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CONTENTS page, =OW TO SET UP THE MACHINE . NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF EACH PART How to remove Carriage trom Neadle Bed How to replace Carriage on Neecle Eed .. Needle positions... 2... Yarn and Stitch Dial Side Levers. Russel Levers | Yam Feeders Row Counter - ACCESSORIES . CAST-ON AND KNITTING STi PATTERN KNITTING Getting to know about pattern knitting Tuck Stitch . < Tuck Stitch in colours Slip Stitch Slip Stitch in colours - Fair Isle (Knit-in) . Plating . : Plating in Tuck Stitahy Garter Stitch - Moss Stitch. Cable Stitch Lace Knitting - ‘Open Work. . Cord Knitting . Moek English Fi HOWTO KNIT A GARMENT Taking @ Tension Gauge on every needie . Taking a Tension Gauge on every other needle Knitting a ladys pullover... KNITTING TECHNIQUES. . How to decrease stitches How to increase sutcnes Partial knitting by decreasing stitches . Partial knitting by increasing stitches .. Back stitch method : How to use Ravel Cord. Waste Knitting ...... How to pick up the stitches lef on wi a How te gick up the stitches from the side edge of the Kr How to hold stitches Howto knit KT.PT. Rib. oo. How to close th How ta join. HOW TO SET UP THE MACHINE ension, Row Counter, Yarn Rod Socket, Yarn Rod and «5 fSt222T28 Cy A Auto-Tension Row Counter Ss eee se Z Yarn Rod Socket ‘Yam Rod Tension Guide ‘@ The cariage rests make needle bed longer, Use them when knitting over more than 190 needles. To use: Press the stoppers underneath the needle bed, and pull the carnage rest away trom the machine. To return them, simply push back in Noie: fits haretlo push back in, press stopper while pushing, KC WN SS — Css To Cettages Restle) Zp 2 574 F NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF EACH PART Tension Spring — Release Lever Carriage Res! — Hagute —~ - — Rear Rail Cariage Rest Front Rail *, Stitch Dial ~Yarn Feedor Latch Needle ‘The optional Electronic Knit (Radar)Contour nesdle raller KR10 is avaiable to this machine. ley ce Itallows you to knit garments without any dificult ft 0 computations involved in shaping, ‘When using two diferent yarns, allach the Yam Rest at both sides of Needle Bed to rest either of two yarns. oe Rest |How to remove Carriage from Needle Bed | he Release Lever end lif upine bac @Move the Carriage tonward, (How to replace Carriage on Needle Bed Method 1 Fit ‘tthe Carage Groove (A, to the Rear Needle Bed, oon TTT Ht DSS TN 3 Carriage Stopper Method 2 ward Release Lever, fil Posts © and fit the 3. Each ietter denotes sittere Needles do not nil Needles knit Siockinet and stitch patterns, Neodles knit Siockinet only. Needles do not Hnit with Russel Levers at I 8 Needles are knitted back to B position with Russel Levers at oe apo comp Yarn and Stitch Dial Use this to control the sze of stitches. For thin yarns, use smal sliches, iow numbers, For thick, jumpy or hairy yarns, use larger sitches, high numbers, When setting Stitch Dial at R~ @ arrange every needle. When setting Stitch Dial at @ ~ @ arenge every other needle. NB, Stith Dial numbers at the same position (0.g.6 & 10,7 &11 8 & 12.9 & 12) formsarre size ofstitches on he sarneneedie arrangement Betthe smiber ta: meine Ris tighter than 1. When knitting the front and back with Sitch Dial at 1 oF 2.set Sfitch Dial at R to knit wet or neckband in K1 Pt. Rib Stitch Dial at @ Slitch Dial at © Stitch Dial at @, using every cther needle. Type of yarn Sitch Dial ©~ @ Medium yern 1-2 @~@ Thick yarn ~ @ Fara thick yarn 6-9 AR me SA @~ @ Super extra thick yam ln teeeentneteineemniden heel om , ee aCe - Sde Lever These crnval oeadtias in) B position, Katt the needles in B positon, Sel io this postion for Stockinet, Plating or Tuck Stitch, -wem BO Not knit the needles in B pesiion, Sa to this postion far Slip Shieh or Fai ste Flight Side Lever works when Carriage moves from left to right. Lef Side Lever works when Carriage moves from right tolett. These contol needles in D position, Do not knit the needles in D ocsition. Set to this position for Tuck Sitch or patil kiting Knitthe needles in D pesitionand the neadies will be back 10 B positon, Fight Russel Lever works when Carriage moves from left to rght \ Left Russel Lever works when Carriage moves trom right Russo Lever to lett —(&- Yarn Feeders ———— Main Yarn Feeder (Yarn Feeder @)---~-| ad the yarn inte this Yam \\ 2 Fesde —— — Plating Yam Feeder (Yarn Feeder @), Tlavcath eas ya na Bal Tat] Feeder mito Plating ¥. jeder Turn the knobs in either direction {0 reset the numbers. Pass the Cavtiage in front of Row Counter and it counts Electronic Knit Contour (Radar) Attachment KR10 (Option) ordi w Counter andal th info the socket atthe 1op of ‘ight side of KR10. Note: Either plug fis in ether socket ACCESSORIES I | rearma! a oD Needle Pusher (2 pcs.) AA AAAAA AAAAAAD do — oD Cagt-on Comb (3 pes.) Comb Connector (2 pes.) lranster tool (3 pes) — 2 Tappet Too! Spare Needle (2 pes) Gauge Scale CY Yarn Pleat (9 pre) ———a Tapestry Neadle Ravel Cord (2 pes) Ep Oil CAST-ON AND KNITTING STOCKINET 4. Prepare yarn. Your machine is designed to knit a wiele variety of yarns trem mecdvim yarn 10 very thick yarn, but itis recommended to use a ni smooth thick yam to start with, Its impossible to kn from a hank of yem or hand wound ball, so unwind them into a basket or rewind on a wootwinder. ‘Skein Holder Woolwinder Use the yam from the cevtre of a ball made on @ woolwinder 2. Arrange needles. Push 30 needles on both sides of the centre “0” fo D position (80 nee. cles aitogether), using straight sice of Needle Pusher. Set both Side Levers lo a and Rus- sel Lovers to I Side Lever Russe’ Lever riage to the passes all ne needles in sition then rotum it 10 the left. Push every other needle back to A position, using 1 X 1 side of Needle Pusher. 3. Thread yarn. a Place the yarn on the table behind the ain Mod end thyead the right side of Auto- Tension in thefollowing manner Tension Dial Tension Spring Adjust the Tension Dial according to the thickness of yarn. ‘The higher the number, the looser the tension. The lower the number tne higher the tension. Clip Pul the yam and adjust the Tension Dial until the Ten- sion Spring is almost hon- zontal as shown. SSE Pityern end under the Yarn Clip. a case of thin yern, windit around the Gip 2~ Stimes}) -LO - 4. Place the yarn into Main Yarn Feeder. Holding the yarn with both hends, fe iL 10 pass the small projection and place the yarn into Main Yern Feeder 5. Knit 1 row. [are t IT l — Haid the yarn end underneath Yarn Feeder. Cliuiniane slack yateiy puting the yarn down at the back of Yarn Rd, TL pb fd More the Carriage slowly tom fet to ie a fa / / f / fight and open loops have been formed between theneedle hooks and the sinker posts. 6. Hook Cast-on Comb on sinker loops. Comb Connector Join Cast-on Combs with Cemb Gon Ss i “¢ bE (zx ke “e neclr coercing to the wiath of knit itt z When the ioops get smaler at the edge, push the needles with small loops one by one back to B position by hard, Camage sice ‘Unhook this length yarn from comb, Hodis yarn ond 10 Yarn Clio. 7. Return the needles in A position to B position. Bring the aternaie neecies whicn were pusned back to A position at step 2 10 B position A - Non-working postion “B - Working positon 8. Knit in Stockinet. Sel the Row Guuniet ly 000 by turning knob, Move the Carriage at an even speed, ensuring the Carriage has passed the last knitted nescle by approxmately 3 ~ 4oms, before knitting the next row. Knit3rows and hang Claw weighison both edges of the kniting. Gontinue to knit nll Row Counter shows 020. ul nett It re Carragejarrs, 40 not push the Carriage by force. (see page 49) Da net retum the Camiage hati- way or yot willhave drop stitches. When you knit a garment move the combs end weights up every 20~ 30 roms, —12?- 9, Experiment with a Transfer Tool. Hold the too! in ether way @! look orong of Tians- fer Tool onine needio e hook and pull it fo lich comes anto the lool goes behind tha latch, holding the knitting agains the machina by nand, @Hook the prong on the next neadie hook, @ lipthe tootsothal the stitch sips of into the peedie hook, @Lit the prong to re- lease it from the nee- de hook, @®Aiign the empty nee- dle and the needle with two stitches togetherto B position, 10. Experiment with a Tappet Tool. ald the ‘iting downware by nand, @Push the needisto be Unravel tho st sefomed to D position fight downto the Tap- and tren back 10 & pet i001 wiin y postion. insert a Tap pet Tool into the stitch 6 rows below ihe stitch on the needle. @Pull the tool foward so thal the new st 's ‘ormed, finger. @Push ‘he tool back ward so that the stich goes Cenina ine rach Of the tool, catching the bar akove in the Rook of the tock @Place the reformed stitch on the empty neadie. 11. Exchange yam. ® Remove the first yarn from the Yarn Feecer® end place it inthe Yam Rest. Meke sure that tne yarn through the right side of Auto-Tension is placed in the ight Yarn Roel and the yan through the left oneis placed inthe lft Yan Rest as shown. ® Thread the second yarn into the Yarn Feeder @ and knit the required number of tows 12. What to do when the yarn is running out lf there isnot enough yarn to complele a row. remove the yam from the Yarn Feeder and thread new yam. Note: If yarn is mere than 3 tires the width of knitting you can knit another row. Kit 1 rowholding yarn end by hand and tie two yarn ends loosely at the edge. Itthere is a knot in the yam, untie or cut al this pont and work as above. Do net knit krots. 18. Remove the knitting from the machine. ® Remove Cast-on Come snd woighte trom tho @© Oot the Carriage for Stochinet and move the kniting, Remove yam from the Yarn Feede” Carriage once so the knitting will bs removed from ine needles. -_ Tc

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