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  • Art Knitter Synchro Hi-matic DX-3000 knitting machine

    Wow, quite a name! Synchro Hi-matic!! So… Art Knitter DX-3000 is very likely a standard-gauge knitting machine with an 8-push-button mechanism. The only difference I see from the earlier model, DX-2000, is the markings on the pushbuttons. I agree that when the buttons are simply numbered as 1 through 8, it is hard to remember…

  • A.R.S. Amoretto MT-3 knitting machine

    A.R.S. Amoretto MT-3 knitting machine

    ARS Amoretti MT-3 machine is a vintage beauty. It is very likely a standard-gauge machine. It is similar to its younger sisters (ARS Amoretto MT-4, ARS Amoretto MT-5, and ARS Amoretto Super 8). The most similarities are with the ARS Amoretto MT-2 model. Refer to the corresponding posts, in which I described the features in…

  • KnitKing Compuknit Vcx knitting machine

    KnitKing Compuknit Vcx knitting machine

    KnitKing Computknit Vcx is a rebranded version of Brother KH965i. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • KnitKing V Compuknit knitting machine

    KnitKing V Compuknit knitting machine

    KnitKing V (Or KnitKing Compuknit V) knitting machine is a rebranded version of Brother KH965. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • ARS Knitter Type M

    ARS Knitter Type M

    Protruding features of the case of ARS Knitter Type M knitting machines give it a unique vintage look. This machine is very likely a standard-gauge machine and has manual/basic capabilities, with some patterning/needle-selection possible thanks to the clutch/change pole for needle selection (similar to ARS Knitter MT and ARS Knitter SM-15. Its later sisters, such…

  • ARS Knitter MT knitting machine

    Out of all ARS and Amoretto knitting machines, this has by far the most vintage look. This machine (together with the ASR Knitter type M) looks like a standard-gauge machine with only manual/basic capabilities. It does have a clutch/change pole for needle selection, also similar to ARS Knitter M and ARS Knitter SM-15. Its later…

  • A.R.S. Amoretto MT-2 knitting machine

    A.R.S. Amoretto MT-2 knitting machine

    ARS Amoretto MT-2 seems to be a standard-gauge knitting machine. I just finished a relatively detailed article on ARS Amoretto Super 8, with very similar features. Thus, refer to that post. There is a manual for ARS Amoretto/ARS knitter online. Refer to it for further details.

  • Viktoria CH-1500 knitting machine

    Viktoria CH-1500 knitting machine

    So far, this is the only Viktoria-branded knitting machine I identified. Viktoria CH1500 looks and works identically to Corona CH1500. Thus, read the corresponding blog post. Huge thanks to a Facebook User for pictures.

  • A.R.S. Knitter SM-18 knitting machine

    A.R.S. Knitter SM-18 knitting machine

    ARS Knitter SM18 is very likely a standard-gauge knitting machine. I cannot see from any of the pictures I found so far how many needles this machine has. It is manual only knitting machine at the first glance. However, the manual describes a “clutch and change pole”, which allows for some semi-automatic needle selection. The…

  • Artisan CG170 knitting machine

    Artisan CG170 is a clone of the Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine. The website description says that its gauge is 7 mm (which makes it not quite identical to the Silver Reed SK160, a 6.5 mm gauge machine). It can be accessorized with a matching ribber, Artisan CG170. refer to the manufacturer’s page, Creative) for…

  • SILVERLEAD knitting machine

    SILVERLEAD knitting machine

    Gosh, I wonder if the name of this brand was misspelled or a mnemonic (of Silver Reed) was simply stolen…Regardless, here we have a unique model, about which I know nothing about… It definitely looks like standard-gauge machine. The small grey box on the left-hand side of the needlebed (shown below) might be the carriage.…

  • Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK160 is a very simple machine with only manual stitch/needle manipulation abilities, yet it is a very desirable machine. First, because it is a mid-gauge machine with the needles 6.5 mm apart, which makes it compatible with a lot of yarns for hand-knitting. It is known to create a hand-knit feel of the…