Category: Knitting Machine
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ARS Amoretto MT-5 knitting machine
ARS Amoretto MT-5 seems to be a standard-gauge knitting machine. I just finished a relatively detailed article on ARS Amoretto Super 8, which has very similar features as this model. Thus, refer to that post. There is a manual for ARS Amoretto/ARS knitter online. Refer to it for further details.
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ARS Amoretto Super 8 knitting machine
ARS Amoretto Super 8 knitting machine is very likely a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. The whole series of ARS, ARS Knitter, and ARS Amoretto machines looks and feels vintage compared to more common and known machines by Silver Reed, Brother and Toyota. For example, one of the unique features of this model is…
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ARS Amoretto Super 8 Excel knitting machine
Although I don’t have any pictures yet, it seems that ARS Amoretto Super 8 Excel model is the same as ARS Amoretty Super 8 but with some improved features (such as improved tension mast and sinker plate assemblies). Thus, refer to a corresponding post for ARS Amoretto Super 8.
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Koyo KH-777 knitting machine
There is very little information on Koyo CH-777. However, it looks identical (except for the color) to Corona CH-707, about which I also do not know much. So if you are reading it and know anything or have a manual or have the actual machine, I would really appreciate it if you get in touch…
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Brother KH-264P Punch 9 knitting machine
I found information about Brother KH-264P on a Japanese website. I’ve never heard or seen this model before. At first glance, it looks identical to a popular 9-mm 24-stitch punchcard machine, Brother KH260. Stay tuned as I am researching more.
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Empisal KH601 knitting machine
Empisal KH601 knitting machine has 200 needles (4.5 mm apart), and a pushbutton pattern center for automatic needle selection. Empisal KH601 looks identical to Empisal KH610 and KH680. Additionally, its pattern center has the same functionality as of Empisal KH-91, Brother KH587, Brother KH588, Brother KH705, Brother KH701, and Brother KH710 knitting machines (with some…
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Elna EK2400 knitting machine
Elna EK2400 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It can be accessorized with an ER2450 ribber. Elna EK2400 is the same as the Toyota KS950 knitting machine. Thus, use the same resources (manuals, tutorials, etc.). Thus, other accessories working with Elna EK2400 are Toyota’s K86 and K86A color changers,…
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Silver Reed SK-101 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK-101 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has only basic/manual patterning capabilities. Despite having the same model number as Studio SK101 and Silver SK101, I see some minor differences: Silver Reed SK101 has a built-in row counter (not a slide-in as in Studio SK101 and Silver SK101),…
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Brother KH32 knitting machine
Brother KH32 is a standard-gauge knitting machine that appeared on the market in the early 1950s. It has 184 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The machine has only manual (basic) capabilities of needle manipulation. It also looks very similar to Brother KH35, about which I already wrote a very detailed post.
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Brother KH550 knitting machine
Brother KH550 machine is the same as Brother Profile 550. Thus, refer to the corresponding post.
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Empisal KH770 knitting machine
Empisal KH770 knitting machine has 200 needles, and 8-pushbutton patterning/needle-selection mechanism. It is a strange combination of the looks of Brother KH551 (4-pushbutton machine) and the functionality of Brother KH552 (8-pushbutton machine). Thus, check out the corresponding posts while I am researching if there is anything else special about this machine.
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Brother KH1101 knitting machine
A fan of my website helped me to discover this rare model: Brother KH1101. It is a fine-gauge machine. Besides the gauge of this machine, it is totally identical to its standard-gauge sisters: Brother KH800 and Brother KH801. Thus, refer to the manuals of those machines on how to operate, Brother KH1101, while I am…