The tools for the KnitSmart machines are very similar to
ours except that the latch hook tool has a handy beveled edge that opens those
latches along the row like butter and also, as I mentioned in another page,
the dual latch hook tool, a very handy gadget! There are more slots in the weighted
hem and the weights also appear to be a bit lighter. I assume that they had
the other future machines in mind when they constructed the plastic hem as it
would work with other needle spacings too. The KnitSmart machine came with regular
ravel cord and the Sweatermaker also had two heavy-duty claw weights. The manual
will stand upright on its own which is practical and it is well written. There
is the obligatory wax doughnut, this time without the center hole but it still
doesn't seem to fit into the keyplates!
