You make great videos. Thede are plenty of us men that enjoy using these machines. It is relaxing to be able to produce useful items. These videos are also a huge help because information isn't always available. ⁰
You just got to love theese plastic bed machines - so cute and modest. Quickly set up for something small you want to knit like a shopping bag, some i-cord or a tie... then swiftly put back away again 😻 😻 😻
Ben Traeger That is so true! I love the quick set up and put away, some knitters don’t have lots of room to leave their machines set up all the time and setting up metal bed machines and ribbers etc can be quite a chore.
I found your video for this machine. I have just bought this machine because I also want to work with thick yarn. This is a good tutorial. Thank you very much!
I just inherited this machine, it was bought by the residents association to share among the women to knit uniforms and clothes, while times were hard. I'm chuffed to pieces to get started 😍😍
Thank you for video -- very deft one-handed production! I am practicing and producing on my LK-150, but am hoping to acquire an LK-100 shortly so I can work up the tonnes of worsted and bulky yarn I've acquired. This video was most helpful.
Thank you - that video was very useful :-) To the lady who asked about the sponge - you either have to take all the needles out - lay the new sponge in then re-instate the needles or - if you're lucky, you can butt the old sponge end with the new sponge end and stitch is together - maybe even one round of strong tape over the join. Then, very gently, pull the old sponge out, while guiding the new one in at the other end. If you are lucky - you will do it all in one go. If not - it may break in the middle which means taking out just half of the needles to finish the job using the first method. It's worth a try.
hi, I found your video very useful, would you be able to do another video on how to do patterns an colour changes please?😊 I've got a zippy 90 and havent a clue how to use properly only basic thank you.
THIS VIDEO IS HELLA USEFUL!!!!!! F@#! the 8 dislikes - if it wasn't for this video I wouldn't have just clicked "Buy Now" for this machine on ebay 😂. Ooh, I must get a new sponge too! Thanks so much, really excited for it to arrive and subbing for more of your videos!
Hello!Thank you for the video.Can you write how the length, width and height of the box machine Zippy 90?How is the weight of the box with the machine?Thank you!
Brilliant review, thank you. I'm thinking of adding a zippy 90 to my collection....something light that can be set up quickly for knitting up a speedy school sweater. I've got a knit master 155 but it's so heavy and I don't have room to keep it permanently set up....big sigh.
sarah larkin They are lovely little machines, very easy and quick to set up and put away and such a joy to knit on. I had a Knitmaster 155, O got rid of it, I thought it was a horrid machine, it was so heavy and bulky, it wasn’t much fun to use for me.
I have a Lk100 Silver Reed knitting machine. It was donated to me. I can't get it to work. When I move the carriage to the right or to the left it get stuck. In your video you mentioned that it might need the sponge bar might need to be replaced. How do you do that?
You first have to remove all the needles from the machine by pushing them all out to holding or D position. Close the latches on all the hooks, then pull up and back on every one of the needles one at a time and they will pop right out of the machine. Remove the old sponge and discard, lay a new sponge in the channel underneath the machine where the sponge sits and insert the needle back in. It will be tricky and you will have to press down on the sponge with your finger so the needles will slip back in place. When you look at the machine from underneath the needles should be sitting on top of the sponge, so the sponge should be sandwiched between the underside of the bed and the needles. Make sure when you’re putting the needles back in that you note the colours. If it’s a Zippy90/LK100 the needle buts are in two colours and are in blocks of 5 in each of the colours alternately. If it is an LK100, the two different coloured needle buts are in blocks of 10 alternately.
Hi i just wondered if you knew where i can get a claw weight from, i cant seem to find any online, any suggestions? Btw your videos are awesome, so easy to watch and follow, thanks for putting it out there x
I bought a Zippy 90 recently on Ebay and I have not even been able to knit the first row. I have threaded it exactly as you have done here and according to the instruction book and it just keeps jamming....can you help please ?
Edyta Zurawska eBay is probably your best bet. These machines are no longer in production. A similar machine called the LK150 is still in production but it has a smaller gauge of 6.5mm instead of the 9mm of the Zippy90/LK100... So it takes yarns up to Aran, it will not knit chunky yarn, unless knitted on every other needle.
Jackie H I would suggest more like half an inch, an inch is too thick, if all you can find is 1/4 inch it will work fine, just the needles will be less firm and could cause you some hiccups in certain techniques on the machine.
Thesweaterfactory Thank you for yoir quick reply. I also have a lk140 and a brother convertible. Do you think the same stripping would fit these machines also?
Jackie H The LK 140 will be the same as the LK 100 and LK150, as far as the sponge in concerned, I am not familiar with the Brother machine though, so I wouldn't like to say...Hope that helps and it is no problem at all. 😊
Excellent tutorial. I found knitting machines intimidating but this is so clear and eady to follow. Thank you so much.
You make great videos. Thede are plenty of us men that enjoy using these machines. It is relaxing to be able to produce useful items. These videos are also a huge help because information isn't always available. ⁰
You just got to love theese plastic bed machines - so cute and modest. Quickly set up for something small you want to knit like a shopping bag, some i-cord or a tie... then swiftly put back away again 😻 😻 😻
Ben Traeger That is so true! I love the quick set up and put away, some knitters don’t have lots of room to leave their machines set up all the time and setting up metal bed machines and ribbers etc can be quite a chore.
I found your video for this machine. I have just bought this machine because I also want to work with thick yarn. This is a good tutorial. Thank you very much!
Thank you! You're right, there is very little info on youtube for this machine. I appreciate you.
butchandreggie Thank you for the kind words.
Thanks so much. I have an LK100, and I wasn't completely sure how to use it.
Cindy Mills You’re welcome. 😇
I just inherited this machine, it was bought by the residents association to share among the women to knit uniforms and clothes, while times were hard. I'm chuffed to pieces to get started 😍😍
Thank you for video -- very deft one-handed production! I am practicing and producing on my LK-150, but am hoping to acquire an LK-100 shortly so I can work up the tonnes of worsted and bulky yarn I've acquired. This video was most helpful.
Pauline Mang Aww you’re welcome. Thanks for your kind words, hope you get one, they are fun machines to use.
Thanks I can't wait to try it 😊
Thank you so much your video was so helpful in my decision making of buying this machine as I am a novice to machine knitting.
really enjoyed this video thank you for your enthusiasm and your easy to follow guidlines
shirley mcnaught Bless you, thanks so much. ☺️
Thank you - that video was very useful :-) To the lady who asked about the sponge - you either have to take all the needles out - lay the new sponge in then re-instate the needles or - if you're lucky, you can butt the old sponge end with the new sponge end and stitch is together - maybe even one round of strong tape over the join. Then, very gently, pull the old sponge out, while guiding the new one in at the other end. If you are lucky - you will do it all in one go. If not - it may break in the middle which means taking out just half of the needles to finish the job using the first method. It's worth a try.
Gorgeous love the colour 😍
Thank you for this! My carriage is jamming as soon as I drag it along - I need to change the sponge!
thank you for the video i just bought a zippy 90 second hand soo excited got it and realised the same as you i need a new sponge bed happy days lol
Absolutely brilliant, thank you so much
Niamh McEnery You’re welcome. 😇
Thank you
Niamh McEnery Sorry I haven’t really been on TH-cam for a while, I am sorry it has taken a while to get back to you. X
Thank you, this was very helpful!
linuxgirl You’re welcome. 😇
hi, I found your video very useful, would you be able to do another video on how to do patterns an colour changes please?😊 I've got a zippy 90 and havent a clue how to use properly only basic thank you.
Lou D
THIS VIDEO IS HELLA USEFUL!!!!!! F@#! the 8 dislikes - if it wasn't for this video I wouldn't have just clicked "Buy Now" for this machine on ebay 😂. Ooh, I must get a new sponge too!
Thanks so much, really excited for it to arrive and subbing for more of your videos!
Pity you couldn't have set your camera , very awkward for you, but you did a great video 👍
Thank you, much appreciated
Hello!Thank you for the video.Can you write how the length, width and height of the box machine Zippy 90?How is the weight of the box with the machine?Thank you!
Knitter K Sorry for an extremely late reply! I would love to help, unfortunately I no longer have this machine.
Brilliant review, thank you.
I'm thinking of adding a zippy 90 to my collection....something light that can be set up quickly for knitting up a speedy school sweater. I've got a knit master 155 but it's so heavy and I don't have room to keep it permanently set up....big sigh.
sarah larkin They are lovely little machines, very easy and quick to set up and put away and such a joy to knit on. I had a Knitmaster 155, O got rid of it, I thought it was a horrid machine, it was so heavy and bulky, it wasn’t much fun to use for me.
Sa NE The gauge is different and it has no mast when compared to the LK150 buy the basic design of the machine it the same. Lovely little machines.
My yarn is not going on the needles what bc am I doing wrong
I have a Lk100 Silver Reed knitting machine. It was donated to me. I can't get it to work. When I move the carriage to the right or to the left it get stuck. In your video you mentioned that it might need the sponge bar might need to be replaced. How do you do that?
Anyone know how to change the strip of foam under the zippy90? Many thanks
You first have to remove all the needles from the machine by pushing them all out to holding or D position. Close the latches on all the hooks, then pull up and back on every one of the needles one at a time and they will pop right out of the machine. Remove the old sponge and discard, lay a new sponge in the channel underneath the machine where the sponge sits and insert the needle back in. It will be tricky and you will have to press down on the sponge with your finger so the needles will slip back in place. When you look at the machine from underneath the needles should be sitting on top of the sponge, so the sponge should be sandwiched between the underside of the bed and the needles.
Make sure when you’re putting the needles back in that you note the colours. If it’s a Zippy90/LK100 the needle buts are in two colours and are in blocks of 5 in each of the colours alternately.
If it is an LK100, the two different coloured needle buts are in blocks of 10 alternately.
Can I get this book anywhere please 😮
Thank you for the video. Very helpful.
Fay Douglas You’re welcome, thanks for watching. 😊
Hi i just wondered if you knew where i can get a claw weight from, i cant seem to find any online, any suggestions? Btw your videos are awesome, so easy to watch and follow, thanks for putting it out there x
ebay is your friend!
I bought a Zippy 90 recently on Ebay and I have not even been able to knit the first row. I have threaded it exactly as you have done here and according to the instruction book and it just keeps jamming....can you help please ?
Helena Swords change your sponge bar...you can use weather strip from the diy store
Where would the sponge bar be located? Mine is doing the same thing!
Janet Egan turn you machine upside down.....it's under the needles
Thank you, I found it haha
I changed the sponge and now it works !!!
Thank you!
Hi i have just got one of these machines , this video was very helpful have you got any baby patterns for this machine please .
Tracey Clark You’re welcome. I don’t I’m afraid. I only have one pattern book for this machine and they are mainly women’s and mens sweaters.
I have the same machine but my knitting thing that you slide across is constantly getting stuck
Janet Egan You need a new sponge
ou peut ton trouver un chariot zippy 90 ou un signer lk 100 merci
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Where can i buy this machine ?Do you have any link do the shop?
Edyta Zurawska eBay is probably your best bet. These machines are no longer in production. A similar machine called the LK150 is still in production but it has a smaller gauge of 6.5mm instead of the 9mm of the Zippy90/LK100... So it takes yarns up to Aran, it will not knit chunky yarn, unless knitted on every other needle.
I just purchased the Lk100 knitting machine. What thickness of weather stripping would you recommend. 1/4 inch or 1 inch thickness?
Jackie H I would suggest more like half an inch, an inch is too thick, if all you can find is 1/4 inch it will work fine, just the needles will be less firm and could cause you some hiccups in certain techniques on the machine.
Thesweaterfactory Thank you for yoir quick reply. I also have a lk140 and a brother convertible. Do you think the same stripping would fit these machines also?
Jackie H The LK 140 will be the same as the LK 100 and LK150, as far as the sponge in concerned, I am not familiar with the Brother machine though, so I wouldn't like to say...Hope that helps and it is no problem at all. 😊
Thesweaterfactory Thank you for your help. I love watching your videos. Hope you keep making them. Take care Jackie
Where do you buy the above machine and how much does it cost?
Lou Hollingsworth eBay is the best place to look as this machine is no longer in production. The cost can vary but they don’t usually cost a fortune.