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    ~~ KNITTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL — 326 ENGLISH ENJOY KNITTING WITH YOUR NEW Supinal-Kuitmeatar® 326 PUNCH CARD KNITTER Congratulations on the purchase of our new EMPISAL—KNITMASTER 326 Knitter. ¢ often have wished you could dross yourself and your family in knitwear that you Follow the instructions and illustrations carefully and in no time at all you will be machine knitting — not only knitting, but also ENJOVING using your new knitting machine. This litte book has been rovised many times, but if you have new suggestions which could hhelp you and many others, writ in — further ideas for alterations to improve it and male iteasier to follow are always weleame, “You will have fun leaming to knit and this booklet will help you. Should anything go wrong, PLEASE DO NOT WORRY ~ read the instructions again and soan you will be knitting. ‘with confidence and enthusiasm, REMEMBER — ONLY PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. Your ing Companion UNPACKING THE MACHINE 4. Place the machine on a flat table with the brandname on top and the handle away from you, 2, Unleck bath latehes om the back of the machine. SETTING UP_THE MACHINE Life the aceassory box and ramove it from the mach ne THE TABLE CLAMS, Remove the two table clamps from the accessory box. Turn screw ‘A in arrow direction as far down as it wilt go. Ensure that machine i flush with the table edge. Ingort table clamps into siots‘B underneath the machine. Tighten both elamps firmly by turning sereuis in arrow direetion. (0 NOT USE FORCE.) CARRIAGE LOCK PLATE ‘With lock plate “A’ the carriage is secured {o the right side of the noedie bed in order to eliminate damage during transport. NOTE: Whon machine is not in use please sacure carriage to noedle bed. ‘Loosen beth thumb seraws by tiening them in arrow direction, r Romove Lock plitetay moving it towards you andl tifting i€ up. Raise carriage handle until Itsiaps into a locked vertical position. Remove the cardboard needle protector from the sinker gate. SINKER ARM ASSEMBLY. Release wire spring “A’ from holding bracket "B" located inside the machine lid and remove arm assembly ‘C’ from the machine lic, Slide sinker arm assembly under holding bbrackex’B’ and two thumb screws’ Push sinker arm assembly os far back as it ‘will go and tighton tHhunsb: ccrows firmly by wring them in arrow direction. IMPORTAN Before proceeciing further, check the following two points carefully. ‘ el 1, | Ensure that holding bracket ‘B' is ON TOP of the sinker arm assembly 2 Ensure that thumb screws '6" fit correctly INTO cut-out 'D’ of sinker arm assombly NOT ON TOP of sinker arm assembly as shown in tlustration. INCORRECT SETTING UP THE YARN BRAKE YARN BRAKE ASSEMBLY Remove yarn brake red ‘D’ and yam brake ’E from machine lid. pe ESS 4. Turn the tive take-up springs upwards as shown by the arrow ual they snap lito position. 2 Insort the short bent end of yarn brake rod with yarn clip “A’ facing you into the left side handle bracket socket. 3 Raise the ir yam guide, Place yarn brake seeuraly onto the yarn brake rod, “THE MAIN PARTS OF THE MACH! ACCESSORY TRAY ROW COUNTER Note: All three numbers on row counter can be adjusted individually by ‘tumming plastic knobs ‘A,B’ and "C! in either direction, PATTERN PANEL 1, Punch card insertion slot 2, Touch levers 3. Card row indicator 4, Card release knob 8, Patten variation knob 6. Feeding dal KNIT RADAR a) Paper lock fever bb) Stitch seale holder €) Rew indicator dial d) Row indicator kno’ e} Paper feed knob 1) Reowe dit CARRIAGE PARTS 1, Pattern memary (loft and right) 2 Carriage handle 3. Tansion dial 4. Row counter tipper 8, Side levers (loft and right 6. Front levers (left and right) 7. Weaving yarn holder (left and right) 8, Cam lever 8. Yarn feeder 10. Sinker arm On both the LEFT and RIGHT sida of the needle bed you will see markings A, B, C ancl 1B, These are the various needle positions used during knitting A— non-knitting position. B— plain knitting and stitch patterns. C= for end needle when front lever to I D~ holding position for partiat knitting - front lovers MUST be set to I. THE LATCH NEEDLE 1. Shank: 2 Bur 3. Stem 4 Latch 5. Hook foie | | | | ‘The movement of the latch needle, in and out of the needle bed white knitting, is controlled by the carriage, ¢ a 4 4 a a £ HOW STITCHES ARE FORMED 4. As the needle moves out, the stitch automatically opens the fateh, 2. The needle moves out further and the stitch slides behind the Latch, 3. The yarn is automativally fed onto the hook by the yarn feeder - preparing for a new stitch ny 4, The needle moves back inside the needle bed, causing the old stitch to close over the yam inside the hook. ‘The latch meade will ONLY drop a stitch if there is NO yarn in the needte hook when the needle returns into the aod bed, 5. The needle is pulled backwards, causing the old stitch to slide to the front and closing the needle latch. 6. When the needle is completely pulled back - the old stitch starts to slide over the clased latch and a new stiteh is formed in the needia hook. CARRIAGE ON RIGHT SIDE Card roloase knob ‘A’ woe Pattorn variation knob tos Right side lever tor Loftside fever tor Tension dial to7 Cam lever 09 Right front lever toll Left froat lever rol Adjust row counter numbers to "0" by turning knobs ‘A’, ‘Band 'C', ROW COUNTER TRIPPER To engage the row counter tripper, hold same in the contra, lit lwp and then tuen fe 19 the back. DO NOT hold row counter tripper on the side and then tuen, a shown in illustration, a this will damage the row counter trippor holding bracket, NOTE: To disengage, hald row counter tripper in the conte, liftis up and then tum it to the PREPARATION OF YARNS. [As the proparation of yarns Is very important, please read the next chapter véry carefully. “The machine is designed to Knit a wide range of yarns, In the beginning, howover, we recommend you start off with a new ball of medium, d-ply yarn ~ NOT WITH LEFTOVERS. As you bacome accustomed to machine Knitting you will be able to use all types of yarns ~ se be patient. 1. [tis impossible to knit from a hank of yarn, You will have to rewind it using 2 yarn windor. ‘This hand wound ball is not suitable for machine knitting, [t will roll around and become tanglad. You MUST rewind itusing a yam winder, 2. It not recommended that you use apull skein of yarn as it is impossible to knit with the outside end of the yarn, We do not recommend pulling the yarn from the centre as the yarn does not alivays draw smoothly and there may be knots. AUTOMATIC YARN WINDER USEFUL OPTIONAL EXTRA ACCESSORY ‘The yarn windor will wind the yarn speedily ‘and perfectly ready for machine knitting. It savas @ great deal of time by winding the 'yarn into a ball in only a fow saconds. IMPORTANT TEST, When the yarn is pulled from the ecnire cof the ball - the thread must come out freely without lifting the ball front stu table - see illus. 1. THREADING THE MACHINE CARRIAGE ON RIGHT SIDE. Pull the-yarn ond out of the cantra of the ball ensuring that the yarn comes out easily without lifting the bati from the table . Thread yam through the yarn guide eyelet, . Place the yarn betwean the two tension discs ‘A’ and ensure that yarn lies undemeath of pin 'B |. Thread yarn through yatn guide eyelet, 5. Thirdad yarn through yam guide eyelet on takeup spring. |. Thread yarn through yarn guide eyelet. 7. Open the yarn feeder by moving guide pin "AY to the loft, Hold the yar with both hands and slide it into the yarn feeder. Close the yarn faoder by moving guide pin, “ta the right. 8, Faston end of yarn onto the right side table clamp. AMPORTANT ‘Before starting to knit ensure 2} Varn fies eorseedy in yarn feeder b) Yarn is placed BETWEEN dises A’ and UNDER pin ‘B, ¢) Yarn brake tension is adjusted vorrectiy by wening plastic dial ‘C' until required number corresponds with cut-out ‘D” TENSION AND STITCH SIZE JUST AS IN HAND KNITTING, (TIS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT STITCH SIZE FOR THE YARN THAT YOU USE. ‘nthe centre of the carriage is the tension dial. ‘The tension dial has 30 different tension ‘settings and you will be able to chaosa the right stiteh size most suitable for the yar Used, é i | LT CA tis quite imposible te tell you which tension setting to use as there are many different types of yarn available Betore starting to knita garment itis essontial and nocessary to knit a tension swatch. Below you witl find s general tension guide. Yarn Type Lightwreighe Median Heavy NOTE: Sweaters are usually knitted one or even two paints looser than you would use fora skiet The reason js that @ sweater is comfortable when st has more stretch but a skirt will stretch, ‘out af shape unless the tension is a lite tighter, When the tension dial is set to 0» the TIGHTEST tension is obtained (sovallest stitehb. When the tension dial is set to 10 ~ the LOOSEST tension is obtained (lacgest stitch). HE YOUR TENSION I$ TOO TIGHT ~ it will be difficult, or aven impossible to knit and you wil use more yatn, thus wasting money and your knitueeae will be hard and uncomfortable to wear. : HE YOUR TENSION I$ TOO LOOSE — your knitted garment will either have no shape or will very 3008 [ose its shape. 4d} Bofore starting 10 knit, pull the yarn down a the back of tho yarn brake, in arrow direetion, until all sack yarn has been taken up and take-up spring ‘A’ ismearly in a horizontal position, YOU ARE NOW READY TO CAST ON. Remove the 1x1 needle pusher from the accessory box. ‘Use the straight edge of the 1x1 nesdle pusher andl bring 20 needies on each side of centre “0” from ‘A’ (non knitting) position to °B’ (knitting) position, ‘You now have 40 needias én “B” (knisting) position, ALL OTHER NEEDLES MUST BE IN ‘A" (non kaitting) POSITION, Knit 1 row by moving carriage slowly from tight to laft until sinker arm plato "A" has assed the last needle in B position by approximately 4 to 5 em. NOTE: Aneven loop has been formed between needle hook ‘B” and sinker gate pin 'C'. Whan knitting ths first row it might happen that the tops get smallor towards the left side (soe illus. needles 4,2,3 and 4.) ‘This is incorrect and can be easily corrected. CORRECTION: Hold yam above yarn feeder and pull it down to form aloo. Starting from the smallest loop furthest eway from the carriago, in this instance needle No. 1, push the needles with small oops back to"B’ position» ONEBY ONE, as] (NYLON CORD. Flomove nylon cord from the accessory box, open it and eheck that there are no knots in the nylon card before using same as othervvise you cannot pull ‘tout of the knitting after casting on. Lay the nylon cord across the yarn loops between needle hooks ‘A’ and sinkor gate pins’B., Pass it around and down the last sinker gate pit ‘C’ on left and right side of needles with tops, Hold bath ends together and pull down firmly so that the nylon cord is below the needle hooks. Before knitting ensure that nylon cord lies correctly scrass the loops and is pulled own sufficiontly ar otherwise it will become loose and entangled. Knit5 rows stopping with earriage on the tight side, ENSURE AT ALL TIMES THAT SINKER ARM PLATE ‘A’ HAS PASSED THE LAST KNITTED NEEDLE BY APPROXIMATELY 4.70 5 CM BEFORE CHANGING DIRECTION. Pull out nylon cord either to the left or right sido and unfasten yarn end from right side table clamp. Continue knitting until your first ball of yarn has been knitted — this is the best way to get ‘the right rhytiim for machine knitting and to feel confident with your new knitsing machine, HOW TO REMOVE THE KNITTING FROM THE MACHINE WITHOUT CASTING OFF 1. Open feeder: break off main yaen above feed: 2. Hook yarn end into yam ofip on uprod, 3. Pull yarn out of feeder and let it hang loosely on the side of the fabric, Romove tension swateh from machine by moving carriage across knitted fabric, ‘The knitting comes away automatically from the needles, but it will have an open edge. YOU HAVE NOW COMPLETED THE Most IMPORTANT PART OF MACHINE KNITTING. YOU ARE NOW MACHINE KNITTING IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY DIFFIGULTY IN KNITTING THE FIRST ROWS, CHECK TO SEE IF— 1. The carriage ALWAYS passes ALL the needles in KNITTING p the next row. jow before returning to knit 2. The yarn is suitable for your tension setting. ‘The yarn is threaded correctly. 4, The yarn is properly wound inte a ball sul table for machine knitting, REMEMBER — ALWAYS move the carriage past all the needles in knitting position before changing direction for the next row. BUT — moving the carriage TOO FAR beyond the Knitting, results in loose yarn tension, and the ‘yarn will tangle around the brushes below the Sinker Arm which will cause the carriage to jam or ‘the yarn to break. PATTERN KNITTING WITH A PUNCH CARD The fallowing basic stitch patterns can be knitted on the Cumpingl-Kuitmasten™ 326 Knitting Machine *SINGLE MOTIF PATTERNS LACE PATTERNS & TUCK STITCH PATTERNS ** PUNCH LACE PATTERNS #SLIP STITCH PATTERNS, FAIR ISLE PATTERNS *PLAITING PATTERNS * WEAVING PATTERNS 3 S060 2000 00 ou 00.08 oe THE PUNCH CARD 20 Patiern Cards are supplied with the machine, The cards aro numbered from 1 - 20. IMPORTANT: Do'not fold or bend card. Each card can be used in four different ways and are marked 'A‘, ‘B,C’ and ’D'. “AY indicates the basic pattern. {€°B’, C’ or ‘D" side of the card is inserted into the pattern panel, direction of pattern can be changed. COLOUR CHANGE INDICATION Gard No, 5, 6-03 and 19-09 have red dots next to a number indicating that yarn colour ean be changed When red dot appears abave eard rovr ‘ndicator mark & you can change colour by removing main yarn from feeder No. 1 and threading different colour yarn jato main feeder No. 1. INTHE PATTERN 800K YOU WILL FIND THE FOLLOWING PATTERN CARDS MOTIF PATTERNS. (Page 1 = 5) TUCK PATTERNS (Page_6 —13) SLIP PATTERNS (Page 14 — 18) LACE PATTERNS {Page 20 — 21) FAIR ISLE PATTERNS (Page 23 — 29) (e] EE) ES EE 15] Loli Ea WEAVING PATTERNS (Page 30 ~ 32) EXPLANATION OF PATTERN CARD SYMBOLS A~1 PUNCH CARD REFERENCE NO. A-8 (2ina9) — OEE ee Ans indieates punch eard reference No. In this instance use card No, 5 side ‘A’ (24 — 33) indicates how many stitehes and rows te one complete pattern. Left number stands for STITCHES Right number stands for ROWS. A=1 NEEDLE ARRANGEMENT Select required needles as shown in this column, OPERATION PROCEDURE °C" indicates memorise pattern into memory drums, Numbers indicate operation procedure, B—2CLAW WEIGHTS B—3 YARN SEPARATOR FINGERS Triangle (A) mark indicates that elaw weights should be used. Remove the two etaw weights from tho aecostory box and attach to fabric when knitting double welts and patterns. Fit one each claw weight on the left and right side of knitted fabri. For MOTIF KNITTING hang the claw weights ‘on the inner side of motif pattern, After koitting 30-40 rows move elaw weights upwards close to the necdles. Triangle (4b mark indicates that yarn separator fingers should be used, Remove vari separator fingors from accessory box. Incert under the 4th, Sth and 6th pom-working reedle on loftand right side of knitted fabric ‘the yarn soparator fingor and push backwards as far as it will go. (Seo illustration ENSURE THAT OVAL SIDE FACES DOWNWARDS. DO NOT insert yarn separator finger with’ ‘oval part facing upwards. INCORRECT When knitting TUCK and TUCK LACE patterns yarn must fie on top of yarn separator finger. Whon knitting MOTIF patterns yarn must be arranged as follows: MAIN YARN SECOND YARN — must lie underneath of ‘yarn separator Finger. IMPGRTANT: — Ensure that sinkar arm plate "A’ has passed the yarn separator finger by epproxi: mately 2-3 em before knitting naxt row. B—4a MAGIC CAM ‘The triangle (db) mark indicates that magic cam must be attached to carriage. Remove the two magic cams {left and right) from tha aceessory box and attach to the carriage as follows: Set bot sidelevers . . . Place left and right magic cam onto extension plates ‘A’ ensuring that the triangle mark on ‘magic cam is facing you and corresponds with triangle mark on carriage. Fasten magic cam securely to extension plates "A by turning the knurled nuts in clockwise direction. # Setbothsidelevers . 6. 4... tod AMPORTANT: DO NOT SET THE TENSION DIAL ‘A’ HIGHER THAN 7 DURING MOTIF KNITTING. licate position of point cam. Remove the two pointcams (left and right) from the accessory box ard place-on needle bed a follows: LEFT POINT GAM (yellovi cotour! RIGHT POINT CAM (red colour} NOTE: On the front of the needle bed under oath the needles is a vinyl tape with the follow- ing markings: 5] xX indicates centre of pattern © indicates width of patient (0—100 on left and right side of centre indicates number of needles. i] Select the nearest two He} marks where you viguld like to Knit the motif pattern and place the left and right point cams on the needlo bed behind the needle butts of needtes in “8” position, LEFTPOINTCAN: — Blaek line must be inv ‘eantre of (@} mark between 12th and 13th needle from the contre nate te ae oo) ‘of &X) mark. BIGHT POINT CAM: White line must be in contre af (4) mark between 12th and 13th needle from the centre of (4) mark. PORTANT: Ensure that studs ‘A’ fit correetly into needle ed grooves B'. Before starting to knit push both point cams back as far as they witl go. If point cams are placed asin above illustration ‘YOU will be able to Knit one motif pattern. ‘You ean knit more than one motif pattern in ane row by placing the point cams further apart NOTE: Ensure that black line on left point eam and white line on rel point cam is in contre of dismond mark. . If point cams are placed as in above illustration you will be able to knit two motif panerns ext to each other. You cam also knit more than one motif parteen in different places by simply placing the second point cam sot in a diffarent position on the needle bed between two-@--~——-ematks. If point earns are placed as in above illustration ‘you will be able to knit two motif pattorns indifferent places. For a better finish when doing single mouit pattams We escommand the following: After each row is knitted, wind contrast yarn around needle hook of first needle (side nearest the carriaga) adjacent to last stiteh of motif knivted, ee SS eres Pe ‘The triangle (A) mark indicates that the round nishes taust be attached to the sinkar plates. Remove the two round brushes from the accoscory box and attach to the sinker plates as follows: Loosen both thumb screws and remove sinker ‘arm assoimbly froin the carriage. Tum sinker arm assembly upside down and serew the twa round brustas inte holes A’ located next to fabric gears Use a serevdriver or the short bent ond of the needle retaining har pusher to tighten screws sseurely. D0 NOT USE FORCE. Fit sinker arm assembly to carriage and tighten knurled nuts firmly envaring that hold ing bracket ‘BY is on top of sinker arm assambly and both knurled nuts fit correctly into cut-out of sinker arm, For plain or other pattern knitting, remave the round brushes from tha sinker arm assembly. WEAVING BRUSH ASSEMBLY The triangle (48) mark inclicates that the weaving ‘brush assembly must be attached to the car Remove weaving brush assembly from accessory box and attach to carriage as follows: If you attach weaving brush during knitting + Cotkago om right side, Open faoder by moving pin ‘A’ to the left. Remove main yarn from feeder and lay it around yarn elip on right side of machine. Loosen bots thumb serews by turning thers its srrow direction, Instal the weaving brush on top of the sinker arin astombly and undar the two thumb sores, Ensure weaving brush and sinker serv assembly fits correctly. Tighten both thumb serews firmly, Remove main yarn from yarn clip: thread into feeder; close feeder, eee ) A~t indicates that ‘A’ side of card must be insertad into. pattern panel slot. @—5 PATTERN PANEL mate = © indicates that eard release knob must be and PUNCH CARD set to (@} mark. S indicates that pattern variation knob must ‘be set t0°S! marke Remove card guide pin ’A’ from the secessary box and insartit into the hole laeated at the back of the pattem panel Set card release knob "AT 2. ov Set pattorn variation knab ‘8’... tS Remove card from vinyl envelope. Holding card stesight with the letter "A’ on the bottom right hand corner facing you, insert itinto the pattern panel slot’C’ and push it down slightly. ‘Turn feed dial ‘D’ slowly towards you and at the same time check that the red indication lines “E* on the eard are parallel with the S| front of the pattern panel, Continue wining feed dial ‘D" towards you luntif the card comes out at the back of the pattern panel and front and back edge of card are in line, Remove two eard clips from the accessory box, Overlap the ends of the card with the letier ‘C” on top. Lineup the 2 holes on each side, Insert card clips and Join eatd ends by pressing clips together. ‘Turn feed dial until No. 1 printed on the card appears above the triangle mark 'F’ on patton Panel NOTE: No, 1 is always the beginning of a pattern. ‘Set card release knob ‘A’ to PATTERN PANEL FUNCTION { 4 5 6 | CARD RELEASE KNOB s’ Tknobisset 2... es tow Punch eard is locked and will not feed when artiage ts maved across neadle bed, also feed dial '6' cannot be turned. I knobis set. ee OY Puneh card is free anet wilt turn whor carriage fs maved across neadle bed, Card car also be tured by nioving feeding dial 6’, PATTERN MEMORY INDICATOR Blue colour indieatas that next patteen row is memorised in memory drums. Red colour indicates that previous pattern row will be repeated. PATTERN VARIATION KNOB’ Hknobisset 6. ee ee OS card moves every row and a standard pattern ean be knittod. Wkenob ieset ss ss tol card movés only every second row and expanded patterns can be knitted. Nore: When Knitting expanded patterns with pattere variation knob '5! get 20'S, always stort first tov of pattern Keitting from right (0 left ‘Very interesting patterns ean be knitted by simply changing pattern variation knob ‘S! during pattorn kaitting, HOWTO THREAD YARN BRAKE FOR TWO COLOUR KNITTING Place-carriage on right sida ‘Thread machine with the yam with whieh you intend to knit the garment (main yarn) as folleswe: 1. Through yarn guide eyelet. 2. Between the two tension discs and underneath stop pin. 3, Through yarn gui 4. Through take-up spring ayelet, 5. Through yarn guide eyelet, 6. Into main feeder No. 1 by pushing pin “A to ryelet. CTose feeder by pushing pin “A! to the right, 7. Fasten yarn end onto right side table clamp, Thread 2 second ball of yarn in contrast colour (waste yarn) in the same way as main yarn up to yarn guide eyalet 5. Pull yarn downwards and hook yarn end into yarn elip ‘A’ en uprod. When second colour yarn is required, remove vyaen from yarn elip "A’ and thread into feeder as per instructions given. IMPORTAN| Before continuing check that the yarn is placed BETWEEN discs ‘A’ and UNDER pin ‘8’ Adjust yarn tarake tension. FOR PUNGH LAGE you have wo use a thin Gotton thread same colour as main yarti or a ‘transparent nyfon thread. In ordar to keep the thread under tension, throat has to ba tumed once completly around the yarn brake centre pin (Seo iustration). Adjust yarn brake tension to No. 5. NOTE: As many patterns can be knitted in 3 oF & colours, we recommend you purchase an additional yam brake complete with uprod which can be easily fitted to your mschine, HOW TO ASSEMBLE FOUR YARN BRAKES RIGHT YARN BRAKE ‘On the right side of handle, insert short bent end of yarn brake rod with yarn lip ‘A’ avvay from you, into bracket socket. Raise right yarn guide by pulling it to the eft until itpasses the yarn tod and turn it towards the back. Tura takeup spring upwards and place ‘yarn brake onto yara brake rod. LEFT VARN BRAKE ‘On the left side of handle, insert short ont end of yaee bake rad with yarn ‘clip "A facing you, into bracket socket, Raaisa rear ya guide. Turn takeup spring upwards and place yarn brake onto yarn brake rod. YARN BRAKE THREE COLOURS 1. Thread MAIN YARN A into yarn brake No. ‘Land hook yarn end into left side yarn clip. 2, Thread COLOUR '8 into yarn brake No.2 and hook yarn end into right side yarn clip. 3, Thread COLOUR ‘C’ into yarn brake No and hook yarn end inte eight side yarn elip. FOUR COLOURS Thread COLOUR ‘D’ into yarn brake No. 4 and hack yarn end inte right side yarn clip, B~ 6 CARRIAGE SETTING This column indicates carriage setting. tn this instance you would set: LEFTSIDELEVER. . ©. - to LEFTFRONTLEVER, . 5... tol CAMLEVER 0... OQ RIGHT FRONT LEVER . | to} RIGHT SIDE LEVER. . tod GAM LEVER SETTING To... . TUCK STITCH so. SLIP STITCH . 2. . PLAIN KNITTING ot PUNCH LACE 2 Fol... RAIRISLE — » FRONT LEVER SETTING CAMLEVER SETTING 7FEEDER THREADING [x “A’ indicates that main yam is only used, Knitting with one colour only using feeder No, 1 B—7 FEEDER THREADING Knitting with two colours using feeder No. 1 only. "1" —indicatas that main yarn must be threaded into feeder No. 1. indicates that two colours are used. indicates that yarn in feeder No. 1 must bbe changed whenever 3 colour change is eceseary. iE B—7 FEEDER THREADING *A‘/B’ and ‘C’ indicates that three colours are used, Knitting with more than one colour using feeder No. 1 1 indicates that yarn in feeder No.1 only. i must be changed whenever 3 colour ehanga is necessary. Theead yorn brake with main colour. ‘Open main feeder, “Thread main yam into feeder No. 1. Fasten yarn end to table clamp. Close feeder, When knitting with more than one cofour, lay ‘yarns not used around yarn clip. on side af machine, BH7 FEEDER THREADING ‘A’ and 'B’ indicates that tuo colours are. Se used, Knitting with more than ane colour using feeder Now 1 and 2. 1 insicates that main yarn must be ‘threaded into main feeder No.1. 2 indicates that second colour must bbe threaded into feeder No. 2. a} Thread yarn brake with main yarn. “Thread main yarn into feeder No, +. Fasten yarn end to table clamp: Close feeder, | | | B—Zaand 8 — 7b FEEDER THREADING Fp for PLATTING PATTERN EJ b} Thread yam brake with second colour yarn, ‘Thread second eolour yarn into feeder No.2 to the leftside of pin ‘A’. Faston yarn end to table clamp. MOTE; When knitting punch face patterns - ‘Thread ayton or cotton thread into feeder No.2 to the left side of pin ‘A’, Fasten thread end to table clamp. It you knit with three of more colours, lay ‘yarns not in use around yarn clip on side of machine. Triangle 44) mai indicates that platting yarn must be threaded into feeder No.1 a5 follows: B-7b ‘A’ indieates that main yarn is threaded into main feeder No. 1. a) Thread yarn brake with platting yarn. Move carriage to extreme right, Open main feeder. Thread platting yarn from the top into main feeder No, 7 and pull yarn behind yarn feeder hole ‘8’. Faston yarn end to table clamp. 4) Thiead yarn brake with main yarn. ‘Thread main yarn into feeder No. 1. Fasten yarn end to table clamp. Close feeder. NOTE: 11 you thread feader 2s above MAIN YARN will be on the right side ‘of fabri. ® PLATTING YARN will be on the left side of fabric. fee ae Sy La B= Ja and B ~ 7h FEEDER THREADING for WEAVING PATTERNS If you prefer to use the platting yarn on the right side of fabric, thread feeder at follows: a} Thread main yarn from the top into main ooder No, 1 and pull yarn behind yarn feoder hole ‘B’. Faston yarn end to table clamp. b) Thread platting yarn into feader flo. 1, ‘ose feeder by moving pin “A" to the right and fasten yarn ond to table clamp. B-7a indicates that main yam is threaded into main feeder No. 1. B:7b Triangle (A) mark indicates that weaving yarn must be throaded as follows: Carriage on right side. ‘Thread yarn brake with main yarn. Open feador. ‘Thread main yam into feeder No. 1. Fasten yam end to table clamp. Close feeder. Thread yar brake with weaving yarn. Pull yam downwards towards earriage in front of main yarn and fésten yarn end to table KNITTING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT Hook weaving yarn into lett side yarn holder. KNITTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT a) Remove weaving yam from left yarn holder ‘by moving same backwards and underneath of sinker arm. b) Move weaving yarn to the right side of ‘sinker arm. e} Hook weaving yarn into right side yarn holder. B= 8 KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS. "RY column indicates knitting procedure. Single arrow pointing to the right indicates to knit from left to right. Double arrow pointing to left-and right indicates to knit-as many rows Arrow on side of curd indicates repeat operation from 1 as many times as required. NEEDLE ARRANGEMENT and FRONT LEVER SETTING for PLAIN KNITTING EEDLE ARRANGEMENT| FRONT LEVERS WEAVING) FAIR | SLIP iste | STITCH puncu | Tuck | Tuck Lace | smitce | PLaTTING [1 Nowdtn on earriage side to] position h Neuse opposite carriage ko "py position Wal [1 Aleedte fete and right sido ko "0" position, Hii [2 Rendles opposite carriage to “D*,position WEAVING PATTERN: IMPORTANT: FAIR ISLE PATTERN IMPORTANT: CARRIAGE SETTING: Camlever to0 Front lever toll Sige lever to-< For correct pattern knitting it is necessary to bring the last neadlo knitted on carriage side from °B’ to °° after every Four kai CARRIAGE SETTING: Gamlever toF Front lever toll Side lever toe For correct pattern knitting it is necessary to bring the last needle knitted on earriage ‘side from ‘B! to ‘D' position aftar ovary row knitted. SLIP STITCH PATTERN CARRIAGE SETTING: Camlever 10S Frontlever toll Sidetover to i IMPORTANT: Ar the beginning of every row, ~~ bring tast needle knitted on the opposite side of carriage rom 'B to.'D' position. PUNCH LACE PATTERN CARRIAGE SETTING: Camlever tol. Fromtiever toll Sidelever to 4) Always start to knit trom Tight to left. b) Before starting to knit bring last needle Knitted on tft and tight side of fabric from’B" toD" position. ©) KNIT 2 ROWS. Repeat operation (b} and (cl. TUCK STITCH PATTERN and TUCK STITCH PLATTING PATTERN Cam lever toT Front lever toll Side lever to IMPORTANT: We recommend at the beginn: ~~ ing of every row you bring the last 2 needles on the apposite side of carriage from ‘B" to ‘D” position in order that the end stitches are correctly knitted, NEEDLE ARRANGEMENT and FRONT LEVER SETTING for PARTIAL KNITTING WEEGLe ARRANGEMENT FRONT LEVERS, Weavine) Fai | stip STITCH 1 tveedla on carriage side [x0 ’¢" position. } Needle oppostta carriage Ito “¢" position The /1 Neate tafe and ett sae jo ‘c* position. = |2 Nendtes opposite carrioge| to “e*position WEAVING PATTERN IMPORTANT: CARRIAGE SETTING: Cam teves IMPORTAN 100 Frontlever to | Side lover to For correet pattern knitting it ip necessary to bing the last needie knitted on carriage side from ‘B! to ‘C’ position after every row knittad. CARRIAGE SETTING; Camliver to F Frontlever 101 Sideleer to For correct pattern knitting it is necessary to bring the lost needle knitted on carriage side from ‘B’ to ‘C’ position after every row knitted, SLIP STITCH PATTERN CARRIAGE SETTING: Camtover to Front lever t0 | Sidelever to“ IMPORTANT: At the boginning of every row bring Last needle knitted on ‘side of carriage to 'C* PUNCH LACE PATTERN CARRIAGE SETT! Camlever tL ——— Front lever tol ‘Side lever to IMPORTANT: a) Always start to knit from right to left. bb] Bring last noodle knitted on left and right side of fabric to ‘G" position. e} Knie 2 rows (right to left, loft to right). | Repeat operation th anc (el. TUCK STITCH PATTERN and TUCK STITCH PLATTING PATTERN GARRIAGE SETTING: Camtever t9T Frontlever tof Side lover to IMPORTANT: We recommend at the beginn ing of avery row you bring lest 2 naodles on the opposite side of carriage to'C” position in order that the endt stitches are correctly knitted. AWS (24-88) HOW TO READ THE PATTERN CARDS. MOTIF KNITTING USE PUNCH CARD NO. A-S QPERATION —C Stop with carriege on left sides of fabric, Insert pu nel card No, § side ‘A’ into pattern panel slot. Setcardraleaekneb 2. es OW Setpatwinvariationknob. ©... . . . 0S Sorcarriage left side lever sen a en BE Setcarriage left frontiever 2. 2 2 ae es tol Sotesrriags exm lover cee eee 0 Setearriogs ight frontiever . . tof ‘Setecarriage right side lever 2. eo ee tod ‘Tread main yatn into feeder No. - 1. KNIT ONE ROW from left te right. QPERATION —1 Attach claw weights to fabric. Place the yarn separator fingers under the empty needles. Attach the magic cams to the carriage, Place black Line of left paintcam between the 42th and 13th needle an the loft from the contre of (X} mark. Place white line of right point cam between the 12th and 13th needle on the right from the centre of (X) mark. Setcardreleaseknob ee es OF Seteamiever. 2 2 ee tO ‘Thieed colour ‘8’ into yam feeder No, - 2, KNIT 15 ROWS. OPERATION —2 No. 16 on punch card must be above the triangle (4) mark. Remove colour ’B’ from yarn feeder No, - 2 and thread colour 'C” into yarn Feader No. - 2. KNIT 33 ROWS, QPERATION 3 No. 48 on punch cad must be above the triangle (A) mark. Remove colour ’C’ from yarn feeder No. - 2 and thread ealour ‘B into yam feedor No. - 2 NOTE: When using Gard No. 19-03, the point canis are placed differently in operation 1. See illustration below. i | Hed i oe eg Loft point-cam 4 needles to the lott of fe) mark, Right point eam 3 needies to the righe of fae) mare. TUCK STITCH PATTERN [EE ES Ee USE ANY ONE OF THE PUNCH CARDS SHOWN IN THE PATTERN BOOK OPERATION —C Stop with carriage on loft side af fabric, Snsert punch card sida “A’ into pattern panet siot. Set the No. - 1 above the triangle (AA) mark, Sotcardreleaseknob 6... Setpattemvariationknob, . 2. . 2... 0S Sotcatrlage leftside lever... 2. tom ‘Set corriage left front lover avait 8 a wow ‘Set carriage cam lever cee 100 Set carriaga right front lever . teen BF Setearriags right side lever 6. 6 5 4 2 4. tod Thread main yam ‘A’ into yarn feeder No. «1 KNIT ONE ROW from left to right. OPERATION Attach claw weights to fabric. Place the yarn separator fingers under the empty needles. Attach the round brushes to the sinker plate, Soteardreleweknab 2 2 2 2 2 OY Sot carrlogecam lever 2 2. se - eT KNIT AS MANY ROWS AS REQUIRED, PLATTING PATTERN Tele) PES USE PUNCH CARD NO. 11-8 or 12-8 OPERATION —C Stop with carriage on left side of fabric. Insert punch card side ‘A’ into pattern panel slot. Set the No. «1 above the triangle (A) mark, Seteard rolea@knab . 6 6 5 ses ss Oe Set pattem variation knob es . 5 tS Setearviage left side lever. - os toe Setearriage left frontlever 2 2 6 ey = Sotearriagecamiever 5. Sot carriage right front levee. Ls tol Set carriagn right side lever. . to Theead main yarn “AY into yarn feeder No, KNIT ONE ROW from left to right QPERATION —1 Attach claw weights to fabric. Place the yarn separator fingers under the empty needies. Attach the round brushes to the sinker plata Seteardroleaeknob © 2 2 2 2 2 es. OY Set carriage cam lever. sista aoe ae ele ‘Thread platting yarn behind feeder No. - 1. KNIT ASMANY ROWS AS REQUIRED. WEAVING PATTERN OPERATION — OPERATION — USE PUNCH CARD NO. —1A FOR PRACTICE ‘Stop with catriage on loft side of fabric. Insert punch card side ‘A’ into pattern panel slot. Set the No. - 1 above the triangle (4) mark. Seteard releaekneb . 2 2. Set pattern variation knob. «ee es Set carriage tett side lever Set eavciage lett front lever Seteorriagecamlever 6. wv ee Set carriage right frontlever . . . Sot carriage right side lever 2. 3 Thread main yarn “A’ into yarn feeder No, «1. KNIT ONE ROW from loft to right. Attach clan sights 10 fabric, Attach weaving brushes to the carriage: ‘Set card release ket’ Set carriage left and right side levers Thread weaving yarn, KNIT AS MANY ROWS AS REQUIRED, toe 105 tom 109 tol tod wr HELPFUL HINTS CASTING—ON PROBLEMS: When you cast-om it is always best t2 easton with a very loose tension, ie. from 7 upwards. ‘This gives you a large loop between the gate and the néadle haok and when yau lay your nylon thread across these foops, it is easy for you to pull the thread ‘well down below the neetle hooks thus enabling the hooks co pass OVER THE NYLON THREAD of your next row. 11 the first cow of stitches is too tight orif you do not pull the nylon thread weil down, then when you knit your next row the needtes will incorreedly pats UNDER THE NYLON THREAD causing it to be ‘knitted in” thereby oither jamming your carriage or spoiling your east-on. In this eave you will have to restart the easting-on. STITCHES ARE NOT KNITTED ON THE SIDI If you return the carriage BEFORE (T HAS PASSED THE LAST NEEDLES IN ‘8’ POSITION BY SEVERAL CHM,, it con happen that the fire stitches of the row are not knitted and sometime: it may happen that a complete row is nat knitted. In the caso that stitches are not knitted, unravel this row and re-start itagain - also set the row counter back, 1f acomplete row is notlknitted, aide the carriage completely off the needie bed and re-start fram the other sidé ‘also tot the row counter back. ay DROPPED STITCHES ON THE SIDE: Dropped stitches wall occur an the sides of your knitting if your yam brake: is not property threadad and your takeup spring is nat automatically tcking up aff slack yarn between the feeder mou th and the needles. Loose loops may also form on the sides. Dropped stitches or !onse loops may occur at the sides of your knitting it ‘you move your carriage toe far past the knitting after knitting @ row - thon too much yarn is pulled from the yarn brake and you have slack ‘yarn between the carriage and the knitting, “This is eacily avoided if you just pull back any slack yarn behind the yarn brake, DROPPED STITCHES IN THE CENTRE Gan be caused by: = too 19088 oF too tight & tension = atension unsuitable for the pattern is not suitable for the pattern fer arm are two rectangular block brushes. As you move your earriage, these brushes brush open and hold open your needle latches so that your yarn fneder can lay yarn into the hooks as the carriage paises the nesdles, Af these brushes ore badly worn, or if the sinker arm has not been placed into ‘the carriage properly, then the brushes cannot sarve thoi function and dropped stitehes will result. Dropped stitches are easy to repai DROPPED STITCHES: Those can be caused by skenot in the yarn or by yarn which has been badly or toa tightly wound, thus preventing the smooth flow of yaen from the ball to the knitting. HOW TO REPAIR A DROPPED STITCH: nce you are accustomed ta machine knitting, you will very seldom drop a stitch. But as soon as you notice a dropped stitch , you should repair it, So, let's try — Insort the transfer toof inside the dropped stiteh. Hook the transfer tool into the empty needles, Lift the loose bar of yarn and tha stiteh onto the empty needie, ‘Thare is now 7 Sitch and 1 bar on the ‘empry needle. First, push the needle up to ‘D* position, then full the needle slighty back -just until the thar and the stitch aee behind the latch then STOP. Lift tho loose bar of yarn over the fateh {NTO the hook and leave the stitch BEHIND the latch, Pull the needle back down towards "B” position thus pulling the bar of yarn through the stiteh. Push the needle furttier back towards ‘A position to enable it to form a bigger stitch, Pull your knitting down and sideways until gradually the newly repaired stitch assumes the same shape as all other stitches. REPAIRING A LADDER OF DROPPED STITCHES Inert she ltehet hook froin behind your kitting through 9 stitch 2 few rows talow the dropped sith, ‘Undo stitches down to the fatehot hook by pulling down-on the latchet hook, Push the fatchet haok towards you so that tho stlich comes behind the latch, and the ‘hook catches the cross thmaad. Draw back the latchet hook, The crass thresd is trapped it the clased latch. Pull the crass thread through the loop thus forming # knitted stitch, Push the latehot hook towards you again ‘until the stitch is BEHIND the latch. Catch the next cross throad in the hack and ull it through the stitsh. Repeat until you reach the top, Pull the last stitch rather tight to make & bigger foop. Insort transfer tool inte this Joop from the front Carefully romove this stiseh from the latehet hook and place it on the needle with yous transfer tool. UNDOING ROWS — UNRAVELLING Unravelting is quick and very simple to do and may save quite a considerable amount of time. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO UNRAVEL — If you Rave ks -d too many rows, Hf you have made a mistake in your knitting or pattern, f your cartiage jams and it is necessary to release the carriage and re-start ‘the row where the fault occurred, If you have one or more dropped stitches im the middle of a raw, itis meh easier to unravel 2 or 3 rows and then just lift the dropped stitches bacic onto their respective needles. YOU CAN ONLY UNRAVEL WHEN ALL YOUR STITCHES ARE INSIDE THE NEEDLE HOOKS. ‘TO UNRAVEL 4 ROWS PROCEED AS FOLLOWS: Remove the yarn ftom the yarn feeder ith Hold the knitting down with your loft hand ea gf fred wih your rghE hard pull tho yarn sides oe S| ways, a illustrated, Lift the yorn upwards and very slightly back: wards and you vil noties that the stitches fof the previous row automatically slide hack into the needle hooks. Repeat pulling the yarn and! lifting the stitehes of the proviods row into the needle hooks until you have unraveled 4 rows, When unravelling from the LEFT, you rmist pull the thread towards tha LEFT Thread yarn back inte the yarn feeder. Pull back all the loose yarn behind the yarn brake, HOW TO RESET ROW COUNTER, PUNCH CARD AND CARRIAGE SET COUNTER, PUNCH CARD AND: CARRIAGE ah Disengage row counter tripper. rows as unravelled, ‘¢) Turn punch card back as many times at rows unravelted, i To memorise patiern in memory drums: Setcard release knob... . tow Set pattern varlation knob - 2 0S Set both side levers. tom Seteamieer. 4. ) . . WS Sst both front levers | + tol Ensure that needtes are in 'B" pasition and procoed as follows: e} If yarn end is om opposite side of carriage move carriage only once across the neadle bed. 1) If yarn end is on same side as ca carriage twice across the neadle bed, ye mow By Turn row counter numbers beck as many PATTERN MEMORY INDICATOR RED a) Engage row counter tripper. with pattern instructions. Set carriage side lovers, front lovers and cam lever in accordance with pattern instructions. Continue to knit. NOTE: f pattern variation knob is set 10°L’ during pattern knitting and you have to unravel rows, proset the puneh card as follows PATTERN MEMORY INDICATOR BLUE ROWS ‘TURIN PUNCH “ROWS TURN PUNCH UNRAVELLED CARD BACK BY UNRAVELLED (GARD BACK BY 1 ROW NONE : 2 AoW Row 3 2R0us 4 2Rows 5 ROWS 6 SONS 7 : og ROWS h) Set card releaseknob 2. . tow Seve wal it ea HOW TO RESET KNITRADAR AFTER UNRAVELLING Set row setting dial “F* to Uneavel required rows. Disengage row counter tripper. Tum raw counter firibers as many rows as uaravelled. Turn punch card back as many rows as unravelled, ‘Tamemorise pattern in memory drums: ‘Set eard release knob ‘Sot patton variation ken ‘Set both side levers - : Soteamiever. - 2. Sothoth frontiers. - 2 2 | | wot Ensure neadlas act in ‘B' position. Move carriage ance or twice across the needle bed and stop on side of yarn end. ‘Set row setting dial “F* to original setting. Tum back pattern graph as many rows as unravelted by simply turning paper feed knob *€* in “Fe direction, Engage row counter tripper. Set card release knob. .. tow Set pattern variation knob in accordance with pattern instructions. Set carriage side Levers, front levers and cam lever in accordance with pattern instructions. Continue to knit. i carriage fs clear of yarn Lac en Ie app a echcaysarn don Lee : become entangled inside the memory drums. ‘To remove yam, move carriage halfway across the needle bed to free the jammed memory drums. i] : i Carefully remove yarn using the latchet tool. it STTENIIH| NOTE: Do not use force as this will damage ae | i un 2. 2 | Wf this happens during pattom knitting prococd i as per instructions on Page 59. IF CARRIAGE IS ACCIDENTALLY REMOVED FROM MACHINE a i) If carriage is accidentally removed from me i HDR, | machine during pattem knitting, proceed a . as per instructions on Page 59. Disengage row counter tripper. ‘To memorise pattern in memory drums: Setcardreleasoknob . . - . . . tow Set pattorvariationknob. - . . . wS Sethowh selevers. . . . . . . tom Seteamlever. - 2 |... tS Setbath frontievers 2 5 2... wot Ensure needles are in ’B position, Move eartiage once or twice across the needle bed and stop an side of yan end. Set row setting dial to original setting, Engage row counter tripper, Setcard release knob... , . . 0% Set pattern variation knob in accordance with pattern instructions. ‘Set carriago side lovars, front levers and cam lever in accordance with pattern instnictions. Continue to knit, If THE CARRIAGE JAMS SOMETIMES THE CARRIAGE MAY JAMIN THE MIDDLE OF A ROW. IF THIS HAPPENS IT IS NOT SERIOUS, AND NO CAUSE FOR WORRY. DO NOT FORCE OR HIT THE CARRIAGE TO GET IT LOOSE — PROCEED AS FOLLOWS: Sot the row counter out of action. Loosen the ‘two knurled nuts which secure the sinker arm sasrombly to the carriage. Pull the sinker arm towards you OFF the carriage. If necessary, cut the yarn to separate the sinker arm from the ‘sartiage. Take care that there are no needle hooks caught in the yarn feeder. You can now easily fift up the carriage from the front of the needle bed and it will still be held by the guide rail at the hack of the needle bed. Hold the carriage up in its raised position and move it across the neadle bed away from the knitting in the direction from which it came. Replace the carriage onto the needle bed, ‘

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