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Silver Reed SK160 6.5mm midgauge knitting machine

$865 + $30 shipping =

The SK 160 allows you to start with a basic machine that you will never out grow because it grows with you. Learn the basic operation of the machine then add the optional Electronic Carriage and software when you are ready, to upgrade this machine to a SK 860.

Mid gauge, 150 needles, 6.5 mm needle spacing

Manual pattern selection: Stockinet, Tuck, Slip, Weaving, and Intarsia stitch types for hand knit type yarns

Intarsia feature built in.

Upgradeable to SK860 with purchase of SK860 carriage. (full bed pattern area with optional electronic carriage)

The SK160 is the SK860 with a non-computer ready carriage. The SK160 is a great introductory machine that has proven very popular this season. It looks exactly like the SK860 machine, but with a smaller carriage.

The advantage of the SK160 is that you can get into machine knitting for a relatively low cost. Later, with the purchase of the SK860 computer ready carriage, you can upgrade your SK160 to a SK860 machine.

The SK160 carriage has built in Intarsia, while the SK860 does not.  But if you upgrade to the SK860, you will not need to purchase the Intarsia carriage for the SK860 because you already have that on the SK160.

With a 6.5mm needle pitch, the SK860 is designed to work with all the yarns typically used by hand knitters. This model knits yarns that fall in the top range for a standard gauge machine and in the lower range for a chunky machine and the yarns that fall between, this machine can deliver the best of both worlds.

SK860 Electronic Carriage

Upgrade the SK160 to the SK860 with this carriage.

$690 + $20 shipping =

Electronic Knit Radar (Contour) KR21

$390 + $15 shipping =

May require the purchase of the KR Jack row counter for the SK160 (see below)

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.

SK160 row counter with jack

Knitting Machine Stand

$120 + $20 shipping =

28" tall. Cross bar is 42" wide. A-Frame traditional stand for all knitting machines. Easy to assembly, and stores away in 5 main pieces that take up very little space.

DVD: Introduction to Machine Knitting (for non-punch card knitting machines)

Silver Reed
Silver Reed only made main bed cast on combs for the LK150,
but these will work with the 2 other 6.5mm (SK160 & SK860) machines

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)