Category: Patterning
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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…
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Toyota K 506 knitting machine
Toyota K506 knitting machine is a turn-knob knitting machine manufactured in the mid- to late-1960s. Stay tuned while I look for more information on this machine and in the meantime below are my observations and pictures. Toyota K506 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. Its patterning and automatic…
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Knitking KH840 knitting machine…
… is the same as Brother KH840. Thus, read the corresponding post while I am looking for better pictures.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Silver Reed AG40 intarsia carriage
Silver Reed AG40 intarsia carriage fits mid-gauge electronic knitting machines. To the best of my current knowledge, there is only one such machine: Silver Reed SK860. I do not currently have this machine or the carriage. The information on AG40 intarsia carriage is also scarce… Well… Let’s put as much as we can on it…
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Brother KH365 knitting machine
Brother KH365 is a plastic needlebed dual gauge knitting machine. It has exchangeable needlebed sections with the distances between grooves for needles either 4.5 mm or 9 mm. However, the needles are the same. I have not had a chance to work on a convertible dual-gauge machine like this, but I can imagine that despite…
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Brother KH701 knitting machine
Brother KH701 was a pleasant surprise for me. I thought by now I’d know everything about 8-pushbutton machines but yet I discovered Brother KH701. Its deep blue, vibrant color makes it stand out among already colorful Brother 8-pushbutton machines. I already described in detail the features of 8-pushbutton machines in other posts. Brother KH701 is…