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Last year I came out with the "Needle Beetle" needle selector for the Silver Reed (studio,singer) LK-150, LK-140, LK-100, Zippy 90, and GK-370. It was a hit! but I kept getting asked if it would work on the Brother plastic machines, KX and Convertibles. Unfortunately they have different widths (not length) to their needle beds and a couple other factors such as they don't have the round knobs on top of their needles like the LK's do. I weighed whether to take on another expensive project, but so many were asking I went ahead and did it.
I am happy to announce that we now have the Needle Beetle II for the Brother plastic machines, KX models and convertible models. *sorry thus far it will not work on the KH-341.
The Needle Beetle needle selector makes selecting needle arrangements go MUCH faster when working specialty stitches such as tuck, slip, weaving, lace, fairisle, etc.
Both Needle Beetle and Needle Beetle II work exactly the same way, they both work on 8-stitch pattern repeats (16 for the Convertible 9mm option). You simply select the first 8 needles, push the Needle Beetle across the needle bed and the NB will select all the rest of the stitches exactly in the pattern you chose. There are now some great videos on Youtube by various knitters demo-ing the NB.
For information or ordering go to: www.kriskrafter.com
Hi Beetle users!
Come here to see different needle arrangements to make specialty stitches. These are the TUCK stitches. I have made these tuck stitches using the new Needle Beetle needle selector and my LK-150 knitting machine. If you don't have a Needle Beetle yet but would like to learn more about it go to: https://www.kriskrafter.com/product-page/needle-beetle-needle-selector
I will be adding to this all the time, so be sure to check back. I will make another page for Slip stitches once I start on those.
Tuck Stitch #1
Tuck Stitch #3
Tuck Stitch #4
Tuck Stitch #5
Tuck Stitch #7
Tuck Stitch #11
Tuck Stitch #12
Hi MKers,
For those of you who own one of my new Needle Beetle needle selectors. I have come up with a list of the various 8-stitch needle arrangements that can be used with the Needle Beetle.
Use/combine these arrangements to create your own designs. Some lend themselves better to Tuck, some to slip, lace, or fairisle. * I will be posting a collection of Stitch Patterns that I've come up with soon.
If I have missed some, please let me know and I will add it.
You can link to the PDF file here and download it:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BU-XRBXW0Ki7PCREIGpXvQwERBtT2VIm/view?usp=sharing
If you don't own a Needle Beetle needle selector but are interested in one. Take a look at my website:
www.kriskrafter.com for more information.
The Original Needle Beetle works on these machine: LK-150, LK-140, LK-100, GK-370
The newest Needle Beetle II works on Brother KX & Convertible models.
Kriskrafter has an exciting new accessory for the LK-150/140, LK-100, and GK-370 Knitting Machine users.
The Needle Beetle needle selector
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The Needle Beetle needle selector selects needles and pushes them in to "D" position so that you can then perform Tuck, Slip, Lace, Fairisle, etc. You hand select the first 8 needles in to the arrangement you want, then push the Needle Beetle across the needle bed and it will select the rest of the needles lickety spilt! Yes, this is similar to some old needle selectors but a couple differences: first mine is all made in the U.S., and secondly the old ones selected the needles only to "C" position - you had to then push them manually to "D" position.
The Needle Beetle will work on the 6.5mm LK-150, LK-140 (and also, I believe the Japanese machine GK-370), as well as the 9mm LK-100. Stay Tuned!
See a demo video here on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiO40h1e8AE
and here it's in use to make tuck stitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xikaWyfBLXk&t=1s
Available for ordering now on www.kriskrafter.com
