Category: Brother
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KnitKing Belinky linker
Belinky linker under the brand name KnitKing is a manual stand-alone linker. It has detachable comb (not shown on any of the pictures below) that the fabric is cast onto. It is excellent for textiles that will benefit from being set straight (instead of in circle like in Hague, Erika, Silver Reed or other circular…
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Empisal KH-610 knitting machine
Also known as Empisal KH610 Computamatic, this knitting machine has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes is a standard-gauge. The pictures below so far are the only ones I could find. But it looks that this machine is similar to Empisal KH680, as well as Brother KH587, Brother KH588, and Brother KH601.
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Empisal KH680 knitting machine
Empisal KH680 knitting machine features 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Thus standard-gauge machine has a patterning center with eight pushbuttons to allow for semi-automatic needle selection. The machine comes with a lace carriage. The carriage handle is a screw on: Comptabitle ribbers are Brother KR580 (I used KR580 on KH585 and the needlebeds and carriages…
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Knitking KL116 knit leader
Charting devices Knitking KL116 is just another name for a Brother KL116 knit leader. Thus, read the corresponding post.
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KnitKing PCB-R ribbing attachment
KnitKing PCB-R ribber is a bulky (9 mm gauge) attachment that converts bulky knitting machines, KnitKing KH260 and KH270, KnitKing PC bulky, as well as Brother KH260 and KH270, into a double bed. It is the same as Brother KR260 ribber. Thus, read the corresponding post.
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Empisal KH91 knitting machine
Empisal KH91, sometimes also called Empisal Computamatic KH-91, was manufactured in Japan in the very early 1970s. It is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm distance between the needles) machine with 200 needles. It can perform automatic needle selection with its patterning center, that contains eight pushbuttons, reverse knob It features eight push buttons and a patterning…
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Brother KR-600 ribbing attachment
Brother KR600 ribber is an attachment for standard-gauge Brother knitting machines. It is identical to Brother KR810; thus, read the corresponding post.
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Brother Knit Customline model 43 knitting machine
At the moment, I do not have a lot on information on this machine. The predecessor for Brother Knit model 43, Brother KH35, was manufactured and first sold in 1955. Thus, Brother Knit 43 was very likely released to the market in the late 1950s. It looks like a standard-gauge knitting machine with 184 needles…
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Brother KH835 knitting machine
Brother KH835 knitting machine was made in Japan in the late 1970s. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge machine. It has punchcard reading capabilities to automatically select needles. It is almost a copy of its older sister, Brother KH830, which already has its own dedicated blog post. In fact,…
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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…