Category: Gauge
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JUKI K 861 knitting machine
JUKI K-861 is a first JUKI knitting machine to offer semi-automatic needle selection, accomplished by eight push-buttons. It is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Thus, it could be considered a JUKI pioneer for the whole JUKI series of knitting machines. The screw-on carriage handle, S-shaped table clamps and slide-in tool holder…
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JUKI K-841 knitting machine
JUKI K-841 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Not much is available about this machine. Judging by its vintage row counter, JUKI K-841 was manufactured in Japan very likely in the early 1960s. Additionally, a unique tension mast is also seen in the machines manufactured up to the late 1960s…
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Studio SRP50 ribbing attachment
Studio SRP50 ribber was released to the market in the late 1970s to convert standard-gauge metal flat bed machines manufactured by Silver Reed and its subsidiaries (Singer, Silver, Studio, Riccar, Empisal Knitmaster) into double bed machines. Studio SRP50 ribber has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Studio SRP50 fits a large variety of Studio knitting machines,…
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Janome CH-1800 knitting machine.
Janome CH1800 knitting machine is a rebranded Corona CH-1800 and/or Genie CH1800 knitting machines. The same machine also came under as Koyo CH1800. Thus, read the corresponding posts while enjoying the pictures below. It looks like it could be accessorized with a ribber (stay tuned while I am figuring out the model number).
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Friend knitting machines
I found pictures of several models of Friend knitting machines but I could not determine their model numbers. Thus, I included all of those (currently four) machines into one page. My research did not show so far any information at all!! I am looking for somebody to translate (from Japanese) one manual I found online…
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Studio SK313 knitting machine
Studio SK313 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1970. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is identical to the Silver SK313 model, on which I already wrote a detailed article; thus, refer to it while enjoying the pictures below. Studio SK313 has a very pretty green color…
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Studio mod. 327 knitting machine
Silver SK327 was released in the mid-to-late 1970s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is identical (with the exception of the branding and color combos) to the Silver SK327, Silver SK326 and Studio mod. 326 knitting machines: same type of vintage roll-based knit leader, built-in tool tray, stand-alone…
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Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 appeared on the market in the mid-1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, and with only basic/manual capabilities. However, Empisal Knitmaster mod. it has a needle selector (a mini carriage) to assist with patterning. Other machines with needle selectors are Studio SK101, Studio SK-102, Studio…
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Studio mod. 280 knitting machine
Studio mod. 280 is a standard-gauge knitting machines with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The same machines are Silver Reed SK280, and Studio by White mod. 280. Unlike many of its Studio/Silver Reed/Singer counterparts, Studio mod. 280 does NOT have a built-in leader and has a stand-alone tool box. The machine was released relatively late…
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Silver Reed LK200 knitting machine
Silver Reed LK200 knitting machine, or La-La LK200, is a plastic flat-bed knitting machine with 140 needles, 6.5 mm apart. It is a mid-gauge machine with only manual/basic stitch manipulation capabilities. Silver Reed LK200 has features typical to Silver Reed, Studio, Singer, Empisal Knitmaster and Riccar machines: table clamps with elongated tops, and slightly slented…