Product Description

Backordered until 2012, No ETA

The KC860 is out of stock and on backorder to us from Silver Reed and we do not have any delivery dates on this item. (Last updated 10/14/11)

Note: Requires and Optional Coil Cable Curl Cord unless you already have one on another Silver Reed electronic machine, PLUS Silver Reed EC1, PE1, PC10, SilverKnit Hardware or DesignAknit Software with SilverLink4 Cables to transfer designs to machine.

  • Allows SR860 Ribbing Attachment to work with SK-160 knitting machine
  • Designed for the Silver/Reed SK-160 manual knitting machine.
  • Upgrades the SK-160 manual knitting machine to the electronic SK-860 knitting machine
  • Requires Silver EC1 Electronic Card Reader with Coil Cable, , PE1, PC10, SilverKnit, or Design A Knit Software plus Cables if you do not already have one of these systems in order to do electronic design creation and patterning.

    Link-4 USB and Coil Cables are $500 more if you do not already have one of these systems in order to do electronic design creation and patterning.
  • US Warranty 1 year parts, 90 days labor on defects in materials and workmanship.
  • Non-US Warranty: 30 days parts and labor

F.A.Q.

My wife Qun wants to start a home business knitting clothes. What machine do you suggest she buy?

-Jim

SK-160

SR-860 with KC860 Electronic Carriage Upgrade

Stand

The manual machine and ribber will do solids, stripes, sweaters, ribbing and allow manual manipulation of stitches (lace, cables, finishing edgings, etc). The SK160 is a mid-gauge machine suitable for a wide range of hand and machine knitting yarns on cones or rewound into balls with a winder. The SK860 already has the electronic carriage, but is not operational for patterning until you add the software and cables.

The smaller knitting carriage that comes with the SK160 includes built-in intarsia capability. When you upgrade to the larger electronic carriage, you keep the smaller carriage for its intarsia functions because it is easier to handle than the larger carriage for intarsia.

You can find the electronic knitting machine carriage, Design-a-Knit software and computer cables with the addition of computer and coil cables to match your computer at:

SK-160 to KC-860 Carriage Upgrade

Design-a-Knit Software

The reason I recommend starting with manual and going to electronic at any time is to give your wife time to master the machine knitting techniques that would apply to both manual and electronic knitting. Since Silver is a modular system you don’t have to get everything at once, but wait and buy it when you are ready to use it.

Hope this helps. Thanks.

John M. Douthat
Owner & Tech

Comments & Reviews

Sylvia, California
Thank you John Douthat for patiently answering all of the questions I asked. For responding to my e mails in a timely manner which I greatly appreciated. Making my shopping experience with your company very rewarding.

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