Category: Basic/Manual

  • Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine

    Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine

    Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine is a very interesting-looking model, with barely any information on the Internet about it. So if you are reading it and know anything or have a manual or have the actual machine, please get in touch with me. Corona Temic CH-501 is a very unique-looking. It looks like a standard-gauge…

  • Corona 3.5 knitting machine

    …in progress

  • Brother Knit Customline model 43 knitting machine

    Brother Knit Customline model 43 knitting machine

    At the moment, I do not have a lot on information on this machine. The predecessor for Brother Knit model 43, Brother KH35, was manufactured and first sold in 1955. Thus, Brother Knit 43 was very likely released to the market in the late 1950s. It looks like a standard-gauge knitting machine with 184 needles…

  • ArtKnitter RK-200 knitting machine

    ArtKnitter RK-200 knitting machine

    There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter RK-200. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. Some information points that ArtKnitter were manufactured by an Indian company, Simac. However, ArtKnitter RK-200 was for sure “MADE IN JAPAN”. From the look, it seems to be…

  • ArtKnitter RK-118 knitting machine

    ArtKnitter RK-118 knitting machine

    There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter RK-118. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. Some information points that ArtKnitter were manufactured by an Indian company, Simac. However, on some ArtKnitter models I see “MADE IN JAPAN” markings. From the look, it seems…

  • ArtKnitter RK-10 knitting machine

    There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter RK-10. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. From the look, it seems to be manufactured in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Some information points that ArtKnitter were manufactured by an Indian company, Simac. However,…

  • Silver Reed SK-7 knitting machine

    What I learned so far about this machine: – manufactured and released to the market in the late 1950s – standard gauge, 200 needles – also called “Knitted Kitten” – compatible with SR-7 ribber – not as vintage as SK-6 but closer (although not identical) to SK-8 … still looking for pics and additional info.

  • Genie CHJ-3 mini knitting machine

    Genie CHJ-3 knitting machine is a clone of Corona Junior Knitter CHJ-3 model. Thus, read the corresponding post while I am posting pictures of Genie CHJ-3.

  • Brother KR230 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR230 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR230 ribbing attachment has 108 needles, 9 mm apart. KR230 ribber is compatible with only one machine – Brother KH230. Bulky KH230 machine and its matching ribber appeared on the market in early 1980s. In fact, KR230 is the first bulky ribber manufactured by Brother, and it kinda shows: there are design flaws and…

  • Singer 555 knitting machine

    Singer 555 knitting machine

    Singer 555 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Singer 555 knitting machine has a matching ribber, also called the Singer 555 model name. Singer 555 is identical to its Silver SK103 sister except for the color scheme. Thus, read the corresponding ( and a very detailed) post while…

  • Singer 200-E knitting machine

    Singer 200-E knitting machine

    Singer 200-E knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine manufactured in Japan by the Silver corporation in the 1960s. Singer 200E knitting machine is a clone (except for the color combination) of Silver SK101, Studio SK102 and Silver SK102 knitting machines, on which I wrote very detailed blog articles already. Additionally, if you cannot find…

  • Studio SK-106 knitting machine

    Studio SK-106 knitting machine

    Silver SK106 knitting machine was released to the markets in the second half of 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine, in which all 200 needles are 4.5 mm apart from each other. It a basic model (but with a needle selection mini-carriage even though it is not shown in the pictures below) is identical…