Category: Patterning
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Toyota KS610 knitting machine
A bulky (9 mm gauge) Toyota KS610 knitting machine was manufactured and released to the market in the late 1980s. It has 110 needles. It is a basic knitting machine with only manual stitch and needle manipulation capabilities. Toyota KS610 can be accessorized with a matching ribber, Toyota KR310.
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Toyota K 108 knitting machine
Although there is not much information available on the Internet on Toyota K108, I believe this machine was released to the market in the early- to mid-1960s. It is often simply called Toyota APK due to the writing on the case. It is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machine with 200 needles. Vintage features of…
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JUKI K 851 knitting machine
JUKI K-851 is a standard-gauge, manual/basic knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. This machine was manufactured in Japan very likely in the early 1960s judging by its vintage row counter, and 3-wire tension mast (capable of accommodating three different yarns). Such design of the tension mast included with the machines manufactured up to…
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JUKI K 821 knitting machine
JUKI K-821 knitting machine is a truly vintage knitting machine. I could not find a manual for this machine. But judging by its similarity with the Silver Reed SK8 and Silver SK101, machines, it was very likely released onto the market in the late-1950s/early-1960s (see my collaborations on why below). I could not find a…
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Silver Reed SK-8 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK8 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is a truly vintage piece of machinery, manufactured in the late 1950s: metal end caps, round clip-on row counter, detachable handle, metal toolbox, and spring-like mast. It is a basic knitting machine: needle selection and stitch manipulation can…
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Silver Reed SK-6 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK6 knitting machine is a true vintage machine since it was manufactured before 1960s (approximately in the mid-1950s). It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Everything screams vintage on this machine: lettering on the carriage and the case, tension knobs, the look of the carriage, clip-on row counter…
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Brother KH321 knitting machine
Brother KH321 is a vintage knitting machine with a clip-on round-row counter. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. This standard-gauge knitting machine is capable of only manual stitch/needle manipulation. A similar vintage Brother knitting machine is Brother KH311.
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Silver 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. Silver SK106 is identical to Studio SK106. This machine has only basic patterning capabilities, meaning, all needle selection to make textured/pattern fabric…
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Empilsal KnitMaster mod. 305 automatic knitting machine
Empisal KnitMaster mod. 305 knitting machine is a turn-knob model: the needle selection is governed by pushing the three knobs on the front panel. The same mechanism is in its earlier counterparts, Silver SK301, Silver SK302, and Silver SK303, silver SK305, as well as Studio SK301, Studio SK303 together with Knitmaster ES302. Thus, read the…
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Empisal Vistamatic KH531
The full name according to this machine is ‘Empisal Vistamatic Push BUtton Automatic Knitter KH531″. It is identical to the vintage 4-pushbutton knitting machine Brother KH531. Thus, read the corresponding post.