Category: Punchcards

  • Silver Reed My Studio SK155P knitting machine

    Silver Reed My Studio SK155P knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK155P My Studio (manufactured for the Japanese market only judging by the Japanese only writing on the carriage settings) is a bulky-gauge knitting machine, similar to its Silver Reed SK155 counterpart. Thus, read the corresponding post while enjoying the pictures below.

  • Silver Reed SK155 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK155 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK155 is a wonderful, bulky-gauge, knitting machine, with 100 needles, 9 mm apart. It has punchcard-based patterning 12-stitch repeat capabilities. I already desribed pros and cons and compatibles accesories and add-ons of similar machines: Studio mod. 155, Singer mod. 155 and Empisal Knitmaster mod. 155 in other blogs. Thus, refer to those. I…

  • Empisal Knitmaster mod. 155 professional

    Empisal Knitmaster mod. 155 professional

    Empisal Knitmaster mod. 155 Professional is the same machine sold under the Singer mod. 155, Studio mod. 155 and Silver Reed SK155. Thus, read the corresponding posts while enjoying the pictures below.

  • Singer mod. 155 knitting machine

    Singer mod. 155 knitting machine

    Singer mod. 155 knitting machine is a bulky-gauge (its 110 needles are 9 mm apart from each other) machine. This is the only bulky machine with punchcard capabilities released by under Studio/Silver Reed/Silver/Singer/Empisal model names. The punchcards are capable of creating 12-stitch repeat patterns. Its simpler sisters are Singer mod. 150 and Singer mod. 151…

  • Studio mod. 155 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 155 knitting machine

    Studio mod. 155 knitting machine is a bulky-gauge (its 110 needles are 9 mm apart) machine. This is the only bulky machine with punchcard capabilities released by under Studio/Silver Reed/Silver/Singer/Empisal model names. The punchcards are capable of creating 12-stitch repeat patterns. Its simpler sisters are Studio mod. 150 and 151 machines, while its more complex…

  • Studio mod. 329 knitting machine

    Although Studio mod. 329 has a higher model number than the Studio mod. 328, it seems a bit less advanced. Or maybe the absence of a built-in knit-leader in the Studio 329 model and a slightly less modern color scheme makes this impression. Anyways, this standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and punchcard capabilities is…

  • Toyota KS650 knitting machine

    Toyota KS650 knitting machine

    Toyota KS650 is the only punch-card bulky machine released by this company, and second and bulky-gauge. The first one, Toyota KS610, has only manual stitch-manipulation capabilities. Toyota KS650 has 110 needles, 9 mm apart. A matching ribber is Toyota KR650. Toyota KS650 accepts punchcards with a 12-stitch repeat pattern. Its patterning mechanism (with drums) is…

  • Silver Reed SK640 knitting machine.

    Silver Reed SK640 knitting machine.

    Silver Reed SK640 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. So far I’ve only seen a model with all Japanese writing. So, maybe this model was only available in Japan. It is identical to features of the Studio by White SK740 knitting machine (24-stitch punchcard reading capabilities and no intarsia)…

  • Brother KG89II garter carriage

    Brother KG89II garter carriage

    Brother garter carriages are the only add-on carriages that works on their own: once plugged-in, it can knit alternating purl and knit stitches. Only Brother Co. manufactured such carriages. When facing the fabric while it is on the machine, we typically see purl stitches. Those are knitted by the needles on the needlebed when the…

  • Singer MemoMatic 323 knitting machine

    Singer MemoMatic 323 and Singer mod. 323 are the same machine. Thus, read the already-published article on Singer mod. 323.

  • Brother KG88IIe garter carriage.

    Brother KG88IIe garter carriage.

    Brother KG88IIe garter carriage is the anniversary addition of the Brother KG88II garter carriage. It has all the same features just the color scheme it light/mint green instead of light brown. Thus, refer to a very detailed post for the Brother KG88II carriage.

  • Brother KG88 garter carriage

    Brother KG88 garter carriage

    Brother garter carriages are the only add-on carriages that works on their own: once plugged-in, it can knit alternating purl and knit stitches. Only Brother Co. manufactured such carriages. When facing the fabric while it is on the machine, we typically see purl stitches. Those are knitted by the needles on the needlebed when the…