Singer 560 User manual

Congratulations on

your

purchase

of

this technologically advanced and sophisticated

knitting machine.

This Operation Manual

is

divided

into

sections -for the knitting machine, its

combination with

the

Ribber, and with

the

Automatic Yarn Changer.

So

refer

to

the section according

to

the

combination

of

the

machine

you

own.

It

is

strongly advised

to

read this manual thoroughly so

as

to

avoid any misuse

of

this machine, and which may cause

the

machine

to

be damaged irreparably.

Extensive use

of

this machine will be sure

to

satisfy

your

creativity in knitting and

will invite

you

into

the broader world

of

machine knitting.

MODEL 560 KNITTING MACHINE

pages

1-48

MODEL 560 WITH RIBBER

pages

49-99

TECHNICAL HINTS

pages 1

00-116

Lace

Carriage pages

34-48

PRECAUTION

This machine must

be

kept away

from

the

following

places since electronic com-

ponents

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.

When

the machine

is

not

in

use,

disconnect the plug

from

the A.C. mains, otherwise

the Transformer continues

to

consume electric power

even

if

the ON-OFF switch

is

turned

off.

TO

USE

THE KNITTER

CONTENTS

page

YARN

PREPARATION FOR

KNITTING

...............................

2

SETTING

UP

THE

KNITTER

........................................

3

GET TO KNOW

THE

NAMES OF

THE

FUNCTIONAL

PARTS

............

5

ACCESSORIES

....................................................

6

THREADING

THE AUTO-TENSION

...................................

8

NEEDLE

AND

NEEDLE POSITIONS

......

.

...........................

9

CAM LEVER

AND

STITCH

DIAL

...................................

10

CAST-ON

AND

STOCKINET

KNITTING

..............................

11

REMOVING

THE

FABRIC

FROM

THE

MACHINE

.....................

14

PATTERN CARD

.................................................

15

PATTERN CONTROLS

............................................

16

PREPARATION FOR PATTERN

KNITTING

...........................

19

Setting up the machine

for

pattern

knitting

.........................

19

Setting the Card Stand and Pattern Card

...........................

20

Setting the pattern controls

..............

..

.....................

21

KNIT

-IN

(FAIR

ISLE)

.............................................

23

SINGLE

MOTIF

.

..

...............................................

24

TUCK STITCH

...........

...

.....................................

26

SLIP STITCH

....................................................

28

TUCK/SLIP STITCH PATTERN IN COLOURS

..........................

29

WEAVING

....

.

.................

.....

............................

30

PLATING

....................

..

..................................

32

PUNCH LACE

....................................................

33

LACE

CARRIAGE

AND

ACCESSORIES

..............................

34

SETTING

THE

LACE

CARRIAGE

ON

THE NEEDLE BED

...............

35

CAM LEVER

AND

STITCH

DIAL

...................................

36

CAST-ON

AND

STOCKINET

KNITTING

..............................

37

KNITTING

LACE STITCH PATTERNS

...............................

41

PLAIN

LACE.

....................................................

43

FASHION LACE

..................................................

44

SECTIONAL

KNITTING

...................................

..

......

46

REPACKING THE

KNITTER

...............................

..

......

48

- 1 -

YARN

PREPARATION

FOR

KNITTING

A

yarn

of

suitable

thickness

or

kind

has

to

be

used

according

to

the

type

of

knitting.

For

knitting

on

the

Knitter,

the

yarn

having

the

thickness

close

to

the

yarns

(2-3)

in

the

left

photo

is

recommended.

When

the

Ribber

is

con

-

nected,

the

yarn

having

the

thickness

close

to

the

yarns

(1-2)

in

the

left

photo

is

recommended.

Correct preparation

of

the selected yarn

is

also

a very important step to

assure proper knitting.

..

It

is

not

possible

to

knit

from

a

hank

of

yarn

or

hand

wound

ball,

as

for

machine

knitting it

is

essential

for

the

yarn

to

feed

into

the

machine

freely.

Place

the

hank

onto

your

arms

or

a

Skein

Holder

and

wind

into

a

ball

using

the

Yarn

Ball

Winder.

The

Skein

Holder

and

Yarn

Ball

Winder

are

useful

optional

accessories

.

When

yarn

is

rewound,

ensure

that

the

yarn

end

comes

out

freely without Iifting

the

ball

from

the

table.

We

recommend

you

to

wax

the

yarn

during

winding

by

simply

letting

the

yarn

run

over

an

ordinary

white

candle

or

knitting

wax.

- 2 -

SETTING

UP

THE

KNITTER

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Place

the

machine

on

the

table

with

its

Carrying

Handle

away

from

you,

and

open

the

machine

in

the

procedure

illustrated

above.

-

Open

the

Accessory

Box,

and

take

out

two

Clamps,

and

secure

the

Knitter

on

the

table

with

them.

~

E

f.-

Release

the

Wire

Spring

"A",

and

take

out

the

Arm

"B",

Auto-Tension

"C"

and

Yarn

Rod

"0"

.

- 3 -

Loosen

the

two

Arm

Nuts,

and

insert

the

Arm

under

them.

Push

the

Arm

as

far

as

it

goes

and

tighten

them

in

the

arrowed

direction.

Raise

the

Carriage

Handle.

Take

out

the

Auto-Tension

and

Yarn

Rod

from

the

top

cover,

and

set

them

on

the

machine

in

the

following

manner.

CD

Turn

the

two

Tension

Springs

"E"

until

they

snap

into

position.

®

Insert

the

short

bent

end

of

the

Yarn

Rod

"F"

into

the

left

side

handle

bracket

socket

"G".

CJ)

Raise

the

Tension

Guide.

@

Place

the

Auto-Tension

onto

the

Yarn

Rod.

ll

- 4 -

GET TO

KNOW

THE

NAMES

OF

THE

FUNCTIONAL

PARTS

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1.

STANDARD

CARRIAGE

(with

Arm)

A -

Curl

Cord

Socket

B -

St

i

tch

Dial

C -

Handle

D -

Release

Lever

E -

Weaving

Ya

rn

Holder

F -

Weaving

Knob

G -

Weaving

Brush

H -

Tuck

Lever

I -

Yarn

Feeder

J -

Cam

Lever

K -

Arm

Nut

L -

Russel

Lever

2.

KNIT

CONTOUR

(RADAR)

See

Knitting

Manual.

3.

ROW

COUNTER

4.

PATTERN

PANEL

A -

Card

Cover

B -

Pattern

Width

Indicator

C -

Pattern

Dial

D -

Card

Slit

E -

Card

Dial

F -

Card

Buttons

G -

Feeding

Direction

Pointer

H -

Inspection

Button

I -

Pattern

Buttons

(1-

6)

5.

NEEDLE

BED

- 5 -

ACCESSORIES

1 2

I

MOD

.

560

l

5

7

9

10

E>.

11

12

13

0 0 0 0

- 6 -

Numbers

in

brackets

refer

to

quantity.

)(

1

Pattern

Card

(

15)

Design

Card

(5)

2 C

ard

Stand

)(3

Curl

Cord

)(

4

Transformer

)(

5

Design

Pencil

(2)

)(

6

Point

Cam

(4)*

)(

7

Needle·1

Cam

(2)

)( 8

Yarn

Separator

(4)

)(

9

Auto-Tension.

~

10

Yarn

Rod

Y

11

Needle

Pusher

V

12

Clamp

(2)

~

13

Claw

Weight

(2)

*Two pieces on the needle

bed

and the other two pieces for

replacement.

14

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15

16

17

22

V

14

Transfer

Tool

(3)

k'

15

Tappet

Tool

~

16

Crochet

Hook

k'

17

Tapestry

Needle

18

Pattern

Paper

(19)

X

19

Gauge

Scale

~

20

Stitch

Scale

(7)/Center

Scale

(6)

'l(

21

Au

xiliary

Feeding

Cam

22

Ravel

Cord

(3)

23

Spare

Needle

(3)

24

Cleaning

Brush

25

Sensor

Cleaner

26

Oil

27

Card

Cleaner

28

Carriage

Fastener

21

~

--

~

18

19

I'

r'

I'

r ' I

23

ill

24

ill

25

26

ct.;;;

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~

...

~

Gi

"

~

&'

-

•

· -

~

27

28

---~

v -

- 7 -

THREADING

THE

AUTO-TENSION

IMPORTANT:

Before

threading

the

yarn,

be

sure

to

set

the

Card

Stand

referring

to

page

20.

(Leave

the

Card

Stand

at

its

position

even

if

you

do

not

use

the

Pattern

Card

or

Design

Card

or

the

knitting

machine

is

not

in

use.)

Following

the

numbers

given

in

the

diagram

below,

guide

the

yarn

through

the

Auto-Tension,

and

put

its

end

in

the

Yarn

Clips

on

the

Yarn

Rod.

Guide

the

second

yarn

through

the

Auto-Tension

in

the

same

manner

as

done

for

the

first

yarn

if

needed.

f

10-20cm.

~

Adjusting

the

Tension Dial

According

to

the

thickness

of

the

yarn,

select

a

suitable

number

and

set

it

to

the

notch

.

Recommended

Tension

Dial

for

the

type

of

yarn

:

Cotton

or

nylon

thread

..

... ...

6-7

Thin

yarn

(2-ply)

...

....

.....

4-5

Medium

yarn

(4-ply)

...

..

.

....

3

Thick

yarn

..........

.

.....

1-2

Incorrect

threading

of

the

yarn

through

the

Auto-Tension

will

never

assure

a

success

in

knitting.

Ch

.

eck

following

two

points.

1.

Correct

tension

is

given

to

the

yarn.

(Check

the

distance

between

the

tension

spring

and

the

yarn

guide-

10-20cm.

must

be

maintained

.)

2.

Yarn

comes

out

freely

from

the

yarn

ball.

It

is

advisable

to

pull

out

a

certain

length

of

the

yarn

from

the

yarn

ball

before

casting

on.

- 8 -

A B

NEEDLE

AND

NEEDLE

POSITIO

~

N

~

S

:::-

---

~I

Needle

A - butt

B -

latch

C -

hook

NEEDLE

POSITIONS

On

both

I f

A,

B C e t

and

right

ends

of

"]

" ,

and

0

associated

.

the

Needle

Bed

are

engraved

wrth

the

corre

:

the

Jette"

.

spond

mg

bra

k

To

operateth c

ets

e

needles,

align

th

.

A -

ne

dl

elr

butts

with.

B - e

es

do

not knit

rn

the

brackets

needles

knit s : .

C -

needles

kni

tock!net

and

stitch

D -

needl

t

stockmet

onl

pattern

.

es

do

not k .

y.

needl

nit with R

L

es

are

knitted

back

ussel

Levers

at

I

evers

at

II.

to

B

position

: h

NOTE:

NEE

Wit

Russel

DLE

POSI

BE USED TIONS C

AND

CARRIAG;HEN

KNITTING

:,

ARE

NOT

TO

. TH THE

LACE

Using

th

.

e

stra1ght

needles

correct!

.

edge

of

the

Needle

Y

In

A

position

.

Pusher,

align

the

Slide

the

C .

a

mage

ensure

it

moves

sm;~;~lsys

the

Needle

Bed

a

fe

.

. w

times

to

In

this

step,

if

the

.

In

er

posts

Incorrectly

th

A

will

drag

the

s· k

Arm

IS

attached

.

· ' e

rm

The

staged part f y secure the

Arm

as

shown o the

Arm

Nut

mu

·

st

correct/

- 9 -

3

5

CAM

LEVER

AND

STITCH

DIAL

T

CD

® ® @ @ ®

(J)

®

Cam

Lever

The

Cam

Lever

is

given

8

positions.

By

setting

the

Cam

Lever

to

the

selected

position,

various

stitch

types

can

be

knitted

when

the

Pattern

Card

is

used

together.

Each

position

is

marked

as

shown

below.

F

....

.

....

..

KNIT-IN

(FAIR

ISLE)

L

..

.. ..

..

.

PUNCH

LACE

W

...

..

.

WEAVING

S.J

..

. S for

SLIP

J for

DOUBLE

JACQUARD

when

the

Yarn

Changer

is

in

use

.

O

......

..

...

STOCKINET

(No

pattern

Card

is

needed

.)

C...........

CIRCULAR

KNITTING

(only

with

the

Ribber.)

E

.....

.

..

...

ENGLISH

RIB

(only with

the

Ribber)

T

...

........

TUCK

Stitch

Dial

The

Stitch

Dial

is

provided

on

the

same

ax

is

with

the

Cam

Lever,

and

is

given

the

graduation

from

0

to

10

with

an

increment

of

1/3

(represented

by

dot.)

.

The

Stitch

Dial

is

used

to

adjust

the

tension

of

knitted

fabric

as

it

regulates

the

size

of

stitch

for a

given

type

of

yarn.

Smaller

the

number,

tighter

the

tension

of

the

knitted

fabric

becuase

the

st

i

tch

size

becomes

smaller

and

la

r

ger

the

number

looser

the

tension

of

the

fabric

becuase

the

stitch

size

becomes

larger.

The

photograph

below

shows

various

types

of

yarn

in

their

actual

size,

and

on

the

table

below,

recommended

Stitch

Dial

settings

are

given.

The

selected

number

of

the

Stitch

Dial

must

be

set

at

A.

mark.

Type

of

yarn

Stitch

Dial

CD

Cotton

thread

2-3

.®

Thin

yarn

(2-ply)

2-

3

®

Summer

yarn

3-4

@ Light

yarn

(3-ply)

3-

5

@

Medium

yarn

(4-ply)

4-6

@Thick

yarn

6-9

(])

Mohair

(every

second

needle)

8-

10

@Very thick

yarn

6-

9

(every

second

needle)

- 10 -

CAST-ON

AND

STOCKINET

KNITTING

--=----

~sing

.

t~e

Needle

Pushe

.

positiOn

alternatel

r,

align

the

needles

. B

..

Y

as

shown

.

In

pos1t1on

and

Set

the

c .

amage

as

follows·

Cam

Lever

.

Stitch

0

ial

............................. 0

(S

Russel

Lev~;···················

·

······

5

TOCKINET)

We

·

.....

av1ng

Knob*.....................

11

(both)

Tuck

Lever

......

:::

..................r.\:1 (both)

.................. 0 (both)

*

To

set

the

w .

forw d

eavlng

Knob

ar

,

then

it

drops

dow~~

'NI

mark,

slightly

push

it

Slowly

move

the

.

dies

will

ali

n .

Carnage

across

th

Place

the

Cg

m B position. e

needles,

and

the

n

amage

at

th

.

ee·

e

nght

side

.

Using

the

Needle

Push

0

position

.

er,

push

every

2

nd

needle

from

B

to

-

11

-

Open

the

Yarn

Feeder

Gate,

and

take

the

yarn

from

the

Yarn

Clip,

and

pull

it

down

to

the

Yarn

Feeder.

Guide

the

yarn

into

the

Yarn

Feeder,

and

holding

the

yarn

end

with

your

hand,

close

the

Gate.

Pull

the

yarn

down

through

the

Yarn

Feeder,

and

guide

it

under

the

Arm

and

over

the

needles

in

D

position

.

Check

the

tension

on

the

yarn,

and

adjust

it

by

pulling

the

yarn

back

towards

the

yarn

ball

at

the

back

of

the

Yarn

Rod

.

If

the yarn

is

threaded through the

Auto-

Tension incor-

reclty,

it

will

not

have tension on it,

and

the east-on will

be

a failure.

Or,

if

the yarn has been slackened, pull the yarn back

toward the yarn ball

at

the back

of

the Yarn Rod.

- 12 -

Holding

the

yarn

at

the

left

side

of

the

needles,

and

make

sure

that

latch

of

the

needles

in

D

position

are

open

.

About

40cm.

of

length

is

required

past

the

hand

.

Move

the

Carriage

slowly

over

the

needles

to

the

left

side.

Ensure

that

the

Arm

has

passed

the

last

knitting

needle

by

approximately 2-3cm.

Knit

4-5

rows

more

in

the

same

manner

.

Set

the

Weaving

Knobs

back

to

0.

Move

the

Carriage

back

and

forth

to

knit

stockinet.

Move the

Carriage

at

an

even speed.

On

each row, ensure that the

Arm

has passed the last

knitting needle

by

approximately

2-3cm.

Take

out

the

Claw

Weights

from

the

Accessory

Box,

and

hang

them

on

the

fabric

as

shown,

and

continue

to

knit

moving

the

Weights

up

at

every

30-40

rows.

- 13 -

REMOVING

THE

FABRIC

FROM

THE

MACHINE

c

To

remove

the

knitted

fabric

from

the

machine

without

closing

the

stitches,

follow

the

procedure

below.

Open

the

Yarn

Feeder

and

remove

the

yarn

from

it.

Cut

the

yarn

above

the

Yarn

Feeder,

and

place

the

top

end

in

the

clip

on

the

Yarn

Rod.

Let

the

bottom

yarn

end

hang

loosely

on

the

side

of

the

fabric

.

Set

the

Cam

L

ever

to

"0"

(STOCKINET)

and

move

the

Carriage

across

the

fabric.

The

fabric will

come

off

of

the

needles

.

- 14 -

PATTERN

CARD

PATTERN

CARD

is

sectioned

vertically

and

horizontally

and

each

section

is

proportional

to

the

si

ze

of

a

stitch.

The

black

area

represent

a

pattern

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Feeding

hole

(left)

2

Card

Number

3

Feeding

hole

(right)

4

Pattern

area

A

pattern

of

150

rows

and

60

stitches

can

be

drawn

in

this

area.

5

Buzzer

column

The

mark

in

this

column

actuates

the

buzzer

when

the

marked

row

is

read.

6

Instruction

columns

(used

to

control

the

movement

of

Pattern

Card.)

.-----Feeds

the

Card

in

quick

motion

.

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-----

(With

these

two

marks,

the

Card

is

fed

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""'-=

upwards

in

quick

motion

and

stops

at

the

first

row.)

Feeds

the

Card

upwards.

Instructs

to

feed

the

Card

downwards.

Stops

the

quick

motion

of

the

Card.

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instruction

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motion

instruction

Feeding

direction

instruction

7

Notation

column

Use

this

column

to

note

the

row

to

change

yarn

or

other

indication.

(As

there

is

a 1

0-row

difference

between

the

row

to

knit

and

the

row

visible

above

the

Card

Slit,

be

sure

to

mark

at

the

tenth

rows

above

the

actual

row.)

8

Pattern

width

setting

mark

Tiny

triangle

is

marked

at

the

right

edge

of

each

pattern

or

mid

of

the

pattern.

Set

the

Pattern

Width

to

correspond

with

the

triangle

mark.

9

The

horizontal

lines

are

provided

as

a

guide

to

ensure

that

the

card

is

correctly

inserted.

10

Do

not

soil

this

column.

11

Pattern

number

DESIGN

CARD

(5

sheets)

The

Card

is

made

of

semi-transparent

paper

and

has

same

sections

as

the

Pattern

Card.

A

pattern

of

your

choice

can

be

drawn

on

the

Card

using

the

Design

Pencil.

Refer

to

page

115.

- 15 -

PATTERN

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Inspection

Button

When

the

Button

is

pressed

down

the

light

is

turned

on.

The

Pattern

Card

moves

up

by

10

rows

and

stops.

This

position

is

used

to

knit

the

same

rows

repeatedly.

When

the

Button

is

pressed

again,

the

light

turns

off.

The

Pattern

Card

will

go

down

for

10

rows

and

the

pattern

row

is

memorized

.

Card

Buttons

The

two

Buttons

adjacent

to

the

Inspection

Button.

When

either

of

these

two

buttons

are

pressed

down,

its

associated

arrow

mark

will

be

lit,

and

the

Pattern

Card

will

move

in

the

direction

indicated.

Point

Cam

By

setting

a

pair

of

Point

Cam

demarcates

the

area

of

pattern

knitting

on

the

fabric.

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this

Cam

between

the

Point

Cams

to

determine

where

the

pattern

begins

and

ends.

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Dial

Used

to

set

the

Pattern

Card

to

the

starting

po

si

tion,

or

to

remove

the

Card

from

the

Card

Slit.

- 16 -

Singer 560 User manual

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