Brother KG-88 User manual

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PARTS NAME

PARTS TO BE CHANGED

(1) Yarn Tension-G

(2) Racks

BEFORE STARTING TO KNIT

(1) Row Counter

(2) Tension Dial

(3) Needle Position

(4) Selector

(5) Self Turning Lever

(6) Carriage Direction Lever

HOW TO USE THE G-CARRIAGE

('1) Preparation 7

(2) Casting On I

(3) Rib Knitting .10

(4) Mu*i Garter'll:: ::l':.': :::':::.:::::::::: :: ::::: : ::::::::::::.. ,u

(5) Casting Off

BASIC TECHNIQUES

1. INCREASING/DECREASING 20

2. HOW TO UNRAVEL AND PICK UP STITCHES ....... 23

3. HOW TO SHAPE A NECK LINE . 25

4. WHEN YOU HAVE TO KNIT ONE ROW WITH K-CARRIAGE 28

5. CHANGING THE YARN WHILST KNITTING 29

USEFUL HINTS

1. IF THE G-CARRIAGE SHOULD STOP MOVING

2. IN CASE OF MOVING THE G.CARRIAGE WITHOUT YARN ....... 32

3, HOW TO UNRAVEL SEVERAL ROWS 33

4. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE .. 37

VARIOUS PATTERNS 38

COMPARISON CHART ....... 40

The G-Carriage is an automatic carriage and

works for you by itself. You do not have to knit by

yourself.

It can knit plain, rib, garter and various stitch

palterns and cast-off.

1. Rib knitting 2. Multi Garter 3. Casting Off

RIB KNITTING

Card No. 1

1x1 Rib

2x1 Rib 3x3 Rib

4x4 Rib

MULTI GA

Card No. 2(GARTER STTTCH)

6x6 Rib

Card No. 3

Card No. 5

M... KH890/891

J ... KH860

CARD No.1J 1M CARD No.7J 7M

CARD No.8J 8M CARD No.10M

CARD No.11M CARD No. 12M

Row Counter Tripper

Socket for Pin Plug

Selector

Self -turning

Lever

Knit-Leader Tripper

Carriage Drrection

Lever

Row Counter

Stop Button

(to stop G-Carriage)

Start.Button

(to start G-Carriage)

Tensron

Dial

Yarn Gu

Needle-G

Sinker

plate

Speed Control

Dial

/ Control the knitting speed \

\ from 0.6 sec to 0.8 seci 1 stitch /

Pr ug

(Power consu!-nption is 20 W.)

Spare Needle-G (5)

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i/ergnts

for increasing more

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G-Point Cams

for 2 stitch for 3 stitch Tripper for KH-860/890

Punch Cards

Double Latch Toot

Yarn Tension-G

RACK L

RACK M

RACK R

You can use the G-Carriage on the model KH-860/KH-BB1 (KG-88) and KH-891 (KG-89). lf you use KH-

860 (881 ) the following attachments are necessary. So put them onto your rnachine.

(You don't need any attachments in using KH-891 .)

(1) YARN TENSION-G (Attachment for using KH-860/881) [--------------l

.1 . Take the Yarn Tension Head off the rod and

pull out the take-uP sPrings. 2. Raise up the front

Tension-G, guide the Yarn

3. Set the take-up springs onto the Yarn Tension- 4. Put the Yarn Tension-G onto the rod.

Lr.

(2) RACKS (Attachment for using KH-860/881)

Set the Racks (L. M. R.) on the needle bed.

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1. Put the Rack R on the right side of the needle

bed and fix the pins on the needle bed into the

hole on the racks.

* Take away the racks when using the K-carriage and the L-carriage.

2. Put Rack M&L in the same way and make sure

that these three racks are in a line.

Head of the Tension

Unit

Yarn Tension Rod

4 Put the Yarn Tension-G onto the rod

Rack L Rack M Rack R

It's impossible to use more than 190 needles (left 95, right 95) when using the G-carriage

r-+Er

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TRIPPERS

Take off both KH-881 /891 (Grey) trippers 2. Put the tripper (KH-860/890 (Brown)) into the

left hole. (The right side hole is empty.)

Tripper

Model

Brown

881

891 oX

860

890 Xo

(1) ROW COUNTER

Set the number of rows you want to knit.

The number decreases as the G-carriage moves until it stops.

(When it stop, the Row Counter shows 000.)

- When the Row Counter shows 000, the G-carriage does nol

work.

- lf you do not use the Row Counter, set it at a large number. (ex.

900)

(21 rENSroN DIAL

The following chart shows the standard tension.

The tension of the G-carriage is different from that of the K-carriage.

YARN IENSION DIAL

RIB PATTERN STITCH PATTERN

VERY FINE (2ply 1-2 2-3

FINE (3ply) 2-4 3-6

MEDIUM (aply) 3-5 5-B

THICK (Sply) 6-B 7 -10

VERY THICK 7-9 8-10

NOTE: Sometimes these - thick yarns are difficult to knit.

You must be careful when using fancy yarns such as tweed, boucl6 and loop. Also yarns with no

elasticy. (ex. silk, cotton and linen)

(3) NEEDLE POS|T|ON

Do not use the G-carriage wrth-out needle on the

needlebed.

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