Category: Manufacturer
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Brother KH871 knitting machine
I did not have experience with this machine and the pictures below were provided by someone else. It is a standard (4.5 mm) gauge machine with 200 needles and patterning capabilities through punchcards. It is also branded as Palie (similar to some other models). It is a standard machine with built-in knit leader. It seems…
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Singer MemoMatic 321 knitting machine
The Singer MemoMatic 321 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1972. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine (which means the needles are 4.5 mm apart) with 200 needles. It can come under other brand names, like Studio and/or Silver Reed. It features a flat metal bed with 200 needles, located 4.5 mm apart, which…
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Singer HK100 knitting machine
Singer HK100 knitting machine is a plastic flat bed knitting machine. The needles are large and are 8 mm apart. It was released to the marker in 1983. The simplicity of this machine (only basic/manual patterning capabilities) and its plastic bed makes me think that the target audience was the hobbyists, looking to destash their…
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Studio mod. 326 knitting machine
Studio mod. 326 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1976. It sometimes comes under different names, like Singer, Silver and/or Silver Reed. Its slightly younger sister, Studio mod. 327, looks identical, except for the color combination. It features a flat metal bed with 200 needles, located 4.5 mm apart, which makes this machine standard-gauge.…
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Brother KH521 knitting machine
Brother KH521 knitting machine is a 4-push button machine with 200 needles, spaced 4.5 apart. I just became an owner of the KH521/KR321 setup so stay tuned while I am putting my notes together and scanning a copy of the manual. It was manufactured in the early 1960s. It is possible that it was released…
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Singer MemoMatic 700 knitting machine
The Singer MemoMatic 700 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1985. It is one of the last punch-card models manufactured by Singer. Maybe this is why most machines I encountered and knitted on come in such a great shape. Singer MemoMatic 700 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, separated from each other…
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Singer MemoMatic 210 knitting machine
The Singer MemoMatic 210 knitting machine is a metal flatbed machine with 200 needles, set 4.5 mm. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine manufactured by the Japanese company Singer. It appeared on the market in 1987. It is a simpler version of the Studio SK-280 (and other Silver Reed-produced machines with the model numbers 280).…
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Brother KH836 knitting machine
Brother KH836 knitting machine was released to the market at the end of 1970s. It is a standard machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. This knitting machine comes with a detachable row counter (which still can be purchased, for example, in my store), a 2-thread yarn mast and a 24-hole punch card reading…
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Studio mod. 360K knitting machine
Studio mod. 360K knitting machine is a flat metal bed machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. It is a standard gauge knitting machine manufactured by Japanese a company. These machines were also branded under Singer and Silver Reed name. Studio mod. 360 is the same machine as Singer MemoMatic 360K. It was released…
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Stitch scales for knit leader for Brother KH871, KH881, KH891 and KH893 knitting machines
Some of my customers reached out to me and asked for knit leader scales for the Brother KH881 and KH891 knitting machines. Those are so hard to find! I did not have any spare ones so I took pictures and emailed to them. More people started asking for those and I decided to put them…
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Singer Memo-Matic 360K Knitting machine
Singer MemoMatic 360K knitting machine is a flat metal bed machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. It is a standard gauge knitting machine manufactured by the Japanese company Singer. It is the same machine often branded as Studio Mod. 360K. Sometimes similar machines are branded as Silver Reed. It was released to the…
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Brother KH860 knitting machine
Brother KH860 knitting machine was released to the market in the second half of late 1970s (although, there are still manufactures who sell modern copies of KH860). It features 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. Thus, this is a standard-gauge knitting machine. It can pattern automatically using punchcards, inserted into punchcard reader. The maximum repeat…