Category: built-in knit-leader

  • Riccar RK-705K knitting machine

    Riccar RK-705K knitting machine has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. This machine has punchcard reading capabilities, which allows to the needle selection according to the pattern on the punchcard. This machine is similar knitting machines with same open-roll vintage knit leader are, Silver SK322, Singer MemoMatic 322, Studio mod. 322, Silver SK325, Silver SK326, Studio…

  • 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 326 knitting machine

    Empisal Knitmaster 326 knitting machine

    Empisal Knitmaste 326 appeared knitting machine on the market in the mid-1970s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine, with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader and punchcard reading mechanism for creating patterned textile fabrics. It has two clone sisters – Silver SK-326 and Studio mod. 326 (with all the same…

  • Studio mod. 327 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 327 knitting machine

    Silver SK327 was released in the mid-to-late 1970s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is identical (with the exception of the branding and color combos) to the Silver SK327, Silver SK326 and Studio mod. 326 knitting machines: same type of vintage roll-based knit leader, built-in tool tray, stand-alone…

  • 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…

  • Studio by White SK-740 knitting machine

    Studio by White SK740 knitting machine is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm distance between the needles) machine with 200 needles. It has punchcard reading capabilities to control needle selection and, as a result, knitting patterned panels. Studio by White SK740 is a simpler sister to the Singer mod. 700, Singer MemoMatic 700K, Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700…

  • 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…

  • Singer mod. 740 knitting machine

    Singer mod. 740 knitting machine

    Singer mod. 740 knitting machine was manufactured in Japan. It is one of the latest punchcard machines manufactured back in the 1980s. Singer mod. 740 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes this machine a standard-gauge. It has a built-in knit leader. Singer mod. 740 is identical to Singer MemoMatic 700 (on which I…

  • Silver SK-360 knitting machine

    Silver SK-360 knitting machine

    Silver SK360 knitting was present new on the Japanese markets in the 1980-1981. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is equipped with a punchcard reading mechanism and a knit-leader. This machine is identical to the Studio mod. 360 and Singer MemoMatic 360K, which I described in detail earlier.…

  • Silver Reed SK-360 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-360 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK360 knitting machine has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, with built-in knit leader and punchcard reading capabilities to knit textured and patterned fabrics. Silver Reed SK360 is a model released for the Japanese markets only, judging by all-Japanese writing on the carriage. Japanese models of SK360 are often called Kantan 60. The identical…

  • 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…