Category: Manufacturer
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Silver Pile Rib Knitter
With such a seemingly strange name, Silver Pile Rib Knitter is simply a ribbing attachment. Although I have not tested one myself yet, it looks very similar to Silver Reed (also known as Singer and Studio) SRN-321 ribber, on which I wrote a detailed article already. Thus, Silver Pile Rib Knitter is compatible with the…
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Toyota K600 knitting machine
Toyota K600 is a standard-gauge kitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It can accept punchcards (with 12-stitch patterns) to knit various textures and motifs. Toyota K600 is the same knitting machine as the Toyota Elena 7 model. The cardboard box is marked as “K600” but on the carriage, you can see “Toyota Elena…
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Mitsubishi MH-350 knitting machine
Everything is unusual about this machine: its coral color, name (“De Luxe”), table clamp brackets, and carriage lock attachment from the right-hand side….. It is so hard to find information on this machine… So, I do not know when it was manufactured, how many needles it has, how far apart the needles are, etc… I…
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Corona CHJ-3 knitting machine, Junior Knitter
This cute small needle bed knitting machine, Corona CHJ-3, is one of the rare knitting machines for kids that has a metal needle bed. It is so adorable that it deserves a well-written article on its own. However, there is not much information on it. I believe that parts and accessories for Corona CHJ-3 machines…
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Toyota KS610 knitting machine
A bulky (9 mm gauge) Toyota KS610 knitting machine was manufactured and released to the market in the late 1980s. It has 110 needles. It is a basic knitting machine with only manual stitch and needle manipulation capabilities. Toyota KS610 can be accessorized with a matching ribber, Toyota KR310.
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Toyota KR506 ribbing attachment
Toyota KR506 ribber is a metal flat-bed attachment to knit purl stitches. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Toyota KR506 ribber fits the following standard-gauge knitting machines: Toyota KS777, KS856, KS858, KS895, KS901, and KS950. Toyota KR506 ribber has a distinct black-colored connecting arm and orange-colored numbers on the needle bed strip (typical for…
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Toyota K 108 knitting machine
Although there is not much information available on the Internet on Toyota K108, I believe this machine was released to the market in the early- to mid-1960s. It is often simply called Toyota APK due to the writing on the case. It is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machine with 200 needles. Vintage features of…
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Toyota K 107 knitting machine
I could not find a lot of detailed pictures for the Toyota K107 knitting machine but it is very similar (by the look) to the Toyota K 106. Thus, read the corresponding article while enjoying the picture below and while I am looking for more info on the Toyota K107.