Category: Ribber

  • Toyota KR506 ribbing attachment

    Toyota KR506 ribbing attachment

    Toyota KR506 ribber is a metal flat-bed attachment to knit purl stitches. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Toyota KR506 ribber fits the following standard-gauge knitting machines: Toyota KS777, KS856, KS858, KS895, KS901, and KS950. Toyota KR506 ribber has a distinct black-colored connecting arm and orange-colored numbers on the needle bed strip (typical for…

  • Toyota KR501 ribbing attachment

    Toyota KR501 ribber appeared on the market in 1981. Toyota KR501 ribber is an attachment to the standard-gauge knitting machines manufactured by Toyota with the model numbers KS777, KS858, KS895, KS901 and KS950. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Stay tuned while I am learning (hands-on) all pros and cons of this attachment. And…

  • Brother KR321 ribbing attachement

    …full article is coming soon. I just became a proud owner of a Brother KH521/Brother KR3321 setup. Stay tuned for my notes and pros and cons of this ribber as I am fixing, cleaning and learning it.

  • Brother KR260 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR260 ribber was manufactured by Brother in the mid-1980s. This attachment fits only two kinds of bulky-gauge knitting machines, Brother KH260 and Brother KH270. I had a chance to work with the Brother KR260 ribber attached to the punchcard KH260 knitting machine and absolutely loved it! Watch the video of my tests and read…

  • Silver SRP-50 ribbing attachment

    Silver SRP50 ribber was released to the market in the late 1970s. It is an attachment for the Silver Reed/Silver/Studio/Singer/Riccar/Empisal knitting machines with punchcards and electronic patterning capabilitites (too many to list here). It is a clone of the Singer SRP50, Studio SRP50, Empisal Knitmaster SRP50 and Silver Reed SRP50 ribbers. Thus, read the corresponding…

  • Silver Reed SRJ70 ribbing attachment

    Silver Reed SRJ70 ribbing attachment

    Silver Reed SRJ70 ribber is an attachment to standard-gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machines manufactured by Silver/Silver Reed and is also branded under the Singer and Studio names. It has 200 needles in the needle bed, 4.5 mm apart from each other. The ribber comes with a standard set of accessories, which includes clamps, barrel weights,…

  • Silver Reed SR10 ribbing attachment

    Silver Reed SR10 ribber is an attachment compatible with only Silver Reed SK10 knitting machine. Please, do not confuse this ribber with the Silver SR10 ribber as they are different and match different machines. …stay tuned while I find more information on this vintage ribber.

  • Ribbers for Brother KH212-KH218 knitting machines

    I found the pictures below on Ebay and I am posting them here with permission from the original owner. The pictures show a Brother KH212 knitting machine attached to a KR212 ribber. Some sources say that similar ribbers are used for the vintage knitting machines up to the model number KH218. For example, a manual…

  • Brother KR-900 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR-900 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR900 is a North American model, identical to KR850 (thus, read the corresponding post with all the pros and cons). It is also known under the KnitKing KR-900 ribber. Brother KR900 also has an anniversary edition with a bluish color combination.

  • Knitking RK900 ribbing attachment

    Knitking RK900 ribbing attachment

    KnitKing RK900 ribber is just another brand name for the Brother KR900 ribbing attachment. I had a privilege to work with this ribber: see the video of my tests. Knitking RK900 is identical to the Brother KR850 ribbing attachment (as well as to Brother KR900 and Brother KR890). Thus, read the blog post with all…

  • Brother KR840 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR840 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR840 ribber is sidentical imilar to the Brother KR850 ribber: the carriage has LiLi buttons and it fits most standard-gauge Brother knitting machines. Thus, refer to my other article on Brother KR850 ribber. And in the meantime, enjoy the pictures of this unique (to the Western World) ribbing attachment: judging by Japanese writing on…

  • Brother KR890 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR890 ribbing attachment

    The Brother KR890 ribber is identical to the Brother KR850 ribber. It was probably released for the Japanese market only.