Category: 12-holes

  • Studio SK313 knitting machine

    Studio SK313 knitting machine

    Studio SK313 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1970. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is identical to the Silver SK313 model, on which I already wrote a detailed article; thus, refer to it while enjoying the pictures below. Studio SK313 has a very pretty green color…

  • Elna EK2300 knitting machine

    Elna EK2300 is a bulky gauge (9 mm) knitting machine with 110 needles and 12-stitch repeat punchcard reading capabilities. It can be matched with Elna ER2350 ribber. It is identical to the Knitmaster 155, Singer 155, Studio SK155 and Toyota 650 bulky knitting machines. I have this machine in my possession and will post pictures…

  • Toyota Elena 7 knitting machine

    Toyota Elena 7 is the same knitting machine as the Toyota K600 model. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • Toyota K600 knitting machine

    Toyota K600 knitting machine

    Toyota K600 is a standard-gauge kitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It can accept punchcards (with 12-stitch patterns) to knit various textures and motifs. Toyota K600 is the same knitting machine as the Toyota Elena 7 model. The cardboard box is marked as “K600” but on the carriage, you can see “Toyota Elena…

  • Brother KH801 knitting machine

    Brother KH801 knitting machine

    Brother KH801 is a knitting machine very similar (if not identical with the exception of all writing being in Japanese) to the Brother KH800 available in the US used and vintage markets. All Japanese writing on the carriage, box and case of Brother KH801 makes me think that it was released to only Japanese markets.…

  • Jones KH800 knitting machine

    Jones KH800 knitting machine is identical to Brother KH800 knitting machine with its unique needle selection mechanism (watch a video showing the insides and insights of it). By the way, it is super easy to make your own punchcards for this machine out of regular printing paper. See my video and read a separate blog…

  • Brother KH800 knitting machine

    Brother KH800 knitting machine

    Brother KH800 was manufactured in 1971. It is a standard (4.5 mm between the needles) gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. It comes in a unique bright emerald-green color and has a wide bed, which makes this machine heavier than usual. The standard setup should come with two screw-on handles: one for the main carriage…

  • Toyota Elena Auto 7

    Toyota Elena Auto 7

    Below are the pictures of the machine I recently purchased. Toyota Elena Auto 7 knitting machine is a standard-gauge setup equipped with a punchcard reading mechanism and needle selection. There is such sparse information on this machine on the Internet so I am eager to learn and expand my knowledge on it. Stay tuned!! It…

  • PS-150 punchcard needle selector

    PS-150 punchcard needle selector

    PS-150 needle selector was invented to work with bulky Singer/Silver Reed/Studio knitting machines capable of only manual stitch manipulations. Basically, it works like a punchcard-reading mechanism but not quite automatically. A special ruler is inserted into the slot, in which one row of the punchcard pattern is visible. The pins on the ruler are pushed…