Category: Gauge

  • Brother KH894 knitting machine.

    Brother KH894 knitting machine is a Japan-made standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and 4.5 mm distance between the needles. It can knit patterns automatically. The patterns are predetermined by the punch card. The punchcard reader gets the information from the punchcards and then assists in selecting appropriate needles. On the Japanese market, it is…

  • Toyota Elena Auto 7

    Toyota Elena Auto 7

    Below are the pictures of the machine I recently purchased. Toyota Elena Auto 7 knitting machine is a standard-gauge setup equipped with a punchcard reading mechanism and needle selection. There is such sparse information on this machine on the Internet so I am eager to learn and expand my knowledge on it. Stay tuned!! It…

  • Brother KH212 vintage knitting machine

    Brother KH212 vintage knitting machine

    Brother KH212 knitting machine is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machine with 190 needles. It was released to the market in 1957 and it is a true vintage beauty. I did not have a chance to work on it yet. However, you can still enjoy the pictures below generously provided to me by a knitting…

  • Brother KH571 knitting machine

    Brother KH571 knitting machine

    Brother KH571 knitting machine is an 8-push button knitting machine with a pattern control center. It is a metal flat-bed knitting machine with 200 needles positioned 4.5 mm apart, which makes this knitting machine standard. The machine was very likely released to the market in mid-to-late 1960s. I did not have a chance yet to…

  • Brother KH560 knitting machine

    …Well, a lot of Internet resources mention this model but I cannot find any pictures or information on it…. If you have it, have seen it – email me!! We can collaborate or I can offer a discount in my store. Thank you in advance.

  • D-slider

    D slider is used with the bulky (9 mm) ribbers to create knitted panels using the drop-stitch technique. There is a similar carriage for Singer/Silver Reed/Studio knitting machines called P-carriage.

  • KnitKing KH830 knitting machine

    KnitKing KH830 knitting machine

    KnitKing KH830 knitting machine is another brand name for the Japanese knitting machine manufactured and released to the market by Brother Co. It is also known as Brother KH830 and, with the exception of the branding, is identical to it. Thus, read all the details of Brother KH830 in a separate blog entry.

  • Brother KH940 electronic knitting machine

    I am now a lucky owner of a Brother KH940 electronic knitting machine. While exploring it, I discovered that it is identical (even the way it looks) to the Brother KH930 knitting machine but has more memory so I don’t have to split my DAK pattern into several parts to knit it on the machine,…

  • KnitKing IV electronic knitting machine

    KnitKing IV electronic knitting machine

    KnitKing Compuknit IV is the brand name of the Japanese knitting machine made by Brother. It is also known as Brother KH940 (Thus, read the corresponding article on the details, including pros, cons, and differences from other electronic machines). The other brand name of the same machine is Topical -3 (yes, the same as an…

  • Genie, the Magic Knitter, knitting machine KH710

    Genie, the Magic Knitter, knitting machine KH710

    Genie KH710 is manufactured by Brother and branded as Genie. It is identical to the Brother KH710 model of standard-gauge knitting machine. Read about all pros and cons and details about Brother KH710 in a separate article. In the meantime, enjoy pictures of Genie, the Magic Knitter, KH710 below.

  • Simple Seven Knitting machine by KnitKing

    Simple Seven knitting machine released to the market under the KnitKing brand name is identical to the Brother KX350 knitting machine. Read more about all the pros and cons and details in the article on Brother KX350 while enjoying the pictures of Simple Seven below.

  • KnitKing III electronic knitting machine

    KnitKing III electronic knitting machine

    KnitKing III is the brand name of the Japanese Knitting machine Brother KH930. Read all the details of this machine in the article dedicated to Brother KH930, including capabilities and pros and cons. Other known names are ElectroKnit 930(e), CompuKnit III and/or Topical-3.