Category: Basic/Manual
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A.R.S. Amoretto MT-3 knitting machine
ARS Amoretti MT-3 machine is a vintage beauty. It is very likely a standard-gauge machine. It is similar to its younger sisters (ARS Amoretto MT-4, ARS Amoretto MT-5, and ARS Amoretto Super 8). The most similarities are with the ARS Amoretto MT-2 model. Refer to the corresponding posts, in which I described the features in…
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ARS Knitter Type M
Protruding features of the case of ARS Knitter Type M knitting machines give it a unique vintage look. This machine is very likely a standard-gauge machine and has manual/basic capabilities, with some patterning/needle-selection possible thanks to the clutch/change pole for needle selection (similar to ARS Knitter MT and ARS Knitter SM-15. Its later sisters, such…
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A.R.S. Amoretto MT-2 knitting machine
ARS Amoretto MT-2 seems to be a standard-gauge knitting machine. I just finished a relatively detailed article on ARS Amoretto Super 8, with very similar features. 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 MT-4 knitting machine
ARS Amoretto MT-4 seems to be a standard-gauge knitting machine. I just finished a relatively detailed article on ARS Amoretto Super 8, with very similar features. 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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A.R.S. Knitter SM-18 knitting machine
ARS Knitter SM18 is very likely a standard-gauge knitting machine. I cannot see from any of the pictures I found so far how many needles this machine has. It is manual only knitting machine at the first glance. However, the manual describes a “clutch and change pole”, which allows for some semi-automatic needle selection. The…
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SILVERLEAD knitting machine
Gosh, I wonder if the name of this brand was misspelled or a mnemonic (of Silver Reed) was simply stolen…Regardless, here we have a unique model, about which I know nothing about… It definitely looks like standard-gauge machine. The small grey box on the left-hand side of the needlebed (shown below) might be the carriage.…
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Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK160 is a very simple machine with only manual stitch/needle manipulation abilities, yet it is a very desirable machine. First, because it is a mid-gauge machine with the needles 6.5 mm apart, which makes it compatible with a lot of yarns for hand-knitting. It is known to create a hand-knit feel of the…
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Empisal EF68 knitting machine
Empisal EF68 knitting machine has a very interesting design. It is a European model and has 5 mm gauge. There are couple of similar super-vintage KnitKing models. There is scares information about it on the web (that I will not copy): just google the model name and number and it will pop-up. But if you…
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Prazisa knitting machine
Präzisa machine is a cute vintage knitting beaty was manufactured in Western Germany in late 1950s – early 1960s. This is what I know so far: Präzisa has 180 needles, 5 mm apart, which makes this machine a standard-gauge. This metal flat bed machine has only manual/basic capabilities of needle manipulation. The tension mast accomodates…