Category: Knitting Machine
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Mitsubishi MH20 knitting machine
Mitsubishi MH-20 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles. It is very likely a standard-gauge machine, thus, the distance between needles is 4.5 mm. Similar to its earlier couterparts, Mitsubishi MH-15 and MH-16, the carriage of Mitsubishi MH20 is very simplistic and has a screw-on handle, which makes me think that the machine…
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Mitsubishi MH-16 knitting machine
Mitsubishi MH16 knitting machine has 200 needles and seems like a standard-gauge machine with only basic/manual patterning/stitch-manipulation capabilities. It is similar to its earlier counterpart, Mitsubishi MH-15 but has a needle selection mini-carriage. This carriage probably moves before the main carriage and selects the needles in groups of 8, 10 or 12. Earlier Silver/Silver-Reed machines…
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Mitsubishi MH-15 knitting machine
Mitsubishi MH15 knitting machine looks like standard-gauge knitting machine with only manual/basic capabilities of patterning/stitch-manipulation. The machine was very likely made in the 1960s or earlier judging by a screw-on carriage handle an all-metal tool storage box. The metal feature on the left-hand side in the picture below is the reverse side of the needle…
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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…
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JUKI K-883, One Touch Auto S knitting machine.
JUKI K-883 is a standard-gauge machine, with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. With the exception of its pleasant green-ish color, this machine is very similar to its two other counterparts: JUKI K881 and JUKI K882. Thus, read the corresponding posts, while enjoying the pictures below. Check out the very last picture as it shows the…
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JUKI K881, One Touch Auto S, knitting machine
JUKI K-881 One Touch Auto S knitting machine is very similar to another standard-gauge JUKI knitting machine with the same eight pushbuttons: JUKI K-882, and JUKI K-883, both “One Touch Auto S”. Thus, read the corresponding post while enjoying the pictures below of this pretty red-colored machine (JUKI K882 is blue and JUKI K883 is…
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JUKI One touch Auto S K-882 knitting machine
JUKI K 882 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. The machine has eight pushbuttons which activate (i.e., push forward) the needles are when the ratchet tool is turned. The pushed-forward needles then help to form various stitches depending on the carriage settings. This (as well as JUKI K881…
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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…