Category: Standard
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Knitting Machine Empisal Knitmaster model 324
I am a proud owner of Empisal Knitmaster model 324 and I am excited that I first hand can judge on pros and cons of this machine. What a machine-knitting nerd I am! Similary to its SilverReed-, Singer-, Studio- and Riccar-named sisters, Empisal Knitmaster model 324 was manufactured and released to the markets in mid…
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Empisal KH91 knitting machine
Empisal KH91, sometimes also called Empisal Computamatic KH-91, was manufactured in Japan in the very early 1970s. It is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm distance between the needles) machine with 200 needles. It can perform automatic needle selection with its patterning center, that contains eight pushbuttons, reverse knob It features eight push buttons and a patterning…
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Corona CH-1800 knitting machine
Corona CH-1800 is a standard-gauge Japanese-made knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Corona CH1800 knitting machine was also released under the Koyo CH1800 name. The carriage is probably the most complex carriage (with all these various levers, knobs, buttons, dials, etc…) Unlike most machines with mechanical patterning capabilities, all the patterning settings are…
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Corona CH-1600 knitting machine
There is not a lot of information on this machine except for pictures. However, it looks and very likely operates very similar to the Corona CH1700 and Corona CH1500 knitting machines; thus, refer to the corresponding articles. Corona CH-1600, similar to Corona CH-1500, has weaving yarn feeders on the carriage. Thus, if you cannot find information…
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Corona CH-707 knitting machine
Corona Temic CH-707 knitting machine, similarly to the Corona Temic CH-501, is a mysterious machine with barely any information on the Internet about it. So if you are reading it and know anything or have a manual or have the actual machine, please get in touch with me. Corona CH-707 is a very likely a…
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Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine
Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine is a very interesting-looking model, with barely any information on the Internet about it. So if you are reading it and know anything or have a manual or have the actual machine, please get in touch with me. Corona Temic CH-501 is a very unique-looking. It looks like a standard-gauge…
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Brother KR-600 ribbing attachment
Brother KR600 ribber is an attachment for standard-gauge Brother knitting machines. It is identical to Brother KR810; thus, read the corresponding post.
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Brother Knit Customline model 43 knitting machine
At the moment, I do not have a lot on information on this machine. The predecessor for Brother Knit model 43, Brother KH35, was manufactured and first sold in 1955. Thus, Brother Knit 43 was very likely released to the market in the late 1950s. It looks like a standard-gauge knitting machine with 184 needles…
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Brother KH835 knitting machine
Brother KH835 knitting machine was made in Japan in the late 1970s. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge machine. It has punchcard reading capabilities to automatically select needles. It is almost a copy of its older sister, Brother KH830, which already has its own dedicated blog post. In fact,…
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ArtKnitter DX-2000 knitting machine
ArtKnitter DX-2000 is a standard gauge knitting machine with 8-pushbuttons to allow knitters to automatically select needles. I did not have a personal experience with this machine (yet) and it is also hard to find any information on ArtKnitter machines. However, there is a free manual online for ArtKnitter DX-2000. ArtKnitter DX-2000 was manufactured in…
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ArtKnitter RK-200 knitting machine
There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter RK-200. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. Some information points that ArtKnitter were manufactured by an Indian company, Simac. However, ArtKnitter RK-200 was for sure “MADE IN JAPAN”. From the look, it seems to be…