITTING
.............................................
13
Cast-on
(1)
.........................................................
13
Cast-on
(2)
.........................................................
15
Knitting Stripe Pattern
...............................................
17
Moving the Carriage without Knitting
..................................
19
Removing the Knitting
..............................................
: 19
TO KNIT PATTERNS USING THE PATTERN CONTROLLER, EC1 . . . . . . . . .
20
(See page
20
for the contents
of
this section.)
HELPFUL HINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
(See page
45
for the contents
of
this section.) -
MAINTAINING THE MACHINE
.........................................
55
REPACKING THE MACHINE
...........................................
56
DRAWING A PATTERN ON THE DESIGN CARD
.........................
57
TO KNIT GARMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
(See page
58
for the contents
of
this section.)
TO
USE THE CHUNKY RIBBER, SR155
......
...........................
85
(See page
85
for the contents
of
this section.)
- 1 -
Machine
Place
the
machine
on
the
table
with
Carrying
Handle
away
from
you.
Unfasten
the
Latches
"A"
.
Lift
the
Top
Cover
"B"
slightly.
Pull
the
cover
towards
you
to
remove
it
from
the
machine.
Place
the
Top
Cover
as
shown
below.
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DC
Release
the
wire
spring
"C"
from
the
holding
bracket
"0"
inside
the
Top
Cover.
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1.
Acce
ss
ory
Bo
x
2.
Knit
Contour
(Optional)
Se
c
uring
Studs
3.
Bracket
Socket
4.
Row
Counter
Securing
Studs
5.
Carriage
Handle
6.
Arm
Nut
s
7.
Carriage
Fa
s
tener
B.
Arm
9.
Yarn
Rod
10
.
Auto
Ten
s
ion
Accessory
Box
Remove
the
Accessory
Bo
x
from
the
Needle
Bed
and
open
the
lid
.
Use
the
lid
as
a
tray
for
the
accessories
or
"Knit
Contour
.
KR
10"
by
fitting
it
to
the
stud
s
on
the
left
side
of
the
machine
.
When
you
use
it
as
the
Knit
Contour
's
tray,
refer
to
pag
e
84
.
-3-
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Accessories
The
following
are
packed
in
the
Accessory
B
ox
.
Clamp
(2)
Row
Counter
Tuck
Brush
lleft
&
right)
Design
Pencil
(2)
Ravel
Cord
(3)
§
"-
s
Cleaning
Brush
Needle
Pusher
Tappet
Tool
B
B
.,
..
G>
Claw
Weight
(2)
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1
-
0
-J
*Point
Cam
(4)
Tapestry
Needle
Crochet
Hook
I I I I I I I I I
Gauge
Scale
r
Tension
Guide
*Two
of
the
Point
Cams
have
been
s
et
on
the
Needle
Bed
.
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Transfer
Tool
1- 3
(one
of
each)
1-2
2-3
c:::J
Wide
Claw
Weight
(3)
~
~
Needle
-1
Cam
(2)
ill
Spare
Needle
(2)
Sen
s
or
Cleaner
*Carriage
Fa
s
tener
*The
Carriage
Fa
s
tener
is
used
for
s
ecuring
the
Carriage
to
the
Needle
Bed
.
Oil
-4-
Insert
the
Clamps
into
the
slots
"A"
at
the
bottom
of
Needle
Bed
.
Fasten
the
Clamps
by
turning
screws
in
the
arrowed
direction
.
Loosen
both
Arm
Nuts
by
turning
them
in
the
arrowed
direction.
Remove
the
Carriage
Fastener.
Keep
the
Carriage
Fastener
in
the
accessory
box.
Use
it
to
keep
the
Carriage
in
place
while
moving
the
machine
.
Remove
the
Arm
from
the
Top
Cover
and
position
it
under
the
two
Arm
Nuts
screws.
Hold
the
Arm
securely
against
the
Carriage
,
and
tighten
the
Arm
Nuts
by
turning
them
in
the
arrowed
direction
.
Ensure
that
the
Arm
Nuts
fit
properly
into
the
cut-out
of
the
Arm.
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D
E
Raise
the
Carriage
Handle,
until
it
clicks
into
po
s
ition.
Attach
the
Row
Counter
by
fitting
the
slots
of
the
Counter
"8"
to
the
Studs
"C"
on
top
of
the
machine.
Remove
the
Auto-Tension
and
Yarn
Rod
from
the
inside
of
the
Top
Cover.
Insert
the
short
bent
end
of
the
Yarn
Rod
"0"
into
the
one
of
the
Handle
Bracket
Sockets.
Turn
the
Tension
Springs
"E"
until
they
click
into
po
s
ition.
Fit
the
Auto-Tension
to
the
top
of
the
Yarn
Rod
.
Align
the
notch
of
the
Yarn
Rod
with
the
groove
of
the
Tension
Guide
"F"
and
insert
the
guide
from
above.
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1.
Rail
..,_.
2.
Carriage
A -
RC
Tripper
B-
KC
Tripper
C-Russel
Levers
D
-Stitch
Dial
E
-Cam
Lever
F
-Side
Levers
G-Release
Lever
3.
Needle
Bed
,._
4.
Latch
Needle
A
-hook
B
-latch
C
-stem
5.
Sinker
Post
..,_.
6.
Arm
A
-Yarn
Feeder
D
-butt
E-shank
B-Weaving
Knobs
C-Weaving
Yarn
Holders
7.
Yarn
Holders
Needle
Positions
7
On
both
ends
of
Needle
Bed
are
bracketed
letters
A.
B.
C
and
D.
Align
the
needle
butts
inside
the
brackets.
A -
Needl
.
es
do
not
knit.
B-Needles
knit
Stockinet
and
stitch
patterns.
C-Needles
knit
Stockinet
only.
D-Needles
do
not
knit
with
Russel
Levers
at
I.
- 7 -
Needles
are
knitted
back
to
B
position
with
Russel
Levers
at
II
.
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0
Cam
Lever
Use
this
to
select
s
titch
type
.
Five
positions
are
marked
as
s
hown
opposite.
and
ea
ch
po
s
ition
is
selected
by
setting
the
Cam
Lever
to
the
s
elected
s
titch
type
.
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..
..
....
..
ST
OC
KI
NE
T.
WEA
VIN
G.
CAST-ON
S.J
........
.S
for
SLI
P
ST
I
TCH
J
for
DO
UBLE
JACQUARD
T..
..
......
..
TUCK
ST
I
TCH
L..
..
........
.PUN
CH
LACE
F
..........
..
F
AI
RI
SLE
(KN
IT-
IN)
Stitch
Dial
Use
this
to
regulate
the
size
of
s
titches
.
Set
the
number
to
the
£
mark
at
th.e
front.
The
higher
the
number
on
the
Stitch
Dial.
the
l
arger
the
stitch
size
.
(The
knitting
is
loose
.)
The
lower
the
number.
the
smaller
the
stitch
.
(The
knitting
is
tight.)
® is
selected
when
the
Ribber
(optional)
is
attached.
Side
Levers
These
control
needle
s
in
B
po
s
ition
.
.-
........
Set
to
thi
s
po
s
ition
to
knit
pattern
s.
us
ing
a
Pattern
Card.
• ........
Needle
s
knit
Stockinet
only
.
Russel
Levers
These
control
needle
s
in
D
po
s
ition
.
11
....
..
....
..
Knit
the
needle
s
in
D
po
s
ition
1n
Stockinet.
I
..
....
......
..
Do
not
knit
the
needle
s
in
D
position
.
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Release
Lever
By
using
this
lever,
you
can
release
the
Carriage
from
a
jam,
as
well
as
move
it
across
the
bed
without
knitting
.
Tuck
Brushes
Attach
the
right
Tuck
Brush
on
the
right
side
of
the
Arm
and
the
left
Tuck
Brush
on
the
left
side,
placing
the
cut-out
of
Brush
"A"
under
stud
"B"
on
the
Arm.
Depending
on
the
type
of
yarn,
the
stitches
may
be
loose
on
the
needles
.
The
Tuck
Brushes
can
be
used
to
rectify
this,
in
addition
to
being
used
for
Tuck
Stitch
.
Weaving
Knobs
M
ave
these
knobs
to
position
the
Weaving
Brushes
.
0
..
.........
Set
to
this
position
except
for
Weaving.
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...
..
..
...
Set
to
this
position
for
east-on
and
Weaving.
To
set
the
Weaving
Knob
to
f":\:.J,
push
it
up,
the
Weaving
Brush
will
drop
into
position.
Row
Counter
and
Feeding
Trippers
The
Row
Counter
counts
the
knitted
rows
automatically
.
To
reset
number,
turn
the
knurled
knobs
"C"
"0"
and
'T'
in
either
direction
.
The
socket
"F"
at
the
top
of
the
Row
Counter
is
used
for
attaching
the
Electronic
Knit
Contour
KR
10
(optional)
.
Refer
to
page
84.
The
Feeding
Tripper
"G"
on
the
right
side
of
the
Carriage
operates
both
the
Row
Counter
and
the
Knit
Contour
Attachment
(optional)
if it
is
in
use.
The
Feeding
Tripper
"H"
on
the
left
side
of
the
Carriage
operates
the
Knit
Contour
Attachment
only
.
(KR
7
only).
To
engage
either
Feeding
Tripper
with
the
Row
Counter
or
Knit
Contour.
lift
it
up,
and
turn
it
towards
the
back
of
the
Needle
Bed
.
To
disengage
the
Feeding
Trippers,
lift
and
turn
to
the
side.
CD
Feeding
Tnpper
is
in
working
position
.
0
Feeding
Tripper
is
in
non-working
position.
- 9 -
Your
machine
is
designed
to
knit
wide
variety
of
bulky
yarns,
but
it
is
recommended
to
use
extra
thick
yarn
for
practice.
(See
page
12).
Correct
preparation
of
yarns
before
you
start
knitting
is
very
important.
This
will
make
knitting
more
enjoyable
and
easier.
The
quality
of
your
garment
will
be
much
improved
.
It
is
impossible
to
knit
from
a
hank
of
yarn
or
hand
wound
ball.
Open
the
hank
of
yarn
and
replace
it
on
your
arms
(or
on
an
optional
Skein
Holder)
to
wind
it
into
a
ball,
suitable
for
machine
knitting
.
An
optional
Yarn
Ball
Winder
is
recommended
for
winding
yarn
.
When
yarn
is
rewound,
ensure
that
the
yarn
end
comes
out
freely
without
lifting
the
ball
If
the
ball
has
been
wound
too
tight
for
the
yarn
to
come
out
freely,
rewind
more
loosely.
- 10 -
B
For
practice
.
prepare
ex
tra
thick
yarn
.
Thread
the
right
s
ide
of
Auto
Tension
as
follows:-
(!)
through
ri
ght
Tension
guide
eyelet
"A
",
CD
between
Tension
Dial
"B"
and
Guide
Bar
"C",
CD
between
two
Tension
Discs
"
D",
0
through
right
Yarn
Guide
eyelet
"
E",
®through
right
Tension
Spring
eyelet
"F".
Put
the
yarn
end
under
Yarn
Clip
"G".
Adjusting
Tension
Dial
Adjust
the
Tension
Dial
according
to
type
of
yarn
by
turning
the
Tension
Dial
"
B"
until
required
number
corresponds
to
the
A
shape
"H"
using
the
following
as
a
guide
:-
1.
Yarn
comes
out
freely
from
the
yarn
ball.
2.
Distance
between
the
Tension
Spring
and
the
horizontal
line
- 1
o~20cm.
must
be
maintained
.
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The
higher
the
number,
the
tighter
the
tension.
The
lower
the
number,
the
looser
the
tension.
If
you
use
heavy
weight
slub
yarn
.
place
it
over
the
Guide
Bar
"C"
only
,
not
between
tension
discs
"D"
.
It
is
advisable
to
pull
out
a
certain
length
of
the
yarn
from
the
yarn
ball
before
casting
on
.
-
11
-
TYPE
OF
YARN
CD
Medium
thick
0
Mohair
CD
Very
thick
0
Extra
thick
®
Super
extra
thick
®
Super
extra
thick
(every
second
needle)
STITCH
DIAL
1~2
3~4
5
~
6
6~8
8
~
10
6
~
7
To
obtain
suitable
stitch
size,
or
suitable
tension
for
a
garment.
set
the
Stitch
Dial
Number
according
to
the
thickness
of
the
yarn,
referring
to
the
yarns
and
table
opposite.
The
thicker
the
yarn,
the
higher
the
Stitch
Dial
Number,
and
the
thinner
the
yarn,
the
lower
the
Stitch
Dial
Number.
-12 -
A
-Stitch
Dial
at
1
with
medium
thick
yarn.
B
-Stitch
Dial
at
5
with
very
thick
yarn.
C
-Stitch
Dial
at
9
with
super
extra
thick
yarn
Cast-on (1) -weaving method -
Pu
sh
the
required
number
of
needle
s
from
A
po
s
ition
toD
position.
Set
the
Carriage
as
follow
s.
Cam
Lever.
.....
.
..
.
..
.
...
.
....
..
..
..
..
0
(S
TOCKINET
)
Side
Lever
s..
..
..
...
.
..
....
....
.
..
..
.
..
T
Ru
s
sel
Levers
...........
.
.........
.
..
II
Weaving
Knob
s
..
......
..
....
....
...
0
Slowly
move
the
Carriage
across
the
Needle
Bed
until
it
ha
s
passed
all
the
needles.
The
needles
are
aligned
in
B
position
.
Leave
the
Carriage
on
the
right
side
.
Using
the
Needle
Pusher
,
push
every
2nd
needle
from
B
to
D
position
.
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Side
Levers
........
....
..
.
........
....
.•
Weaving
Knobs
........
......
.......
~
Set
the
Stitch
Dial
referring
to
the
table
on
page
12
.
Open
Yarn
Feeder
by
moving
the
Yarn
Feeder
Gate
"A"
to
the
left
.
Remove
the
main
yarn
end
from
Yarn
Clip
and
bring
it
to
the
Yarn
Feeder.
Hold
the
yarn
with
both
hands
and
slide
it
into
the
Yarn
Feeder.
Close
the
Yarn
Feeder
by
moving
the
Yarn
Feeder
Gate
to
the
ri
ght.
- 1
3-
Pull
the
yarn
end
from
underneath
the
Arm
and
lay
it
over
all
needles
in
D
position.
Hold
the
yarn
loosely
at
the
left.
about
30cm
.
from
the
yarn
end
.
Slowly
move
the
Carriage
from
right
to
left
until
it
has
passed
all
the
needles.
knitting
1
row.
Ensure
that
the
Arm
has
passed
the
last
knitting
needle
by
approximately
2
~
3cm.
before
beginning
the
next
row
.
Continue
to
knit
2
~
3
rows.
Cast-on
has
been
finished.
Set
Weaving
Knobs
at
0.
Knit
4
~
5
rows
and
hang
Claw
Weights
at
both
ends
of
the
knitting
.
Move
the
Carriage
from
side
to
side
to
knit
Stockinet.
Ensure
that
the
Arm
has
passed
the
last
knitting
needle
by
approximately
2 -
3cm.
before
starting
the
next
row.
-14 -
Cast-on (2)
Push
the
required
number
of
needles
from
A
position
to
0
position
.
Set
the
Carriage
as
follows:-
Cam
Lever.
.
....
.
....
.
....
....
.
..
..
..
..
0
(STOCKINET)
Side
Levers
..................
.
.......
..
T
Russel
Levers
...................
.....
II
Weaving
Knobs
...........
..........
0
Slowly
move
the
Carriage
across
the
Needle
Bed
until
it
has
passed
all
the
needles
in
0
position
.
The
needles
align
in
B
position
.
Leave
the
Carriage
on
the
right
side
of
the
Needle
Bed.
Open
Yarn
Feeder
by
moving
the
Yarn
Feeder
Gate
"A"
to
the
left.
Remove
the
main
yarn
end
from
Yarn
Clip
and
bring
it
to
the
Yarn
Feeder.
Hold
the
yarn
with
both
hands
and
slide
it
iino
the
Yarn
Feeder.
Close
the
Yarn
Feeder
by
moving
the
Yarn
Feeder
Gate
to
the
right.
Tie
the
yarn
end
to
the
Clamp
Screw
Grip
"A"
.
Set
the
Stitch
Dial
referring
to
the
table
on
page
12
.
Slowly
move
the
Carriage
from
right
to
left
until
it
has
passed
all
the
needles
in
B
position.
Be
sure
to
pass
the
Carriage
over
the
last
knitting
needle
by
about
2
~
3cm.
-15
-
4 3 2 1
When
knitting
the
first
row.
the
loop
s
may
get
smaller
towards
the
edge.
To
achieve
a
successful
east
-
on.
these
smaller
loop
s
must
be
increased
in
size.
To
correct.
hold
yarn
above
the
Yarn
Feeder
and
pull
it
down
to
allow
some
slack.
Starting
from
the
loop
on
the
needle
"1".
pu
sh
the
needle
s
with
small
loops
one
by
one
back
to
B
position.
c
B
- 16 -
Take
the
Ravel
Cord
from
the
accessory
bo
x.
and
undo
it.
Make
sure
that
there
is
no
knot
in
the
cord.
Place
the
end
of
the
Ravel
Cord
"B"
in
the
clip
"C"
at
the
right
end
of
the
Needle
Bed
as
s
hown
.
Lay
the
Ravel
Cord
across
the
yarn
loops
between
needle
hooks
"0"
and
sinker
posts
"E".
Pull
the
Ravel
Cord
with
the
left
hand
.
Ensure
that
the
Ravel
Cord
lies
correctly
across
the
loops
and
is
not
caught
in
the
needle
hooks.
While
pulling
down
the
left
end
of
the
Rave
l
Cord
.
move
the
Carriage
to
the
right
s
ide
.
Continue
to
knit
5
~
6
rows.
Relea
se
the
end
of
the
Ravel
Cord
from
the
clip
and
pull
it
out
from
the
left
end
.
Cast-on
ha
s
been
finished
.
Knitting
Stripe
Pattern
Knit
stripes
by
changing
the
yarn
in
feeder
CD
every
few
rows.
Cast
-
on
with
main
yarn
.
(either
method
is
acceptable.)
Knit
4
~
5
rows
in
Stockinet
and
hang
Claw
Weights
at
both
edges
of
the
knitting
.
Unfasten
the
yarn
end
from
the
Clamp
Screw
Grip
if
you
have
used
Cast-on
method
2.
Open
the
Yarn
Feeder
by
moving
Yarn
Feeder
Gate
"A"
to
the
left.
Remove
main
yarn
from
the
Yarn
Feeder
.
Place
the
main
yarn
in
the
yarn
rest
on
the
side
of
Needle
Bed
.
IMPORTANT!
The
yarn
in
the
left
Tension
Spring
must
always
be
placed
in
the
yarn
rest
at
the
left
end
of
the
Needle
Bed
and
the
yarn
in
the
right
Tension
Spring
in
the
right
yarn
rest.
You
must
always
rest
the
yarn
at
these
ends
of
Needle
Bed,
no
matter
which
side
you
change
yarns.
Remove
the
second
colour
yarn
from
the
Yarn
Clip
and
pull
it
down
towards
the
Yarn
Feeder.
Open
Yarn
Feeder
by
moving
the
Yarn
Feeder
Gate
to
the
left
and
place
the
yarn
in
the
Yarn
Feeder.
Close
the
Yarn
Feeder
by
moving
the
Yarn
Feeder
Gate
to
the
right.
-17 -
Fasten
the
yarn
end
to
either
Clamp.
Eliminate
slack
yarn
by
pulling
the
yarn
down
at
the
back
of
Yarn
Rod
.
Knit
even
rows.
Remove
the
second
colour
yarn
from
Yarn
Feeder
CD
and
place
it
in
the
empty
yarn
rest.
Remove
the
main
yarn
from
the
yarn
rest
and
place
it
into
the
Yarn
Feeder
(D.
Eliminate
slack
yarn.
Knit
even
rows,
using
two
yarns
alternately.
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