Category: Brother
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Brother KH811 knitting machine
Brother KH811 is a very unique knitting machine as it (to the best of my knowledge) is the only machine made by Brother (and maybe even the only one in the whole knitting-machine world) that combines punchcard and pushbutton needle selection and pattering mechanisms. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. It was…
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Brother KH850 knitting machine
Brother KH850 knitting machine was manufactured for the Japanese market judging by Japanese writing on the carriage and the case. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, with punchcard reading capabilities for patterning and needle selection. It is very similar, even in a color scheme, to Brother KH850. However, I…
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Brother KH920 electronic knitting machine
Brother KH920 knitting machine, as possessing a middle name “Topical”, is an electronic knitting machine that selects needles automatically by reading the pattern off the mylar sheets. Brother KH920 was probably available on the Japanese market only judging by writing on the carriage and on the case in Japanese. KH920 was one of the first…
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Jones Simplicity knitting machine
Jones Simplicity knitting machine is a metal flat-bed knitting machine manufactured by Brother and released in the United Kingdon market under the brand name Jones. It is one of the first standard-gauge knitting machines (judging by the vintage row counter and the square shape of the carriage). But not too vintage since some of its…
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Brother KR-900 ribbing attachment
Brother KR900 is a North American model, identical to KR850 (thus, read the corresponding post with all the pros and cons). It is also known under the KnitKing KR-900 ribber. Brother KR900 also has an anniversary edition with a bluish color combination.
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Knitking RK900 ribbing attachment
KnitKing RK900 ribber is just another brand name for the Brother KR900 ribbing attachment, which, in turn, is identical to the Brother KR850 attachment. Thus, read the blog post with all the details on KR850 and enjoy the pictures below in the meantime.
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Brother KR840 ribbing attachment
Brother KR840 ribber is sidentical imilar to the Brother KR850 ribber: the carriage has LiLi buttons and it fits most standard-gauge Brother knitting machines. Thus, refer to my other article on Brother KR850 ribber. And in the meantime, enjoy the pictures of this unique (to the Western World) ribbing attachment: judging by Japanese writing on…
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Brother KH893 knitting machine
Brother KH893 is one of the knitting machines containing a built-in knit leader. It also has punch card reading capabilities for automatic needle selection and patterning. It is standard-gauge knitting machine. I have only seen this machine in Japanese used markets. Other knitting machines with punchcard readers and built-in knit leaders are Brother KH871, KH881,…
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Brother KH821 knitting machine
Brother KH821 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1974. It is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machine with 200 needles. It is identical to the Brother KH820 knitting machine (thus, refer to that blog post) but probably was available in the Japanese markets (judging by all Japanese writing on the carriage and the panel).
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Brother KH810 knitting machine
Brother KH810 is a knitting machine with punchcard-reading capabilities to create patterns and automatically select needles. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine. It is probably the first machine sold under the brand name Brother with 24-stitch patterning capabilities using punchcards. It was probably released just to the Japanese markets: so far I was only able…
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KnitKing KH230 knitting machine
KnitKing KH230 knitting machine is a clone of Brother KH230 knitting machine but with just a different color combination. Refer to the original post on Brother KH230 and in the meantime enjoy the picture of KnitKing KH230 below. Needles for KH230 are identical to those used on its matching ribber, Brother KR230 but they are…
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Brother KH230 knitting machine
Brother KH230 was manufactured and released to the market in 1981. This is the second bulky-gauge machine released to the market by Brother (the first one was the KH210 model). I suspect the reason the bulky machines got introduced to the market relatively late as a demand from home knitters to accommodate more readily available…