YC6 Colour Changer
The Silver Reed YC6 automatic yarn colour changer is for double and single bed knitting machines. Changing yarn colours faster, means more knitting is done in less time
When the carriage moves all the way to the left end of the needle bed, the trip lever on the carriage arm activates the yarn changer and automatically exchanges one colour for another.
£359.00
A YC6 colour changer is an accessory used with Silver Reed / Knitmaster electronic knitting machines that lets you knit multi‑colour patterns without stopping to change yarns by hand. It’s a huge time‑saver if you do fair‑isle, jacquard, or any patterning that uses several colours.
What the YC6 colour changer does
- Holds up to 6 different yarn colours at once
- Automatically switches the yarn each time the carriage returns
- Works with electronic patterning so the machine knows which colour to pick up
- Lets you knit:
- Multi‑colour jacquard
- Fair‑isle
- Slip stitch colourwork
- Tuck stitch colourwork
- Stripes without cutting yarn
How it works
- You thread each yarn into its own channel in the changer
- As you slide the carriage across, the changer:
- Drops the previous colour
- Picks up the next colour the pattern calls for
- The machine continues knitting without you touching the yarns
- This keeps tension even and prevents tangles
When you’d use a YC6
- Knitting complex jacquard motifs
- Making striped fabrics quickly
- Working with multiple colours where manual switching would slow you down
- Creating professional‑looking colourwork with clean edges and consistent tension
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