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There
are two methods of machine knitting - warp and weft knitting. Domestic knitting
machines are weft knitters, that is, a new row is knitted horizontally, and the
knitting produced is identical in structure to handknitting. Warp knitting
machines produce a kind of vertical knitting, most often seen in
vertically-striped scarves. These machines are only available industrially.
Name |
|
|
|
Australia& NZ |
Silver
Reed Knitting
Machine |
Singer
Knitting
Machine |
Studio
Knitting
Machine |
Knitmaster/
Empisal Knitting
Machine |
Knitmaster/
Singer Knitting
Machine |
Brother
Knitting
Machine |
Brother/KnitKing
Knitting
Machine |
Brother
Knitting
Machine |
Brother Knitting
Machine |
Brother/
Empisal Knitting
Machine |
Passap Knitting
Machine |
Passap
Knitting
Machine |
Passap
Knitting
Machine |
Passap/
Pfaff Knitting
Machine |
Passap Knitting
Machine |
Superba
Knitting
Machine.... |
Superba/White
Knitting
Machine |
Superba/White
Knitting
Machine....... |
Singer/
Superba Knitting
Machine |
Superba Knitting
Machine |
Juki Knitting
Machine |
|
|
Singer Knitting
Machine |
Juko
Knitting
Machine |
Creative Knitting
Machine |
Artisan/Creative
Knitting
Machine |
Artisan/Creative Knitting
Machine |
Creative/Artisan Knitting
Machine |
Creative/
Artisan Knitting
Machine |
The Empisal brand was used for different machines in different countries. The
script logo is often misread as Empiral.Royal machines became Knitmaster.
Bond machines have come in different guises. These include: Elite/Incredible Sweater Machine/Ultimate
Sweater Machine/Fashion Knitter .
Model |
Gauge |
Needles |
Patterning |
Year |
In Production |
Brother
Knitting Machine Main Bed |
....................... |
|
................................. |
................ |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-260 |
|
114 |
punchcard
24st |
1984 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-270 |
|
114 |
electronic |
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KX-350 |
|
132 |
manual |
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KX-355 |
|
128 |
|
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KX-395 |
|
|
manual |
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-500 |
|
|
|
1955 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-511 |
|
|
|
1960 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-561 |
|
|
|
1964 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-581 |
|
|
|
1966 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-588 |
|
|
|
1969 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-710 |
|
200 |
push-button
8st |
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-800 |
|
|
|
1971 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-810 |
|
|
|
1973 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-820 |
|
200 |
punchcard
24st |
1974 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-830 |
|
200 |
punchcard
24st |
1976 |
(Creative) |
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-836 |
|
200 |
punchcard
24st |
|
(Creative) |
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-840 |
|
|
|
1978 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-881 |
|
200 |
|
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-890 |
|
|
|
1979 |
(Creative) |
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-900 |
|
200 |
electronic |
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-910 |
|
|
electronic |
1976 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-930 |
|
|
electronic |
1980 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-940 |
|
|
electronic |
1988 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-950i |
|
200 |
electronic |
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-965 |
|
|
electronic |
1992 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KH-970 |
|
|
electronic |
1996 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine Ribbers |
|
|
|
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KR-260 |
|
110 |
|
1984 |
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KR-710 |
|
200 |
|
|
|
Brother
Knitting Machine KR-850 |
|
200 |
|
|
(Creative) |
Brother Knitting
Machine Accessories |
|
|
|
|
|
Brother Knitting
Machine Accessories |
|
|
|
|
|
Brother Knitting
Machine |
|
|
|
|
Juki was a Japanese brand of knitting machines available in the 1960s. They
were at one time marketed in the
Model |
Gauge |
Needles |
Patterning |
Year |
In Production |
Juki
Knitting Machine Main Bed |
|
|
|
|
|
Juki
Knitting Machine K-881 |
|
200 |
8
st pushbutton |
|
No |
Juki
Knitting Machine K-1200 |
|
200 |
12
st pushbutton |
|
No |
Juki
Knitting Machine KE-2400 |
|
200 |
24
st punch card |
|
No |
Juki
Knitting Machine Ribbers |
|
|
|
|
|
.................. |
|
|
|
|
|
Silver
Reed Knitting Machine
Singer
Knitting Machine
The Silver Reed knitting machines were first produced by the Marukoshi Knitting
Machines Ltd. in
Model |
Gauge |
Needles |
Patterning |
Year |
In Production |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine Main Bed |
|
|
|
|
|
Model-1 |
|
|
|
1952 |
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine |
|
200 |
24
st punchcard |
|
Yes(Creative) |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine F-370K |
|
|
|
|
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine SK-321 |
|
200 |
24
st punchcard |
1972 |
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine SK-500 |
|
200 |
electronic |
1979 |
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine SK-830 |
|
250 |
electronic |
1991
to date |
Yes |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine SK-840 |
|
200 |
electronic |
1990
to date |
Yes |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine SK-860 |
|
150 |
electronic |
1990
to date |
Yes(Creative |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine Ribbers |
|
|
|
|
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine |
|
200 |
|
|
(Creative) |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine FRP-70 |
|
250 |
|
|
(Creative) |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine SR-60 |
|
150 |
|
|
Yes(Creative) |
Accessories |
Description |
Year |
In Production |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine YC6 |
Colour
changer - comes with a
single-bed colour changer carriage |
|
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine MOD |
Lace
carriage |
|
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine AG24 |
Intarsia
carriage - standard gauge |
|
Yes(Creative) |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine AG30 |
Intarsia
carriage - for SK-155 bulky |
|
(Creative) |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine RJ1 |
Bird's
eye ribber carriage |
|
No(Creative) |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine P |
P
Carriage |
|
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine Jaws |
Shadow
lace transfer tool |
|
|
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine LC2 |
Lace
carriage - standard gauge |
|
Yes(Creative) |
Silver
Reed/Singer Knitting Machine EC1 |
Pattern
Controller |
|
Yes |
Passap Knitting Machine
The Passap (Patent Schnell Strick Aparat) knitting machine company was first
founded in 1939 as the Luchsinger trading company in
It
is a hand operated industrial knitting machine with a flat bed (as opposed to a
circular bed).