Category: built-in tool holder/tray
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Toyota K600 knitting machine
Toyota K600 is a standard-gauge kitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It can accept punchcards (with 12-stitch patterns) to knit various textures and motifs. Toyota K600 is the same knitting machine as the Toyota Elena 7 model. The cardboard box is marked as “K600” but on the carriage, you can see “Toyota Elena…
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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.…
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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…
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Brother KH892 knitting machine
Brother KH892 knitting machine is identical to its earlier sister, Brother KH890: besides both being standard-gauge knitting machines with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, and with punchcard reading capabilities, both have built-in garter carriage rails and split MC button for fair isle and lace knitting. Thus, read the corresponding blog post. Judging by the all-Japanese…
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Defendi KM2000 knitting machine
The Defendi KM2000 knitting machine is identical to the Brother KH890 model, except for its gorgeous and unique color combination. Thus, read the corresponding post.
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Defendi KM3000 Modamatic knitting machine
This beautiful (no, scratch that) – gorgeous machine – was manufactured by the Brother Corporation but for the Italian markets. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, with a built-in knit leader and punch-card reading capabilities. It is identical to the Brother KH891 knitting machine models (except for the color):…
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KnitKing KK98 knitting machine.
KnitKing KK98 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with punchcard reading capabilities to knit patterned panels. It also has built-in garter carriage rails. It is very similar to its Brother KH890 sister model. Thus, read the corresponding blog article.
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KnitKing KK93 knitting machine
KnitKing KK93 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with built-in knit-leader and punchcard reading capabilities to knit patterned panels. It also has built-in garter carriage rails. It is very similar to the KnitKing KK91 and Brother KH891 models. Thus, read the corresponding blog articles. One obvious difference though is a split center button on the carriage…