Category: Manufacturer
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Toyota APK knitting machine
Toyota APK knitting machine is the same as Toyota K108. Thus, read the corresponding post.
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Toyota K 111 knitting machine
Toyota K 111 knitting machine is the same as Toyota K 109 with some minor deviations (read below). Thus, refer to a more detail post on Toyota K 109. The variations that I see so far are:
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Toyota K109 knitting machine
This pretty pink and white knitting machine is Toyota K 109. It is a standard gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart from each other. This is the first “advanced” model manufactured by Toyota. All previous models (K104, K106, K107 and K108) have only manual needle manipulation capabilities. The patterning mechanism (as well…
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Mitsubishi MH-700 Color 7 knitting machine
Mitsubishi MH700 Color 7 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart and pushbutton capabilities. The pushbutton-based mechanism is NOT like in Brother knitting machines, where by pressing one button, you’ll get a specific needle brought forward (after the latch is activated). In this machine, the buttons are responsible for…
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Mitsubishi MH20 knitting machine
Mitsubishi MH-20 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles. It is very likely a standard-gauge machine, thus, the distance between needles is 4.5 mm. Similar to its earlier couterparts, Mitsubishi MH-15 and MH-16, the carriage of Mitsubishi MH20 is very simplistic and has a screw-on handle, which makes me think that the machine…
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Mitsubishi MH-16 knitting machine
Mitsubishi MH16 knitting machine has 200 needles and seems like a standard-gauge machine with only basic/manual patterning/stitch-manipulation capabilities. It is similar to its earlier counterpart, Mitsubishi MH-15 but has a needle selection mini-carriage. This carriage probably moves before the main carriage and selects the needles in groups of 8, 10 or 12. Earlier Silver/Silver-Reed machines…
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Mitsubishi MH-15 knitting machine
Mitsubishi MH15 knitting machine looks like standard-gauge knitting machine with only manual/basic capabilities of patterning/stitch-manipulation. The machine was very likely made in the 1960s or earlier judging by a screw-on carriage handle an all-metal tool storage box. The metal feature on the left-hand side in the picture below is the reverse side of the needle…
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Brother KG88II carter carriage
Brother garter carriages are the only add-on carriages that works on their own: once plugged-in, it can knit alternating purl and knit stitches. Only Brother Co. manufactured such carriages. When facing the fabric while it is on the machine, we typically see purl stitches. Those are knitted by the needles on the needlebed when the…
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Brother KG-93 garter carriage
Brother KG-93 carriage continues a series of automatic carriages that knit independently when plugged in. They are capable of creating alternating knit and purl stitches: purl-facing stitches are knitted in the main bed needles and knit=facing stitches are knit by the garter carriage needle. I am a proud owner of Brother KG93, so come back…
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Brother KG-93e garter carriage
Brother KG93e is the same model garter carriage as Brother KG93. The difference is literally just the color of some of its parts. It is an anniversary edition and “e” stands for Eleganza.
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Knitking Compuknit garter carriage
I am still trying to figure out what Knitking Compuknit garter carriage is compatible to in terms of Brother-branded garter carriages: maybe Brother KG89II because Knitking Compuknit III is identical to Brother KG93. Regardless, it has an automatic cast-on option and is compatible with majority of electronic and some punchcard knitting machines.
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Knitking Compuknit III garter carriage
Knitking Compuknit III garter carriage is the same as Brother KG-93. Thus, check out the corresponding blog post while enjoying the pictures below. It is named Compuknit III to match the corresponding electronic knitting machines branded under Knitking.