Category: Patterning
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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…
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Singer mod. 700 knitting machine
Singer mod. 700 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine (needles are 4.5 mm apart) with built-in knit leader and capable of patterning and automatic needle selection by accepting punchcards. It also has built-in (into the carriage) intarsia capabilities. It is a wonderful machine all around! This machine is identical to the Singer MemoMatic 700K…
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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…
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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…
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Singer mod. 740 knitting machine
Singer mod. 740 knitting machine was manufactured in Japan. It is one of the latest punchcard machines manufactured back in the 1980s. Singer mod. 740 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes this machine a standard-gauge. It has a built-in knit leader. Singer mod. 740 is identical to Singer MemoMatic 700 (on which I…
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Studio SK-312 knitting machine
Studio SK312 Cardmatic knitting machine was manufactured in the very late 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It accepts punchcards for automatic patterning and needle selection. It is a clone of the Silver SK312 knitting machine; thus, read the corresponding and detailed blog post while enjoying scarce pictures…
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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…
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Studio SK-103 knitting machine
Studio SK103 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It was manufactured in Japan by the company Silver in the early 1960s. It is a basic knitting machine: patterning and needle selection can only be done manually. However, the standard setup comes with a mini needle selection carriage. Studio…