Category: built-in intarsia

  • Empisal Knitmaster 700K knitting machine

    Empisal Knitmaster 700K knitting machine

    Empisal Knitmaster 700K might (or might not) be the same knitting machine as Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700. These wonderful machines have built-in knit leaders, intarsia capabilities and a tool box on top of the punchcard reading mechanism. Both machines are identical to other 700-series models: Silver Reed SK700, Silver Reed 700N, Studio mod. 700, Singer…

  • Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700 knitting machine

    Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700 knitting machine

    Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700 knitting is a wonderful knitting machine with punchcard patterning abilities, 200 needles, 4. mm apart and built-in intarsia capabilities. This machine is identical to other 700-series models: Silver Reed SK700, Silver Reed 700N, Studio mod. 700, Singer MemoMatic 700K, and Singer mod. 700. Thus, read the corresponding posts and watch the…

  • Singer mod. 700 knitting machine

    Singer mod. 700 knitting machine

    Singer mod. 700 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine (needles are 4.5 mm apart) with built-in knit leader and capable of patterning and automatic needle selection by accepting punchcards. It also has built-in (into the carriage) intarsia capabilities. It is a wonderful machine all around! This machine is identical to the Singer MemoMatic 700K…

  • Studio mod. 600 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 600 knitting machine features 200-needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes this machine a standard-gauge one. It is a wonderful machine with built-in intarsia capabilities. It is also able to pattern using a punchcard reader. It is very similar to the Studio mod. 700, Singer mod. 700 and Singer MemoMatic 700 (on which I…

  • Studio mod. 150 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 150 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 150 knitting machine has 110 needles, 9 mm apart. It first appeared on the market in the early to mid-1980s. Do not confuse this machine with the plastic flat-bed knitting machine Studio LK150 (a wonderful mid-gauge knitting machine). This machine is almost identical (even in its color scheme) to Singer mod. 150 and…

  • Silver Reed SK-670 fine-gauge knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-670 fine-gauge knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK670 is a fine (3.6 mm) gauge knitting machine. It is a vintage machine, made in Japan. It can accept punchcards to create patterned knitted fabrics. It is of a newer design since the punchcard reading mechanism has two levers, one of which is to extend the pattern (vertically) by two. The machine…

  • Silver Reed SK-700N knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-700N knitting machine

    This nice-looking machine is a 200-needle standard-gauge knitting machine and was manufactured in the mid-1980s. It accepts/reads punchcards to create patterns in the knitted fabric. The machine’s carriage has built-in intarsia options. It also has a built-in knit leader. This machine is identical (except for the color) to the Silver Reed SK-700 and very similar…

  • Silver Reed SK-700 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-700 knitting machine

    This gorgeous red knitting machine is a 200-needle standard-gauge knitting machine, manufactured in the mid-1980s. It accepts/reads punchcards to create patterns in the knitted fabric. The machine’s carriage has built-in intarsia options. It also has a built-in knit leader. Sometimes it is called Kantan SK700. This machine is identical (with the exception of the color…

  • Corona CN-9N bulky knitting machine

    Corona CN-9N bulky knitting machine

    Corona CN-9N knitting machine is a bulky-gauge knitting machine with 100 needles. Some sources say it is 8 mm gauge and some 9 mm. Since I still have not workedon mine, I don’t know for sure. If any of my readers can clarify it or even send me a picture with a ruler against the…

  • Studio mod. 700 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 700 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 700 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It features a built-in knit leader, built-in intarsia functionality (special latch guides, included with a standard setup are needed), and a punch-card reading mechanism for automatic needle selection. This machine is virtually identical to the Singer MemoMatic 700 model,…

  • Brother KX395 knitting machine

    Brother KX395 knitting machine is a plastic flatbed knitting machine with a dual gauge. It comes with gate pegs with the needle channels positions 4.5 and 9 mm apart. Thus, this machine can be a standard gauge and a bulky gauge. The carriage has an intarsia setting. The 9 mm setting can accommodate 110 needles,…