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  • Brother KR587 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR587 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR587 ribber is a standard-gauge attachment that converts older knitting machine models to a double bed. Brother KR587 ribber shares the manual with Brother KR586 ribber. However, the manual mentions that not all accessories are included with KR587. That’s very strange to me, so stay tuned as I am investigating more. A chart from…

  • Brother KH-264P Punch 9 knitting machine

    Brother KH-264P Punch 9 knitting machine

    I found information about Brother KH-264P on a Japanese website. I’ve never heard or seen this model before. At first glance, it looks identical to a popular 9-mm 24-stitch punchcard machine, Brother KH260. Stay tuned as I am researching more.

  • Empisal KR680 ribbing attachment

    Empisal KR680 ribbing attachment

    Empisal KR680 ribber fits standard-gauge knitting machines manufactured under Empisal and Brother model names. This ribber has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The picture above shows it attached to an 8-pushbutton model. However, Empisal KR680 ribber looks almost identical to Brother KR810 ribber, which fits punchcard knitting machines as well and even electronic ones but…

  • Empisal KH601 knitting machine

    Empisal KH601 knitting machine has 200 needles (4.5 mm apart), and a pushbutton pattern center for automatic needle selection. Empisal KH601 looks identical to Empisal KH610 and KH680. Additionally, its pattern center has the same functionality as of Empisal KH-91, Brother KH587, Brother KH588, Brother KH705, Brother KH701, and Brother KH710 knitting machines (with some…

  • Jones KL113 knit leader

    Jones KL113 knit leader

    Jones KL113 knit leader is identical to the Brother KL113 knit leader. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • Jones KL112 knit leader

    Jones KL112 knit leader

    Jones KL112 knit leader is identical to Brother KL112 knit-leader. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • Brother KH32 knitting machine

    Brother KH32 is a standard-gauge knitting machine that appeared on the market in the early 1950s. It has 184 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The machine has only manual (basic) capabilities of needle manipulation. It also looks very similar to Brother KH35, about which I already wrote a very detailed post.

  • Empisal KH67A knitting machine

    Empisal KH67A knitting machine

    Similar to the Empisal KH67 knitting machine, Empisal KH67A strongly resembles Brother Profile 551 but has eight pushbuttons. At the moment, except for minor visual differences, I cannot see any principal distinctions between the KH67 and KH67A models. Thus, I suspect that Empisal KR67 ribber will fit the KH67A model as well.

  • Empisal KH-67 knitting machine

    Empisal KH67 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles and eight pushbuttons and a pattern center for semi-automatic needle selection and knitting patterned fabric. The look of the needlebed, carriage, and its functions, row counter, all are identical to the Brother Profile 551 knitting machine (which, however, has four pushbuttons and not eight).…

  • Empisal KR-67 ribbing attachment

    Empisal KR-67 ribbing attachment

    Empisal KR67 ribber is an attachment to an 8-pushbutton Empisal KH67 knitting machine. The ribber itself look idential to the Brother KR551 ribber. That makes me suspect that Empsal KR67 and Brother KR551 might be interchangeable. In fact, the carriage and the needle bed for the Brother KH67 machine look identical to the Brother Profile…

  • Lace carriage for Brother KH950i knitting machine

    This lace carriage has its typical clay-grey coloration. Other functionalities seem to match those of other Brother electronic machines. Stay tuned as I am discovering more relevant details specific to this carriage. In the meantime, check out a blog post I am compiling on general and frequently occurring issues and solutions of Brother lace carriages.…

  • Brother KR838 ribber

    Brother KR838 ribber

    The ribbing attachment Brother KR838 was available for select markets. Its functionality and compatibility with Brother machines are identical to Brother KR850 ribber; thus, refer to the corresponding manual and my blog post.