Mastering The Silver Reed SK840: A Comprehensive Course

One of the few new knitting machines currently available, this amazing machine has it all!

With this course you will set up and put your Silver Reed 840 to work.
Do you have a Silver Reed 280? The difference between the machines is the automatic patterning. The 860 controls the stitch patterns electronically and the 280 uses a punchcard.

This course features DesignaKnit for stitch patterning.

  • Learn about the machine (what are all those pieces and parts?)
  • Casting on and Binding off
  • Swatching
  • All About Stitch Patterning
  • 840 and DesignaKnit
  • Tuck (pull-up) stitch
  • Slip Stitch
  • Fair Isle
  • Thread lace
  • Plaiting
  • Knit Weave
  • Lace
More than 25 video tutorials
Plus cheatsheets and exercises to guarantee success with your machine
Thank you for this course. I've followed lessons in the past, but I never really understood the reasoning behind the buttons and levers and followed lists of press this and do that. I am still in the process of absorbing all the information, but a lot of things already came together! ~ Theo
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Course Outline

  • Your manuals
  • Printable Reference Cards
  • Terms you must know
  • Tools and Accessories
  • Setting up your machine
  • Yarn for Your Machine
  • Plain Knitting
  • The Proper Way to Knit
  • Electronics Set up for DAK
  • Replace a Needle
  • Insert Point Cams
  • Thread your machine
  • Secure the yarn tail
  • Needle Positions
  • Open vs Closed Cast On
  • Casting on Stitches
  • Weaving Cast on Checklist
  • Knit a swatch
  • Accurate Gauge Measurement
  • Gauge Rulers (Gauge Scales)
  • About Automatic Patterning on this Machine
  • How does Automatic Patterning Work?
  • Patterning Goals
  • Knit in a Stitch Pattern
  • Position a Stitch Pattern
  • Knit a Garment in Pattern
  • Exercises
  • Bits and Pieces
  • Position Pattern on Needlebed
  • Shaping Garment Pieces
  • End Needle Selection
  • Wrong Way!
  • Checklist
  • Finding Patterns in DAK
  • Stitch Patterns (DesignaKnit)
  • About Tuck Stitch
  • Tuck Inspiration
  • Tuck Challenge
  • Multi-color Tuck
  • Tuck Lace
  • Free Pass
  • Free Pass Challenge
  • About Slip (Skip) Stitch
  • Slip Inspiration
  • Slip Stitch Challenge
  • 840 I-Cord (2 methods)
  • Marker Row
  • About Knit Weave
  • Weave on the 840
  • Knit Weave Challenge
  • About Fairsle
  • Fairisle on the SK840
  • Fairisle Challenge
  • About Thread Lace
  • Punch Lace on the 840
  • Punch (Thread) Lace Challenge
  • About Plaiting
  • Plaiting (Plating) Challenge
  • The Lace Carriage
  • About Lace on the SK840
  • Casting On for Lace
  • Weight your Knitting
  • Plain Lace VS Fashion Lace
  • YC6 Color Changer
  • YC6 color changer Practice
  • all_over
  • 2position
  • 3 Garment
  • Steps for Patterning
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