LK150 Mid-Gauge Knitting Machine

This knitting machine will knit sport, worsted and bulky weight yarns. Two color knitting, texture, lace, cables and ribs are done by manual manipulation. This little workhorse is totally enjoyable! I'm very partial to this model!

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I have a list of reasons why the LK150 is such a great machine. Of course, after selling for almost 20 years, I would, wouldn't I?

Least expensive machine.
Best quality plastic bed machine today or ever had been made.
Not intimidating. Easy to learn.
Easy to move around the house or take in your RV. I can lift it with one hand.
Needles have ball bearings on them, so the carriage glides really nice across the bed.
Great for children to use due to its ease of use and quality.
Knits the greatest range of yarns that I've seen on any machine, metal or otherwise.
And if you decide you don't like machine knitting, you've only invested $440, and not the nearly $1,000 the other machines are.
And if you decide you don't like machine knitting, the LK150 is the easiest machine to sell due to its weight for shipping and the high demand for these machines.
People who love machine knitting will often buy up into the metal bed line, but never give up their first love, the LK150. That's why you don't see many of these used for sale.

Gosh-a top 10 !!

Silver Reed LK150 Mid-gauge Knitting Machine.

$440 + $30 shipping =

The Silver Reed Model LK150, for its simplicity in design and ease of use, will assure you fun and pleasure in your knitting. You will soon be able to make knitwear with all sorts of interesting patterns for sizes up to the full width of 150 needles, and because it handles a wide range of yarns from Sport (US Needle #4) through worsted weight yarns (US #9) and some heavier, you can make knitwear for the full four seasons of the year. It is extremely light weight and compact making it easy to carry and easy to store. Its specially designed roller-capped latch needle ensures smooth and quiet operation.

The carriage rests make the needle bed longer. Use them when knitting over more than 100 needles.

A helpful hint to save you some grief: We have had some problems with dime store/discount worsted weight yarns on this machine. If you plan on using alot of low quality worsted weight yarns, I highly recommend the SK155 machine. These yarns are less pliable than the quality yarns, thus cause greater stress on the carriages. The SK155 is a heavy duty machine, much more suitable for discount afghan yarns, than the LK150.

Not available for international shipping.

Warranty:1 year parts, 90 days labor on defects in materials and workmanship.

No returns on knitting machines.

Dimensions: 42.5" long, 8.2" deep and 3.7" high. 10.5 lbs.

See pictures of my niece working on the LK150 here.

LK150 Introduction DVD

Shows you how to set up, cast on, cast off and how to use the tools that come with the machine.

Guide to Knitting Techniques

An excellent extension to your manual, this book covers many different ways to cast on, cast off, hemming, joining, buttonholes, increase & decreasing as well as shortrowing, and so much more.

Electronic Knit Radar (Contour) KR21

$420 + $15 shipping =

Stop trying to get the gauge of a pattern. With the Knit Radar, you tell the device what YOUR guage is.

This charting device allows you to draw your garment shape. Select the ruler gauged to your stitches per inch, set the row setting to your rows per inch, and let the Knit Radar guide you through the complex curves of your garment piece. No more math!

By simply changing the gauge settings, you can knit this same garment over and over with a variety of yarns and stitch styles.

Requires row counter with jack. Some older models of the LK150 do not have the LK150 row counter with jack

Intarsia Carriage

$88 + $10 shipping =

This useful accessory helps you to machine knit all sorts of exciting designs with ease. It is ideally suited to producing fashionable intarsia knitting patterns without floating yarns on the back of your knitting.

6.5mm cast on comb

Comes with LK150, but can be used with SK160 & SK860
Comb normally consists of 3 lengths, which can be joined together with joiners. LK150 comes with 3 lengths and 2 joiners, to cover full bed of 150 needles.

One comb covers 50 needles (LK150 came with 3 combs)

One comb joiner (joins two lengths together. LK150 came with 2)

Knitting Machine A-Frame Stand

$155 + shipping =

A-Frame traditional stand for all knitting machines. Easy to assembly, tilting feature.