Category: Brother
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D-slider
D slider is used with the bulky (9 mm) ribbers to create knitted panels using the drop-stitch technique. There is a similar carriage for Singer/Silver Reed/Studio knitting machines called P-carriage.
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KnitKing KH830 knitting machine
KnitKing KH830 knitting machine is another brand name for the Japanese knitting machine manufactured and released to the market by Brother Co. It is also known as Brother KH830 and, with the exception of the branding, is identical to it. Thus, read all the details of Brother KH830 in a separate blog entry.
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KnitKing IV electronic knitting machine
KnitKing Compuknit IV is the brand name of the Japanese knitting machine made by Brother. It is also known as Brother KH940 (Thus, read the corresponding article on the details, including pros, cons, and differences from other electronic machines). The other brand name of the same machine is Topical -3 (yes, the same as an…
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Genie, the Magic Knitter, knitting machine KH710
Genie KH710 is manufactured by Brother and branded as Genie. It is identical to the Brother KH710 model of standard-gauge knitting machine. Read about all pros and cons and details about Brother KH710 in a separate article. In the meantime, enjoy pictures of Genie, the Magic Knitter, KH710 below.
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Simple Seven Knitting machine by KnitKing
Simple Seven knitting machine released to the market under the KnitKing brand name is identical to the Brother KX350 knitting machine. Read more about all the pros and cons and details in the article on Brother KX350 while enjoying the pictures of Simple Seven below.
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KnitKing III electronic knitting machine
KnitKing III is the brand name of the Japanese Knitting machine Brother KH930. Read all the details of this machine in the article dedicated to Brother KH930, including capabilities and pros and cons. Other known names are ElectroKnit 930(e), CompuKnit III and/or Topical-3.
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Brother KA-395 carriage
Brother KA395 carriage is a so-called reversible carriage. It is an add-on attachment for plastic flat-bed Japanese machines Brother KH360, Brother KH370 and Brother KH380. I am currently researching the details on this carriage and there are not many. Stay tuned!
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Brother KH220 knitting machine
Brother KH220 knitting machine is a bulky (9 mm gauge) machine with only manual capabilities. It features 110 needles. I did not knit on this machine but it looks very similar, if not identical, to Brother KH210 that I had a chance to work on: the color combination, the carriage shape, the needle markings, etc.…
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Brother KR850 ribbing attachment
Ribbing attachment was developed to convert single-bed flat-bed knitting machines into double-bed knitting setups. Thus, Brother KR850 ribber works on most standard-gauge Brother knitting machines released in the early 1970s and later. I have yet to find specific information (on the Internet and in old magazines) about when this ribber was first introduced to the…
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Brother KH890 knitting machine
Brother KH890 knitting machine was manufactured and released to the market in 1979. It is a metal flatbed knitting machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. This is a standard gauge machine. It has the ability to accept patterns in the form of punch cards. The punch-card reader (which accepts 24-hole (in one row)…