Category: Standard

  • Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine

    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…

  • Brother KR-600 ribbing attachment

    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.

  • Brother Knit Customline model 43 knitting machine

    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…

  • Brother KH835 knitting machine

    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,…

  • ArtKnitter DX-2000 knitting machine

    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…

  • ArtKnitter RK-200 knitting machine

    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…

  • ArtKnitter DX-1000 knitting machine

    ArtKnitter DX-1000 knitting machine

    There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter DX-1000. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. Knitting machine ArtKnitter DX-1000 was made in Japan. It is a standard-gauge pushbutton knitting machine, probably released to the market in the mid-1960s. Check out other pushbutton knitting…

  • ArtKnitter RK-118 knitting machine

    ArtKnitter RK-118 knitting machine

    There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter RK-118. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. Some information points that ArtKnitter were manufactured by an Indian company, Simac. However, on some ArtKnitter models I see “MADE IN JAPAN” markings. From the look, it seems…

  • Art Rib Knitter

    There is very little information about ArtKnitter machines and their accessories and add-ons. Below are the pictures of one of the rare ArtKnitter ribbes: Art Rib Knitter. Judging by the look, it might be compatible with the ArtKnitter RK-10 or ArtKnitter RK-18 machines. From the look, it seems to be manufactured in the late 1950s…

  • ArtKnitter RK-10 knitting machine

    There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter RK-10. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. From the look, it seems to be manufactured in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Some information points that ArtKnitter were manufactured by an Indian company, Simac. However,…

  • Singer MemoMatic 329 knitting machine

    Singer MemoMatic 329 knitting machine

    Singer MemoMatic 329 (sometimes called Singer mod. 329) knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with the distance between the needles 4.5 mm. It has a punchcard reading mechanism and capable of creating 24-stitch repeat patterns. This machine was released to the markets in 1977, right before its slightly advanced sister – Singer MemoMatic 328…

  • Silver Reed SK-7 knitting machine

    What I learned so far about this machine: – manufactured and released to the market in the late 1950s – standard gauge, 200 needles – also called “Knitted Kitten” – compatible with SR-7 ribber – not as vintage as SK-6 but closer (although not identical) to SK-8 … still looking for pics and additional info.