Category: Basic/Manual
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Empisal Knitmaster mod. 100 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster mod. 100 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is capable of only manual needle manipulation so it can knit only basic stitches. The carriage is very simple too. When I tried to compare this machine to any other model but under a different brand, I could…
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JUKI K-841 knitting machine
JUKI K-841 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Not much is available about this machine. Judging by its vintage row counter, JUKI K-841 was manufactured in Japan very likely in the early 1960s. Additionally, a unique tension mast is also seen in the machines manufactured up to the late 1960s…
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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 into one page. My research did not show so far any information at all!! I am looking for somebody to translate (from Japanese) one manual I found online…
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Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 appeared on the market in the mid-1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, and with only basic/manual capabilities. However, Empisal Knitmaster mod. it has a needle selector (a mini carriage) to assist with patterning. Other machines with needle selectors are Studio SK101, Studio SK-102, Studio…
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Silver Reed LK330 knitting machine
Silver Reed LK330 knitting machine is a plastic-bed knitting machine with 140 needles, 6.5 mm apart. This is a mid-gauge knitting machine with only manual stitch manipulation capabilities. Silver LK-330 was very likely manufactured for the Japanese markets only. It is very similar to a very famous a Silver Reed LK150 model, on which there…
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Hello Hobby plastic circular knitting machine
The blue color and the cute name attracted me so much that this is one of the first circular knitting machine (of course after my most favorite Addi and most popular Sentro) in my Encyclopedia. Hello Hobby has 22 needles (similar to Add Express) and takes upto the worsted thickness yarn. It looks like it…
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Basic (but with needle selector) Singer 500 knitting machine
This is so important that I am writing it as a first sentence: Do not confuse this vintage basic/manual Singer 500 model with a more modern Singer 500 electronic model. I am not sure why they are NOT named differently but probably because these different models were meant for different markets. Singer 500 with basic/manual…
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Studio SK-101 knitting machine
The Studio SK101 knitting machine was made in Japan in 1962. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is capable of only basic patterning techniques (only hand-manipulation of stitches). However, it has a needle-selector which helps to ease-up the patterning a bit. Machines with similar pattern selectors are Studio…
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Silver Reed LK360 knitting machine
Silver Reed LK360 is a plastic flat-bed knitting machine with 150 needles, 6.5 mm apart. Unlike its later clone, Silver Reed KB360 (which was made in China), Silver Reed LK360 was manufactured in Japan. It has features similar to a very popular model Silver Reed LK150, on which a ton of resources is available. Thus,…
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Singer 800 knitting machine
Singer 800 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. It does not have any automatic patterning capabilities; thus, it is basic/manual model. It, however, comes with a needle selector (a small carriage in its setup). Singer 800 is identical (with the exception of the color) to the Silver SK-103 and Studio SK-103 knitting machines.…