Category: Patterning

  • Silver Reed SK-360 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-360 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK360 knitting machine has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, with built-in knit leader and punchcard reading capabilities to knit textured and patterned fabrics. Silver Reed SK360 is a model released for the Japanese markets only, judging by all-Japanese writing on the carriage. Japanese models of SK360 are often called Kantan 60. The identical…

  • Silver Reed SK-280 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-280 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK280 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart from each other. It has punchcard reading capabilities to create patterned/textured knitted fabric. The punchcard reader is of advanced design with two levers, one of which sets the card reader to create two-times expanded (vertically) patterns. The original Silver Reed SK-280…

  • Silver Reed SK-670 fine-gauge knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-670 fine-gauge knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK670 is a fine (3.6 mm) gauge knitting machine. It is a vintage machine, made in Japan. It can accept punchcards to create patterned knitted fabrics. It is of a newer design since the punchcard reading mechanism has two levers, one of which is to extend the pattern (vertically) by two. The machine…

  • Silver Reed SK-700N knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-700N knitting machine

    This nice-looking machine is a 200-needle standard-gauge knitting machine and was manufactured in the mid-1980s. It accepts/reads punchcards to create patterns in the knitted fabric. The machine’s carriage has built-in intarsia options. It also has a built-in knit leader. This machine is identical (except for the color) to the Silver Reed SK-700 and very similar…

  • Silver Reed SK-700 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-700 knitting machine

    This gorgeous red knitting machine is a 200-needle standard-gauge knitting machine, manufactured in the mid-1980s. It accepts/reads punchcards to create patterns in the knitted fabric. The machine’s carriage has built-in intarsia options. It also has a built-in knit leader. Sometimes it is called Kantan SK700. This machine is identical (with the exception of the color…

  • Brother KH892 knitting machine

    Brother KH892 knitting machine

    Brother KH892 knitting machine is identical to its earlier sister, Brother KH890: besides both being standard-gauge knitting machines with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, and with punchcard reading capabilities, both have built-in garter carriage rails and split MC button for fair isle and lace knitting. Thus, read the corresponding blog post. Judging by the all-Japanese…

  • Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine

    Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine

    The Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine is identical to the Brother KH120 machine (also fine-gauge). Thus, read the corresponding article.

  • Defendi KM2000 knitting machine

    Defendi KM2000 knitting machine

    The Defendi KM2000 knitting machine is identical to the Brother KH890 model, except for its gorgeous and unique color combination. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • Defendi KM3000 Modamatic knitting machine

    Defendi KM3000 Modamatic knitting machine

    This beautiful (no, scratch that) – gorgeous machine – was manufactured by the Brother Corporation but for the Italian markets. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, with a built-in knit leader and punch-card reading capabilities. It is identical to the Brother KH891 knitting machine models (except for the color):…

  • KnitKing KK98 knitting machine.

    KnitKing KK98 knitting machine.

    KnitKing KK98 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with punchcard reading capabilities to knit patterned panels. It also has built-in garter carriage rails. It is very similar to its Brother KH890 sister model. Thus, read the corresponding blog article.

  • KnitKing KK93 knitting machine

    KnitKing KK93 knitting machine

    KnitKing KK93 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with built-in knit-leader and punchcard reading capabilities to knit patterned panels. It also has built-in garter carriage rails. It is very similar to the KnitKing KK91 and Brother KH891 models. Thus, read the corresponding blog articles. One obvious difference though is a split center button on the carriage…

  • KnitKing KH891 knitting machine

    KnitKing KH891 knitting machine

    The KnitKing KH891 knitting machine is identical to the Brother KH891 (or Brother KH891e – anniversary edition) model (sometimes called Brother Adare KH891: same machine just branded under a different name for the USA markets). Thus, read the corresponding blog post.