Category: Brother

  • Brother KR230 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR230 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR230 ribbing attachment has 108 needles, 9 mm apart. KR230 ribber is compatible with only one machine – Brother KH230. Bulky KH230 machine and its matching ribber appeared on the market in early 1980s. In fact, KR230 is the first bulky ribber manufactured by Brother, and it kinda shows: there are design flaws and…

  • 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.

  • Brother Knit Eldorado Model 35 knitting machine

    Brother Knit Eldorado 35 precedes the Brother KH35 model. Thus, it can be assumed that it first appeared on the market in the early 1950s. There are a lot of similarities between Brother Eldorado 35 and Brother KH35 (like, clip-on round row counter, detachable carriage grip hand, folding metal extension leaves, split sinker plate, etc.).…

  • Brother KH321 knitting machine

    Brother KH321 knitting machine

    Brother KH321 is a vintage knitting machine with a clip-on round-row counter. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. This standard-gauge knitting machine is capable of only manual stitch/needle manipulation. A similar vintage Brother knitting machine is Brother KH311. The tension mast seems to screw into the machine. Overall, the tension mast shape and design…

  • Empisal Vistamatic KH531

    Empisal Vistamatic KH531

    The full name according to this machine is ‘Empisal Vistamatic Push BUtton Automatic Knitter KH531″. It is identical to the vintage 4-pushbutton knitting machine Brother KH531. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • Brother KR321 ribbing attachement

    …full article is coming soon. I just became a proud owner of a Brother KH521/Brother KR3321 setup. Stay tuned for my notes and pros and cons of this ribber as I am fixing, cleaning and learning it.

  • Brother KR260 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR260 ribber was manufactured by Brother in the mid-1980s. This attachment fits only two kinds of bulky-gauge knitting machines, Brother KH260 and Brother KH270. I had a chance to work with the Brother KR260 ribber attached to the punchcard KH260 knitting machine and absolutely loved it! Watch the video of my tests and read…

  • Brother KH892 knitting machine

    Brother KH892 knitting machine

    Brother KH892 knitting machine is identical to its earlier sister, Brother KH890: besides both being standard-gauge knitting machines with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, and with punchcard reading capabilities, both have built-in garter carriage rails and split MC button for fair isle and lace knitting. Thus, read the corresponding blog post. Judging by the all-Japanese…

  • Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine

    Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine

    The Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine is identical to the Brother KH120 and Brother KH110 machines (also fine-gauge). Thus, read the corresponding articles.

  • Defendi KM2000 knitting machine

    Defendi KM2000 knitting machine

    The Defendi KM2000 knitting machine is identical to the Brother KH890 model, except for its gorgeous and unique color combination. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • Defendi KM3000 Modamatic knitting machine

    Defendi KM3000 Modamatic knitting machine

    This beautiful (no, scratch that) – gorgeous machine – was manufactured by the Brother Corporation but for the Italian markets. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, with a built-in knit leader and punch-card reading capabilities. It is identical to the Brother KH891 knitting machine models (except for the color):…

  • Garter carriages

    Garter carriages are automatic knitters, that are capable of knitting knit- and purl- stitches. Garter carriages only work with Brother-manufactured knitting machines(also known under the brand names Defendi, KintKing, Jones, Brother). Stay tuned as I am discovering the differences between the different models of Brother Garter carriages. And in the meantime, enjoy the pictures of…