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Category: Turn-knob

  • Genie CH1800, the Magic Knitter knitting machine

    Genie CH1800 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Genie, the Magic knitter, CH-1800 is the same machine as the Corona CH1800 (maybe you got the machine without the case and the carriage and do not see the name “Corona” anywhere but only see “Genie” on the needlebed). Thus, read the…

  • Corona CH-1800 knitting machine

    Corona CH-1800 knitting machine

    Corona CH-1800 is a standard-gauge Japanese-made knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Corona CH1800 knitting machine was also released under the Koyo CH1800 name. The carriage is probably the most complex carriage (with all these various levers, knobs, buttons, dials, etc…) Unlike most machines with mechanical patterning capabilities, all the patterning settings are…

  • Corona CH-1600 knitting machine

    Corona CH-1600 knitting machine

    There is not a lot of information on this machine except for pictures. However, it looks and very likely operates very similar to the Corona CH1700 and Corona CH1500 knitting machines; thus, refer to the corresponding articles. Corona CH-1600, similar to Corona CH-1500, has weaving yarn feeders on the carriage. Thus, if you cannot find information…

  • Corona CH-707 knitting machine

    Corona CH-707 knitting machine

    Corona CH-707 knitting machine, similarly to the Corona Temic CH-501, is a mysterious machine with barely any information on the Internet about it. So if you are reading it and know anything or have a manual or have the actual machine, I would really appreciate it if you get in touch with me. Corona CH-707…

  • Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine

    Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine

    Corona Temic CH-501 knitting machine is a very interesting-looking model, with barely any information on the Internet about it. So if you are reading it and know anything or have a manual or have the actual machine, please get in touch with me. Corona Temic CH-501 is a very unique-looking. It looks like a standard-gauge…

  • Corona CH-1500 knitting machine

    Corona CH-1500 knitting machine

    Corona CH-1500 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, separate from each other by 4.5 mm distance. Patterning on Corona CH-1500 is done by needle selection governed by the turn knobs located on the carriage (called needle selection control knobs). Corona CH-1500 is very similar to the Corona CH-1000, on which I already…

  • Genie CH-1500 knitting machine

    Genie CH-1500 is the same machine as Corona CH-1500 (thus, read the corresponding post): look at the images below – the carriage says Corona but all the manuals say Genie. Also, the same machine is Koyo KH-1500. Electronic copies of all manuals for Genie CH-1500 are available online for free. I actually own this machine,…

  • Koyo KH-1500 knitting machine

    Koyo KH-1500 knitting machine

    Koyo KH-1500 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Koyo knitting machines are so rare that it is extremely hard to find any information on them. It is very likely that these machines were released for the Japanese markets only. However, Koyo KH-1500 knitting machine is identical to the Corona CH-1500…

  • Empisal KnitMaster mod. 305 automatic knitting machine

    Empisal KnitMaster mod. 305 automatic knitting machine

    Empisal KnitMaster mod. 305 knitting machine is a turn-knob model: the needle selection is governed by pushing the three knobs on the front panel. The same mechanism is in its earlier counterparts, Silver SK301, Silver SK302, and Silver SK303, Silver SK305, as well as Studio SK301, Studio SK303 and Studio mod. 305 together with Knitmaster…

  • KnitMaster ES-302 knitting machine

    KnitMaster ES-302 is an Australian model for the original Japanese knitting machine known as Silver SK302. Thus, read the corresponding post while looking at the picture below. The matching ribber is SR302. I checked, and YC1/AC1 color changer WILL NOT work with the ES302 model.

  • Studio SK-301 knitting machine

    Studio SK-301 knitting machine

    …I am currently testing this machine… Come back for more information and videos of this machine. Studio SK301 knitting machine was released onto the market in 1964. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and a turn-knob-controlled needle selection mechanism to knit patterns. Studio SK301 is a Western-market clone of the Silver SK301…

  • Silver SK-301 knitting machine

    Silver SK-301 knitting machine

    Silver SK301 knitting machine was released onto the market in 1964. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and a turn-knob-controlled needle selection mechanism to knit patterns. Silver SK301 was the first knitting machine with this novel turn-knob technology for automatic needle selection. It is somewhat similar to the Brother’s push-button machines, although…