Category: Punchcards
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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 mod. 323 knitting machine
Studio mod. 323 is a punch-card knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart from each other. Studio mod. 323 is one of the last models in this series not to include a built-in knit leader (although Studio mod. 322 already has a built-in knit-leader… Hmmm…). Studio mod. 323 is very similar to Studio mod.…
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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…
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Silver SK-360 knitting machine
Silver SK360 knitting was present new on the Japanese markets in the 1980-1981. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is equipped with a punchcard reading mechanism and a knit-leader. This machine is identical to the Studio mod. 360 and Singer MemoMatic 360K, which I described in detail earlier.…
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Silver Reed SK-282 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK282 is identical to the standard-gauge Silver Reed SK280 and Studio by White mod. 280 knitting machines. Thus, read the corresponding blog articles while enjoying the pictures of the Silver Reed SK282 machine below.
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Studio by White mod. 280 knitting machine
Studio by White mod. 280 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles (4.5 mm apart). The machine has punchcard reading capabilities to knit patterned fabric. By now, we all know that Silver Reed, Silver, Singer, and Studio knitting machines are very likely made by the same manufacturer, Silver/Silver Reed. However, these models…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…