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Congratulations on Your Purchase
of the New
Knittins madine MODEL 5l(-313
Before you start to knit on your (nitting Machine IVoDEL S( 313 we recomm€nd you
carelully read this lnstruction Book. By using these easy to fottow diroctions you wi be
able to take tull advantage of the exc6llent performanco of your machine. The beautilut
creations on this machine are limited only Dy the imagination of the operator.

l. Assembling p,ocedures ......... .. .. I
2. Preparalions for knitng 6
3. Casline on a.d stockinet knnlrn8 l0
Casli.e on by wnding method ...... 14
4 Patlerned kn tir.gs .. . ..-. . ll)
Fow lo read lhe pu.chcd card .. . 15
How to alta.h STOP buzzer .. la
PATTERN BOOK I I
Preparalrons lor Kn(h.g a P.ltein .. .. . llr
Tuck knrtt ng I'l
Tlck sl p sl tchca . . .. .. .. ??
Knrt r. .. ?5
Weavina 23
Lace knrtl ng ll
Two Ihrpdd u_ llr-3
I, lf wrone siriches are kn lled .. . . .. :L)
1A) When thc .arnase
fa led to move whrle k.llr.g ... 35
(B) How to correct ncotrecl knrllrnE 36
' Caricr stiiches.. ......-46
So[d pallern ol knit and pun sliiches ........ .. ...... 47
Cordrns .... 48
_ 6 For Xnrit ng Garmcrts . . . . .49
(A) lncreas,ns st Iches ... 49
' (B) Decreas ng nrl.h ....... 5l
(C) Pariral krnl,ng 53
(D) Hemmrne 5t
(E) Removine garme.t from machrne .. 5a
(l) Brnd ng oll Ba/menl 60
(G) Weav,n8 (Grall ne) ... 6L
tl)Seamrng garnrents .. ...62
(l) How to lix dropped sttches ... .. ........63
/ Lefs Xnit ... .. .. . 65
(A) Bed rooh s|ppers . . 65
(8) P! lover swcaler lor li 6 y€ar chr d... . . -- 61
lC) Fin6hine .............. 69
(0) Frnrshrns ol ncck rrne . 7A
li Helpiu Hrnls . -.... . 7l
(N Heplac ng da raged lalch needles . .. ....... ........71
(B) S acken or pull.d yarn at the bes nnins ol row.. . .... . 72
, lC) When yari rs enlangled in th€ 'Artiiicra Brain ... 72
, 9. Marntenance lnslnr.hons . . ... .... . . .. . .. . .. ...... 73
. (A) Llbricat on 13
(B) Arte, Ooent on rna,ntena .- .. -.. ..74
(a) n 'ro.k ner .
ro, n pnk ^ l_ llr.s
<toD r,gn o, thd p.n(hrd.d,o
(D) Whe. Cr.rDse rs ac.rdenta ly pulled oll
the rar n the mrddle ol n pattern knritrne. . . 40
(E) The needlc se ecliof mark on lhe needle bed .... 40
Pattern kn iirng wrlholt lsrng a punched card .. . .. .... .. . . . 4l
La.e kn tting . .. ....... . 4l
Cabepatlern. ............. 43
R,bbiljs.......... 45
(C)Cleaning or Case . ......... ............ ....... . 74
(0) How lo detouch ihe mach ne lrom lhe case ........... 75
l0 How to Pack the Machine Away. ...... ........ .. . . .. . ............ 76
I I Knitting Symbo s... ........ . ...... . ......................... . .... ..........79
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CARRIAGE
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The s'de rever on bolh ldes e sel 1o e'ther or lrrese mrNs ac.ord.
rng t. lh. rype ol knlt'ns as gve. beop
a frr : Sto.kinel Knrt n or when no needre seleclon 5 desred
v mrt Tlci in'llmr. Tuck s'p slicrres, we:v,ne
ThB d al's used ror cont.ollrns the s'ue ol sl iches.
A w'de v ety ol yrns lrom very tine ye ns to bulky rarns can be used.
set th6 cam kver lo a destred orttern, which 'r l(nilted
rtomrr.arry by s'mory mov.3lh. c naSe b4r( and lo h.
Ihe handre 6. b. lorded rc.drty .nd it Ael' ieady lor
use onry by ereina n, vry ersy lo p*k.wly.
Cenler .. . (Ble) ,p..,r 'n lhe 'nd'cror. Ne.dl6 'n B
and c oos'r'onr in'r rh. Eh riile lhce
whEh he been brolar 'nro 0 posirion
R'ghl.. .lRed aroe.B ,n rhe ,ndMro.. This position
's usen onry when lhe needrB 'n D Dosi
tion are .lso d.rr.d lo kn't
(Blua) or G.d) aDpe s in lh. w'ndov *h.n the
C.n h€ oDen.d rnd .rored at
wlr $ rh.l th€ ch.nans ol d'r.
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Ih,s nll 6 l'srrlened to lo.k
ll the am is removed, th. lront ol th. c agd .an
be 'lted up to be moved lresty
Th's s ured lor hoolt. s&ondry y..n o, *eav'n!
ya,n rn (ntn and YervinS
Auxili,ry ..m lns.rtion Slot

POSITION AND OPERATION OF CAM LEVER
The Cam lever has fve positiors You are supposed to set Cam
lever ai the mentioned position according to the pattern you have
STOCKINEI
Set Cam lever at this position when you will do
stockinet knitting
TUCK
Set Cam lever at this posrtion when you will do
tuck knitting.
SLIP
For S|p strtch patt€rns and Tuck S|p sUtches.
set Cam ever at this pos t on. A so, you are ab e
to move the canrage across whithout operat ng
KNIT.IN I
One row before you start Fair lsle lxnit.rn) knit.
t ng. set Canr ever at this position and knit one
row Th s prepares the latch needles for Fair lslc
by guidrrg ihem lo C position alter knrtting on€
rovr ol srockinet sttches
KNIT.IN 2
Set Cam ever ai this posit or when you wi I do
Fair lsle knntJng.

MAIN BODY OF KNITTING MACHINE
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N.edre Setecton Marks
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Th. S'roP 5gi oi rhe pu .hrd
When 1r,o PundrrJ Cad ! nn/.hcd you
w rrhr.tr [1. sroP ouzrd
IrE inob tr u.eLl to norlrrc rdanc i[
.l lrre pli.rod .rn,.r ro idlaicp t iu
roi or rr)ror nrlns 3 p! .8(i
Patlr. Pmel\ \
5e s ,s an a.cessory tray,

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* SToP Buzzer is used when paiiern siitches are
worked by s€tting it up on top of the Pattern
x STOP Buzer is ope.ated by a UM-1 ory C.1..
How to Place an electhic baltery.
1) Remove the screw using a coin
2) You may put the battery from either side of it
into the cell.
3) Tighten the screw using a coin.
MAIN BODY OF K
Punched card
Pattern Prnel
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ACCESSORTES
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a t.r llnfasten the latches.
(2) To r€move the cov€r, open it a little and pull it

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(3) Remove the accessory box.
I:o.nry ns.d r c'odr.l hoor
(4) Remove the clamps from the accessorv box and
lnsert the head of clarnp screw rn the center of the
clamp receivine hole on the bottom of the machine.
(5) Slide the clamp upward and
turning the screw io the right. tighien it firm y

(6) After boih clanps have been lixed firmly in posi'
tion, fasten the clamp screws to clamp the machine
securely to a iable on which it is set. Rubber
fe€t are provided on the underside of the machine
case so that it may be held steady on the table
without usirg the clamps. However, it is advisable
to use the clarnps when knitting heavy yarn.
Loosen the le{t arm nut and remove the
(1) carriage
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(8) Rel€as€ the w re spring wh ch holds the accessories
in position inside the case cover and remove the
(9) Loosen the nuts on
the arm as far as
firmly.
the carr age arm and push in
ii soes and tishten the nuts

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(10) Row Counter can be attached on either teft or
right slde.
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(11) When you want to attach Row Counier at teft
side, remove the STOP Buzz€r.
r12r Frx the rid of ac(essory bo{.

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(13) lnstall the auto-tension in
the order indicated in the
diagram. ff
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The yarn tension spring must be
turned until it comes to a stop
making a clicking sound.
The auto.tension rod can be installed on either
side of the handle on ihe case.
By using an additional set of autotension (sold
individually), you can knit four yarns of different
color at the same time.

(1) Prepare yarns for knittine.
Note: The yarn musi be placed well behind the ma'
chr4e ro ll-at rt may noi tou.h tne Larrrrge.
lf the yarn hangs loosely over the rnachine,
it might get eniangled in the "artiflcial
bra'n . Cd e rs needed Io prerent lhis.
(2) Turn the tension dial
V mark accordins to to set the numerals to the
the size of the yarn to be
Yarn Numeral
Thin yarns
Medium yarns
5-4
3
2-1
6-

(3) Thread the yarn through the
auto-tension as shown
in the figures.
* Ivake sure the yarn passes
inside the pin.

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(4) Set the siockinet card in Place.
* Set ihe stop knob to the V mark and insert
stockinet card into the paitern panel.
. Turn the {eeo oral unlil SIOP appears ir
window on the pattern Panel.
] Note: , This card is used to racilitate the srooth
movement of the carriaae rn ^nlttrng
I stochrnet. lt is not needed rn pattern [nit'
I trng or in tnittrn8 several rows ol stoclinet.
Move the stop knob fully
to the . mark. (Do not
siop it halfway)
(5) Set the stop knob and the carriage as follows'
Stop knob.. .... .... . mark
Cam lever .. . ... . . .. .. Stockinet
Stitch dial .. .. - .. . . .. 5
side levers . . . . . . . . . . , . mark
Russel lever . .. .. . .. .. Center (Blue)
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Adjusting the Row Counter
The row counter can be adjusted by turning the knobs
on top in either direction.
(6) Lift the row counter
(7) Turn the lever.
(Keep the lever turned
inside when the row
counter is not used.)
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(8) Each end of the needle bed is marked with A, B,
C and D, each accompanied with a mark (l), wfiidl
rndrcate the positions of lhe latch needte.
B Position . .. .
C Position . .. ,
D Position .. ..
lnoperative
Normal stockinet knitting
Knit-in patterns and P6rtial knitting
(lor increasing stitches)
Partial Knitting or s€l€ction of
needles by hand.

ftr a3) Pass the varn through the yarn feeder hole
alet it come down 3 or 4 inches below ihe hole and
hold it with one hand or anchor it with a clothe'
pin.)
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(1) Select arequired numbs of latch needles to B
using ihe flai edge of the needle pusher.
r2i Move the carriage slowlv {rom side to side to line
up the needles in B position. and after that move
the carriase to ihe right side. -10-

a4) Move the carriaEe slowly to the left
will be hooked by laich needles and
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(5) lns€rt the ravelling cord in the right varn hoo,<
which is located at the end of the machin€. (There
is a yarn hook at both ends of the machine. )11 -
(6) Pass the ravelling cord over the knitting yarn which
is hooked by latch needles and sinker needles.
(7) With your lelt hand pull the lavelling cord ti8ht so
that yarn will lay straight and enter between the
sinker needles and the needle bed

a8) While you are pulling the ravelling cord tight with
your left hand, Bently move the carriage back and
forth to knit six .ows. aThe cariage must be on
the left side of the needle bed at the end of this
procedure if a pattern is to be knitted.)
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Remove the ravelling cord from the yarn hook and
pull it out from the left hand side. Now the casting
on procedure has been completed. .t2
(9)
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* Care should be iaken not to make a knot in the ravel-
llne cord.
* Tie an end ol the ravelling cord to the accessory
brush (passing it through a hole on the holder of the
brush./ and wrnd rt around the brush when rl rs not in