Category: Pushbutton
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Genie, the Magic Knitter, knitting machine KH710
Genie KH710 is manufactured by Brother and branded as Genie. It is identical to the Brother KH710 model of standard-gauge knitting machine. Read about all pros and cons and details about Brother KH710 in a separate article. In the meantime, enjoy pictures of Genie, the Magic Knitter, KH710 below.
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Brother KH521 knitting machine
Brother KH521 knitting machine is a 4-push button machine with 200 needles, spaced 4.5 apart. I just became an owner of the KH521/KR321 setup so stay tuned while I am putting my notes together and scanning a copy of the manual. It was manufactured in the early 1960s. It is possible that it was released…
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Brother KR580 ribbing attachment
Ribbing attachment Brother KR580 appeared on the market in 1966 to convert 8-push button knitting machines into double-bed knitting setups. I had the privilege to work on the KR580 ribbing attachment and I had a lot of fun learning and exploring this vintage piece of knitting technology. That particular ribber is described in my blog.…
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Brother KH710 knitting machine
Brother KH710 machine is the first 8-push button machine with all plastic case including the front panels, end-caps, carriage cover and handle. Brother/Genie KH710 knitting machine is a 4.5 mm (standard) gauge machine with 200 needles. It features a metal flat bed and plastic case with plastic end-caps (unlike all previous 8-push button knitting machine…
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Brother KH587 knitting machine
Brother KH587 knitting machine is an 8-push button knitting machine with a pattern control center. It is a metal flat-bed knitting machine with 200 needles positioned 4.5 mm apart, which makes this knitting machine standard. I did not have a chance yet to see this machine in real life and/or work on it. Below are…
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Brother KH561 knitting machine
Brother KH561 knitting machine was manufactured and released to the market in the mid-1960s. It is a metal flat-bed knitting machine with patterning capabilities: the needles can be selected automatically by an 8-push button mechanism. I have not had a chance yet to work with this machine or to even own one or see one…
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Brother KH531 knitting machine
I am actually very bummed that I have not gotten a chance to work on this machine and/or see it in person. However, here are the pictures posted with the author’s persmission. It is a 4-push button knitting machine with a screw-on handle and a clip-on vintage row counter. The buttons are activated using the…
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Brother Profile 552
Brother Profile 552 knitting machine is a rare find and I was lucky to work on one and even knit on it. Brother Profile 552 (or sometimes names as Brother KH552), has a very distinct emerald green color. It is a standard-gauge machine (which means the needles are 4.5 mm apart) with 200 needles. It…
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Brother Profile 583
I personally did not have a chance yet to work on this machine. It, however, is very similar to another 8-pushbutton knitting machine: Brother Profile 585. These are the pictures posted from the web with the permission of the original photographer. Other Brother standard-gauge 8-push button knitting machines are KH552, KH560, KH561, KH581, Profile 583,…
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Brother Profile/KH585
Brother Profile 585 knitting machine very likely appeared on the market at the very end of 1960-ies or at the very early 1970-ies. I had the pleasure of working on two Brother Profile 585 knitting machines and can attest to their wonderful work firsthand. Here are the links to two videos of me knitting using…
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Brother KH581 knitting machine
Brother KH581 was released to the market by Brother in 1969. It was released on both Western and Japanese markets: I saw carriages with both English-only (thanks for Cheylea H. for providing pictures) and Japanese-only writing. If you cannot find the manual, use the one from similar machines, like KH585 and KH588. Just search it…