Category: Pushbutton

  • Brother KR-531 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR531 ribber has 200 needles and suits standard-gauge machines with 4-pushbutton needle-selection/patterning capabilities. I recently became a proud owner of one, so stay tuned for first-hand info.

  • Empisal KH770 knitting machine

    Empisal KH770 knitting machine has 200 needles, and 8-pushbutton patterning/needle-selection mechanism. It is a strange combination of the looks of Brother KH551 (4-pushbutton machine) and the functionality of Brother KH552 (8-pushbutton machine). Thus, check out the corresponding posts while I am researching if there is anything else special about this machine.

  • Brother KH701 knitting machine

    Brother KH701 knitting machine

    Brother KH701 was a pleasant surprise for me. I thought by now I’d know everything about 8-pushbutton machines but yet I discovered Brother KH701. Its deep blue, vibrant color makes it stand out among already colorful Brother 8-pushbutton machines. I already described in detail the features of 8-pushbutton machines in other posts. Brother KH701 is…

  • Mitsubishi MH-700 Color 7 knitting machine

    Mitsubishi MH-700 Color 7 knitting machine

    Mitsubishi MH700 Color 7 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart and pushbutton capabilities. The pushbutton-based mechanism is NOT like in Brother knitting machines, where by pressing one button, you’ll get a specific needle brought forward (after the latch is activated). In this machine, the buttons are responsible for…

  • Brother KH552 knitting machine

    Brother KH552 knitting machine is the same machine as Brother Profile 552. Thus, refer to the corresponding post. The reason I am creating a separate page for it because I am asked a lot whether it is the same model.

  • Brother KH551 knitting machine

    Brother KH551 knitting machine is the same machine as Brother Profile 551. Thus, refer to the corresponding post. The reason I am creating a separate page for it because I am asked a lot whether it is the same model.

  • JUKI K-883, One Touch Auto S knitting machine.

    JUKI K-883, One Touch Auto S knitting machine.

    JUKI K-883 is a standard-gauge machine, with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. With the exception of its pleasant green-ish color, this machine is very similar to its two other counterparts: JUKI K881 and JUKI K882. Thus, read the corresponding posts, while enjoying the pictures below. Check out the very last picture as it shows the…

  • JUKI K881, One Touch Auto S, knitting machine

    JUKI K881, One Touch Auto S, knitting machine

    JUKI K-881 One Touch Auto S knitting machine is very similar to another standard-gauge JUKI knitting machine with the same eight pushbuttons: JUKI K-882, and JUKI K-883, both “One Touch Auto S”. Thus, read the corresponding post while enjoying the pictures below of this pretty red-colored machine (JUKI K882 is blue and JUKI K883 is…

  • JUKI One touch Auto S K-882 knitting machine

    JUKI One touch Auto S K-882 knitting machine

    JUKI K 882 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. The machine has eight pushbuttons which activate (i.e., push forward) the needles are when the ratchet tool is turned. The pushed-forward needles then help to form various stitches depending on the carriage settings. This (as well as JUKI K881…

  • Empisal KH-610 knitting machine

    Empisal KH-610 knitting machine

    Also known as Empisal KH610 Computamatic, this knitting machine has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes is a standard-gauge. The pictures below so far are the only ones I could find. But it looks that this machine is similar to Empisal KH680, as well as Brother KH587, Brother KH588, and Brother KH601.

  • Empisal KH680 knitting machine

    Empisal KH680 knitting machine

    Empisal KH680 knitting machine features 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Thus standard-gauge machine has a patterning center with eight pushbuttons to allow for semi-automatic needle selection. The machine comes with a lace carriage. The carriage handle is a screw on: Comptabitle ribbers are Brother KR580 (I used KR580 on KH585 and the needlebeds and carriages…

  • JUKI K 871, One Touch Auto, knitting machine

    JUKI K 871, One Touch Auto, knitting machine

    JUKI K 871 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. The machine has eight pushbuttons which activate (i.e., push forward) the needles are when the ratchet tool is turned. The pushed-forward needles then help to form various stitches depending on the carriage settings. There is no need to memorize…