Category: 4.5 mm
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Brother KH511 knitting machine
Brother KH511 is very likely the first pushbutton knitting machine to appear on the market. Its only 4-pushbuttons allow for a more automatic needle selection, activated by the pressing the buttons and rotating the ratchet tool. Its vintage look is similar to the earlier manual-only models: with metal unfolding flaps like KH311. The carriage also…
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Brother KH864 knitting machine
Brother KH864 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has an interesting color combination – not like any earlier or later punchcard Brother knitting machines. Other features of Brother KH864 are very similar to Brother KH860, which also has built-in garter carriage rails. Read a detailed post on…
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KnitKing KH881 knitting machine
KnitKing KH881 knitting machine is a standard gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It was manufactured by the Brother company for the North American market. I owned one and I can assure you that it is identical to the Brother KH881 knitting machine (which I also owned). Thus, read a detailed article on…
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Brother KH881 knitting machine
Brother KH881 knitting machine is a standard gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It appeared on both Western and Japanese markets in the late 1970s. The model for the Japanese markings (with the writing in Japanese) is often accompanied by the Palie 8 nickname. In North American markets, it was also released under…
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Brother KH811 knitting machine
Brother KH811 is a very unique knitting machine as it (to the best of my knowledge) is the only machine made by Brother (and maybe even the only one in the whole knitting-machine world) that combines punchcard and pushbutton needle selection and pattering mechanisms. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. It was…
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Brother KH850 knitting machine
Brother KH850 knitting machine was manufactured for the Japanese market judging by Japanese writing on the carriage and the case. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, with punchcard reading capabilities for patterning and needle selection. It is very similar, even in a color scheme, to Brother KH850. However, I…
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Brother KH920 electronic knitting machine
Brother KH920 knitting machine, as possessing a middle name “Topical”, is an electronic knitting machine that selects needles automatically by reading the pattern off the mylar sheets. Brother KH920 was probably available on the Japanese market only judging by writing on the carriage and on the case in Japanese. KH920 was one of the first…
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Jones Simplicity knitting machine
Jones Simplicity knitting machine is a metal flat-bed knitting machine manufactured by Brother and released in the United Kingdon market under the brand name Jones. It is one of the first standard-gauge knitting machines (judging by the vintage row counter and the square shape of the carriage). But not too vintage since some of its…
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Brother KR-900 ribbing attachment
Brother KR900 is a North American model, identical to KR850 (thus, read the corresponding post with all the pros and cons). It is also known under the KnitKing KR-900 ribber. Brother KR900 also has an anniversary edition with a bluish color combination.
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Knitking RK900 ribbing attachment
KnitKing RK900 ribber is just another brand name for the Brother KR900 ribbing attachment, which, in turn, is identical to the Brother KR850 attachment. Thus, read the blog post with all the details on KR850 and enjoy the pictures below in the meantime.
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Brother KR840 ribbing attachment
Brother KR840 ribber is sidentical imilar to the Brother KR850 ribber: the carriage has LiLi buttons and it fits most standard-gauge Brother knitting machines. Thus, refer to my other article on Brother KR850 ribber. And in the meantime, enjoy the pictures of this unique (to the Western World) ribbing attachment: judging by Japanese writing on…