Category: Standard

  • Studio SK-312 knitting machine

    Studio SK-312 knitting machine

    Studio SK312 Cardmatic knitting machine was manufactured in the very late 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It accepts punchcards for automatic patterning and needle selection. It is a clone of the Silver SK312 knitting machine; thus, read the corresponding and detailed blog post while enjoying scarce pictures…

  • Studio SK-106 knitting machine

    Studio SK-106 knitting machine

    Silver SK106 knitting machine was released to the markets in the second half of 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine, in which all 200 needles are 4.5 mm apart from each other. It a basic model (but with a needle selection mini-carriage even though it is not shown in the pictures below) is identical…

  • Studio SK-103 knitting machine

    Studio SK-103 knitting machine

    Studio SK103 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It was manufactured in Japan by the company Silver in the early 1960s. It is a basic knitting machine: patterning and needle selection can only be done manually. However, the standard setup comes with a mini needle selection carriage. Studio…

  • Studio mod. 323 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 323 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 323 is a punch-card knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart from each other. Studio mod. 323 is one of the last models in this series not to include a built-in knit leader (although Studio mod. 322 already has a built-in knit-leader… Hmmm…). Studio mod. 323 is very similar to Studio mod.…

  • Corona CH-1500 knitting machine

    Corona CH-1500 knitting machine

    Corona CH-1500 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, separate from each other by 4.5 mm distance. Patterning on Corona CH-1500 is done by needle selection governed by the turn knobs located on the carriage (called needle selection control knobs). Corona CH-1500 is very similar to the Corona CH-1000, on which I already…

  • Genie CH-1500 knitting machine

    Genie CH-1500 is the same machine as Corona CH-1500 (thus, read the corresponding post): look at the images below – the carriage says Corona but all the manuals say Genie. Also, the same machine is Koyo KH-1500. Electronic copies of all manuals for Genie CH-1500 are available online for free. I actually own this machine,…

  • Koyo KH-1500 knitting machine

    Koyo KH-1500 knitting machine

    Koyo KH-1500 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Koyo knitting machines are so rare that it is extremely hard to find any information on them. It is very likely that these machines were released for the Japanese markets only. However, Koyo KH-1500 knitting machine is identical to the Corona CH-1500…

  • Corona CH-1000 knitting machine

    According to the manual and the supplemental material, Corona Craftamatic CH1000 has 200 needles. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine, which means needles are spaced 4.5 mm apart. The machine was manufactured and introduced to the market in the 1960s. The row counter is of a vintage design – a round-ish display with a single…

  • Genie KR-710 ribbing attachment.

    Genie KR-710 ribber is identical to the Brother KR710 ribber. Thus, read the corresponding post while enjoying the pictures below.

  • Silver Pile Rib Knitter

    Silver Pile Rib Knitter

    With such a seemingly strange name, Silver Pile Rib Knitter is simply a ribbing attachment. Although I have not tested one myself yet, it looks very similar to Silver Reed (also known as Singer and Studio) SRN-321 ribber, on which I wrote a detailed article already. Thus, Silver Pile Rib Knitter is compatible with the…

  • Toyota Elena 7 knitting machine

    Toyota Elena 7 is the same knitting machine as the Toyota K600 model. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • Toyota K600 knitting machine

    Toyota K600 knitting machine

    Toyota K600 is a standard-gauge kitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It can accept punchcards (with 12-stitch patterns) to knit various textures and motifs. Toyota K600 is the same knitting machine as the Toyota Elena 7 model. The cardboard box is marked as “K600” but on the carriage, you can see “Toyota Elena…