© MightyKnittyMachines - Knitting Machine Encyclopedia

Category: Super-vintage

  • ARS Amoretto MT-5 knitting machine

    ARS Amoretto MT-5 knitting machine

    ARS Amoretto MT-5 seems to be a standard-gauge knitting machine. I just finished a relatively detailed article on ARS Amoretto Super 8, which has very similar features as this model. Thus, refer to that post. There is a manual for ARS Amoretto/ARS knitter online. Refer to it for further details.

  • ARS Amoretto Super 8 knitting machine

    ARS Amoretto Super 8 knitting machine

    ARS Amoretto Super 8 knitting machine is very likely a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. The whole series of ARS, ARS Knitter, and ARS Amoretto machines looks and feels vintage compared to more common and known machines by Silver Reed, Brother and Toyota. For example, one of the unique features of this model is…

  • ARS Amoretto Super 8 Excel knitting machine

    Although I don’t have any pictures yet, it seems that ARS Amoretto Super 8 Excel model is the same as ARS Amoretty Super 8 but with some improved features (such as improved tension mast and sinker plate assemblies). Thus, refer to a corresponding post for ARS Amoretto Super 8.

  • Brother KH32 knitting machine

    Brother KH32 is a standard-gauge knitting machine that appeared on the market in the early 1950s. It has 184 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The machine has only manual (basic) capabilities of needle manipulation. It also looks very similar to Brother KH35, about which I already wrote a very detailed post.

  • Toyota NT-12 knitting machine

    Toyota NT-12 knitting machine

    Toyota mod. NT-12 knitting machine seems like a standard-gauge knitting machine with 180 needles (judging by the picture of the markings on the needlebed). At the moment, I am not sure whether the needles are 5.5 mm (like some other Toyota knitting machines from that time) or 4.5 mm. It probably appeared on the market…

  • Friend knitting machines

    Friend knitting machines

    I found pictures of several models of Friend knitting machines, but I could not determine their model numbers. Thus, I included all of those (currently four) machines on one page. My research showed only scarce information!! I am looking for somebody to translate (from Japanese) one manual I found online to learn a bit more…