Ribbing attachments – Knitting Machine Encyclopedia

You will need a ribber if you want to knit “purl” and “knit” stitches simultaneously and to convert your flat bed knitting machine into a double bed. Additionally, coupled with a ribber, your main knitting machine can create double jacquard (no floats on the back) and reversible colored-patterned fabrics.

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Ribbers need to match the gauge of the machine. Thus, there are ribbers for standard, bulky, mid- and fine-gauge machines. Almost all knitting machine makers created ribbing attachments for their corresponding flat-bed knitting machines. The list of ribbers below is split by manufacturer and gauge.

Artisan

ArtKnitter

Art Rib Knitter, standard-gauge

Bond

Bond Ribber

Bond Elite Ribber

Brother

Ribbers manufactured by Brother always come with the number ending with zero and with the “KR” letters before the model number.

Brother KR110, fine gauge

Brother KR120, fine gauge

Brother KR230, bulky

Brother KR260, bulky

Ribber for KH212-KH218 knitting machines

Brother KR321

Brother KR531

Brother KR551, standard

Brother KR580, standard

Brother KR586, standard

Brother KR587, standard

Brother KR600, standard

Brother KR710, standard

Brother KR810, standard

Brother KR830, standard

Brother KR838, standard

Brother KR840, standard

Brother KR850, standard

Brother KR890, standard

Brother KR900, standard

Corona

Corona Genie CHR200, standard

ELNA

Elna ER2350, bulky

Elna ER2450, standard

Empisal

Empisal SRP50, standard

Empisal SRP60, standard

Empisal SRP60N, standard

Empisal Supermatic PB8 KRE68

Empisal KR70

Empisal KR90

Empisal SR-150, bulky, 9 mm

Empisal SR-155, bulky, 9 mm

Empisal KR680, standard

Empisal KR820, standard

Genie

Genie KR-710, standard

Jones

Similar to machines, ribbers branded under Jones are the same models as those under Brother.

Jones KR551, standard

Jones KR582, standard

Jones KR586, standard

KnitKing

Similar to machines, ribbers branded under KnitKing are the same models as those under Brother brand name.

KnitKing KR230, bulky

KnitKing PCB-R, bulky

KnitKing KR880, standard

KnitKing R900, standard

KnitKing RK900, standard

Knitmaster

Knitmaster SRP50, standard

Knitmaster SRP60, standard

Knitmaster SRP60N, standard

Knitmaster SR101, standard

Knitmaster SR302, standard

KnitMaster SR-150

Knitmaster SR-155, bulky, 9 mm

KnitMaster 555

Knitmaster Ribmaster 3500

Knitmaster Ribmaster 4500

Knittax

Knittax AM3

Knittax M, standard

Knittax M2

Elna

KR2450, standard

KR2350, bulky

Prazisa

Prazisa Home Knitter Ribber, standard

Singer/Silver Reed/Studio ribbers

Singer/Silver Reed/Studio ribbers are all interchangeable. Below are the models I either had or saw pictures online. …just to show that the models do exist and that I didn’t just retype the list below from other Internet sources.

The general rule is the letters “SR” mark the bulky ribbers. “SRP” are for standard-gauge ribbers. Ribbers with the letter “F” are for fine-gauge machines. Ribbers with the letter “J” in the name, SRJ and FRJ, have some extra features (mostly for convenience) to knit double-bed jacquard even though simpler SRP and SR ribbers still knit double-bed jacquard patterns.