Category: Basic/Manual
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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.
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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…
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Silver Reed SK-101 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK-101 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has only basic/manual patterning capabilities. Despite having the same model number as Studio SK101 and Silver SK101, I see some minor differences: Silver Reed SK101 has a built-in row counter (not a slide-in as in Studio SK101 and Silver SK101),…
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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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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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Empisal Instant Knitter
Empisal Instant Knitter has 164-165 needles. It has a lot of features of the machines from the 1950s-1960s, among which is a clip-on row counter. The knitting mechanism is different from the majority of the machines, even of that time period. The needles are stationary and the series of hooks are moved by the carriage…
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Empisal Mini Schnell Stricker: mini knitting machine
This cute machine is a steel-bed mini version of vintage Empisal knitting machines. It is small, compact and has all the features of a real machine. Its other name is Empisal Mini Instant Knitting or Empisal Mini Instant Knitter. Do not confuse this machine with the Empisal Instant Knitter, although some features are somewhat similar.…
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Silver Junior mod. 250 knitting machine.
Silver Junior mod. 250 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with only manual capabilities. I am not sure how many needles it has but judging by the bed length probably 200. This machine has only manual needle manipulation capabilities. Despite its vintage look, the row counter is of a more modern design. If you cannot…