Product Description

*Up To 1500 stitches per minute (12 rows per minute stockinet x 130 needles with included extension installed. Join as many USM's together as you have room for.*

As the proud new owner of an Ultimate Sweater Machine™, you will soon know just how much fun you can have and how easily you will be able to make afghans, sweaters, accessories and more. What better way to fulfill your creative spirit, knit what you want in the colors and yarns you want—and save money at the same time!

Order a second machine to replace the one your daughter "borrowed"—or give her one of her own.
Or add a second machine to yours for a 200-needle "Mega Machine". Click here for instructions..
Give an Ultimate Sweater Machine to your neighborhood senior center or craft club.


  • 130 needles x 8mm needle spacing equals almost 40" needle bed width with 30 needle extension installed.
  • Includes Extension Kit, Row Counter, & Intarsia Keyplate
  • Instructional Video & Yarn Package
  • Hobby Knitting Machine with plastic bed and metal needles
  • Uses Skein or Cone Yarn behind the machine
  • Made In The U.S.A.

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    1. Needle bed with 100 needles (total length: 38")
    2. Carriage (that does the knitting)
    3. 4 keyplates (6 sizes - 2 keyplates are reversible - these form the stitch sizes)
    4. Instructional video (half hour showing setting up through fancy stitches)
    5. Accessory box with everything you need for your Sweater Machine
    6. 4 rod weights (inserted in the hem to allow the knitting to stay on the needles)
    7. Instruction book (in picture format)
    8. Pattern book (with 12 patterns for sweaters, accessories, afghans and more plus information on using hand knitting patterns)
    9. Ball of practice yarn (so you can start knitting right away)
    All packed in convenient sturdy, colorful carry box.
  • Manufacturer's US warranty 1 year limited warranty on defects in materials and workmanship.
  • Non-US Warranty: To view the warranty for this combo, please view specific warranty information on the individual product pages.
Specifications
  • From cozy sweaters to lofty afghans, you can make them quickly and easily on the Ultimate Sweater Machine!
  • Knit right from the skein of yarn, from a sport to a chunky, textured or plain—without knowing anything about hand knitting
  • Make sweaters in sizes up to XL and knit up to 1,200 stitches a minute
  • Has unique new method of doing intarsia (picture knitting)
  • Make lace, cables, Fair Isle and more
  • Learn in an evening – make a sweater or afghan in just two evenings
  • Use hand or machine patters
  • Limited lifetime warranty
  • Instructional video, instruction book and pattern book included
  • Knitting help line and free patters on website
  • 130 needles
  • Handles 1 to 4 ply sport thru chunky yarn
  • New style carriage has no wire guide necessary for yarn control
  • Easily portable and weighs only 10 lbs
  • Comes with a simple and easy-to-follow instruction book and instructional video
  • Includes a beginner's pattern book
  • Free knitting help line whenever you have problems or need help completing projects
  • Ball of yarn included



    View all 22 Videos in Complete Library for Ultimate Sweater Machine DVD Help
Included Accessories
  • Carriage with 4 no-wax Nylon keyplates to accomodate 6 yarn sizes
  • Accessory box
  • Rod weights
  • Instructional video
  • Easy-to-follow instruction manual
  • Beginner's pattern book
  • Accessory catalog
Other Images

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M_44553_14708 Click HERE for Free Simple Shrug Pattern for Bond Ultimate Sweater Machines

Comparisons

The Bond Ultimate Sweater Machine DELUXE model includes the extension kit, row counter, and Intarsia keyplate. The non-Deluxe model is exactly the same without the three accessories: Extension kit, Row Counter, and Intarsia Keyplate. So you save by buying the DELUXE if you intend to buy these accessories anyway. You can cast on up to 100 or 130 needles and knit any number of rows you want in solid or verigated yarns or in stripes of different yarn colors. You can also knit a pattern to fit on the machine by putting needles into work and out of work to shape a sweater front, back and sleeves to later seam together by hand, sewing machine or serger. You can use the cut and sew method by knitting unshaped square panels, cutting them out to fit the garment pattern and putting in the seams by hand or machine. (Q) What is the difference between the old Incredible Sweater Machine and the new Ultimate Sweater Machine? (A)The Incredible Sweater Machine is the older model of the 2 machines. Between the Incredible and the Ultimate. The Caron-Bond machine is the Ultimate - Caron international is Bond Americas parent company. Yes, the Incredible and the Ultimate are completely compatible to one another and you can combine the 2 needle beds. Hope this helps. Lori

F.A.Q.

I am interested in a small knitting machine for making baby clothes. Presently I hand knit, mostly in 3,4 and 8 ply. Can k/machines use standard yarns? Is there a machine smaller than the Bond Ultimate? Are there any extra tools/materials that you need to purchase as well as the machine? Can you follow standard patterns in knitting books using a knitting machine?
Our Ultimate Sweater Machine will handle yarns that are sport weight thru to a chunky weight. Everything is included in the kit that you will need to make your first practice piece including the yarn. Once you are adept at the machine then yes you can adapt hand knit patterns to the bond. Hope this helps. Lori at Bond

Can I use bulky yarns on the American Bond?
Yes, but you have to take an extra needle with you when you go shopping for yarn so you can test if the yarn runs through the latch eye easily without getting caught on the latch or hook. If it does catch, you will have problems machine knitting with that yarn. Always do a test swatch to make sure the appearance of stitches per inch and rows per inch is what you had in mind. Some textured yarns with slubs, nubs and hair require prewaxing when winding a skein into a ball. Silicone yarn spray is easily applied to cone or ball yarn to mat down the fibers so the yarn goes though the needles easier. That’s what they use in sweater factories to speed up production.

(Q&A) Exactly how wide can the USM knit? 31.5" WITHOUT EXTENSIONS. HOWEVER, YOU CAN PUT 2 USM'S TOGETHER FOR 63" OF KNITTING WIDTH. SEE: Assembling Two Ultimate Sweater Machines: http://www.bond-america.com/help/help_usm_mega.html

(Q&A) I am interested in knitting throws as well as sweaters and would like to be able to make them 50"+ wide. And am I correct that to make ribbing you have to unhook and rehook that column "by hand" with a crochet hook type tool? YES, THERE IS NO RIBBER ATTACHMENT AVAILABLE, SO YOU HAVE TO DO RIBBING BY HAND.

Q Which knitting machine should I start with for winter sweaters and blankets?

A You may want to start with the Bond Ultimate Sweater Machines just to learn how knitting machines work and see if you really like it before going to the next level.

Most machine knitters end up with more than one machine for the different gauges (fine, mid-gauge or bulky machines and yarns). No one knitting machine will handle all the gauges of yarn that you can knit with by hand. So, start with the one that will use the yarns you want and give you the stitches per inch needed for sweaters and blankets.

If you are doing winter sweaters and blankets you will probably need a bulky knitting machine with 8-9mm between all the needles. This will produce a test swatch that is 3 to 6 stitches per inch. Fine guage sweater yarn and machines go up to 10 stitches per inch.

The Bond USM is 8mm between 130 needles and the Silver Reed SK155 metal bed punchcard knitting machine. There is nothing in between with the bulky gauge is 9mm between 110 needles. No electronic machines are made with the bulky 9mm guage between needles. The metal beds are much easier and automatic to knit on than any of the plastic beds.

Bond Ultimate Sweater Machine with manual patterning capability.
http://www.sewingmachinestore.com/products/abp02547.html

Silver SK155 with automatic punchcard patterning.
http://www.sewingmachinestore.com/products/abp03744.html

Also check out Machine Knitters Source magazine at www.mksource.com for patterns, yarns, and supplies.