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  • Brother KH-264P Punch 9 knitting machine

    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.

  • Elna EK2400 knitting machine

    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,…

  • Brother KH1101 knitting machine

    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…

  • Riccar RK-708A knitting machine

    Riccar RK-708A knitting machine

    Riccar RK-708A is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. The look of Riccar 708A knitting machine is much more modern than its immediate predecessor, Riccar 708; although both machines have a knit-leader and a punchcard mechanism. Riccar 708A very much resembles its younger sister, Riccar…

  • RICCAR 709 knitting machine

    RICCAR 709 knitting machine

    Riccar 709 is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. Riccar 709 knitting machine is identical (with some minor color differences) to the Studio mod. 360, Empisal Knitmaster 360/260K, Singer MemoMatic 360K, Silver Reed SK360, Silver SK360. Thus, refer to those detailed posts while enjoying the…

  • Toyota K 111 knitting machine

    Toyota K 111 knitting machine

    Toyota K 111 knitting machine is the same as Toyota K 109 with some minor deviations (read below). Thus, refer to a more detail post on Toyota K 109. The variations that I see so far are: If you are wondering what the buttons on the carriage mean, look for a blog post or a…

  • Brother KH551 knitting machine

    Brother KH551 knitting machine is the same machine as Brother Profile 551. Thus, refer to the corresponding post. The reason I am creating a separate page for it because I am asked a lot whether it is the same model.

  • Brother KH868 knitting machine

    Brother KH868 knitting machine

    Brother KH868 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It was probably made only for the Japanese markets since I have not seen any KH868 models with non-Japanese writing on the machine and the carriage. The machine has built-in garter carriage rails. Overall, this model is very similar to Brother KH860…

  • 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 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

    Studio mod. 327 was released in the mid-to-late 1970s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. This is a wonderful and robust machine, with which I had a pleasure to work (see the video of the tests). It is identical (with the exception of the branding and color combos) to…

  • Brother KH835 knitting machine

    Brother KH835 knitting machine

    Brother KH835 knitting machine was made in Japan in the late 1970s. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge machine. It has punchcard reading capabilities to automatically select needles. It is almost a copy of its older sister, Brother KH830, which already has its own dedicated blog post. In fact,…