Category: Bulky

  • Toyota KS610 knitting machine

    Toyota KS610 knitting machine

    A bulky (9 mm gauge) Toyota KS610 knitting machine was manufactured and released to the market in the late 1980s. It has 110 needles. It is a basic knitting machine with only manual stitch and needle manipulation capabilities. Toyota KS610 can be accessorized with a matching ribber, Toyota KR310.

  • Brother KR260 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR260 ribber was manufactured by Brother in the mid-1980s. This attachment fits only two kinds of bulky-gauge knitting machines, Brother KH260 and Brother KH270. I had a chance to work with the Brother KR260 ribber attached to the punchcard KH260 knitting machine and absolutely loved it! Watch the video of my tests and read…

  • Corona CN-9N bulky knitting machine

    Corona CN-9N bulky knitting machine

    Corona CN-9N knitting machine is a bulky-gauge knitting machine with 100 needles. Some sources say it is 8 mm gauge and some 9 mm. Since I still have not workedon mine, I don’t know for sure. If any of my readers can clarify it or even send me a picture with a ruler against the…

  • Studio SK-121 knitting machine

    Studio SK-121 knitting machine

    I am a proud owner of a very rare knitting machine – 11 mm -gauge super bulky Studio SK121. Join my journey of learning about this machine hands-on. I am going to start with some pictures and will add more information as I learn more about this beauty. Studio SK121 has 98 needles, spaced 11…

  • Empisal HK100 (Hobby 100) knitting machine

    Empisal HK100 knitting machine is a 8 mm gauge knitter with a plastic bed. It is considered a mid- to bulky-gauge. This is the same machine as the Singer HK100 knitting machine. Thus, read my blog posting dedicated to that machine and see it in action in my video.

  • KnitKing KH230 knitting machine

    KnitKing KH230 knitting machine

    KnitKing KH230 knitting machine is a clone of Brother KH230 knitting machine but with just a different color combination. Refer to the original post on Brother KH230 and in the meantime enjoy the picture of KnitKing KH230 below. Needles for KH230 are identical to those used on its matching ribber, Brother KR230 but they are…

  • Brother KH230 knitting machine

    Brother KH230 knitting machine

    Brother KH230 was manufactured and released to the market in 1981. This is the second bulky-gauge machine released to the market by Brother (the first one was the KH210 model). I suspect the reason the bulky machines got introduced to the market relatively late as a demand from home knitters to accommodate more readily available…

  • Kantan Bulky, 8 mm gauge knitting machine

    Kantan Bulky is the same machine branded as Silver or Silver Reed bulky (model numbers SK120), 8 mm gauge knitting machine. It is also known as Fancy Bulky. The only ribber that works with this machine is Silver Reed SR120.

  • Studio Bulky Eight

    Studio Bulky Eight

    The machine sold under the name “Studio Bulky Eight” is the same as Studio SK120 just rebranded differently. Models branded under different names are also Silver Reed SK120 , Silver SK120, Kantan Bulky, Fancy Bulky, and Bulky Eight). The only ribber that works with this machine is Silver Reed SR120.

  • Silver SK120 knitting machine

    Silver SK120 knitting machine

    Silver SK120 knitting machine is a flat-bed metal knitting machine with 120 needles 8.0 mm apart. This bulky-gauge knitting machine was released to the market in 1978. It is also known under the names Studio SK120, Kantan Bulky, Fancy Bulky, and Bulky Eight). This machine is identical (except for the name) to the Silver Reed…

  • Studio SK120 knitting machine

    Studio SK120 knitting machine is a flat-bed metal knitting machine with 120 needles 8.0 mm apart. This bulky-gauge knitting machine was released to the market in 1978. It is also known as Bulky Eight (or ‘Studio Bulky Eight”, Kantan Bulky, and Silver SK120. This machine is identical (except for the name) to the Silver Reed…

  • Silver Reed SK120 bulky knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK120 bulky knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK120 knitting machine is a flat-bed metal knitting machine with needles 8.0 mm apart. The bed contains 120 large needles. This bulky-gauge knitting machine was released to the market in 1978. It is also known as Bulky Eight, Studio SK120, Kantan Bulky, and Silver SK120. Another interesting name this machine is known for…