Machines and needles
What you knit with, as the engine knows it: hand needles, and every machine with its specs, gauge, accessories and what it can do, from home punchcard machines to industrial V-beds and sock machines. Figures not yet checked are marked.
Hand needles
Straight needles
sizes 2–12 mmFlat pieces of any width: true rib, garter, transfers, every shaping — nothing the chart asks is out of reach, it only takes longer.
graftingpicking up stitchesshort rowssteeks
Circular needle
sizes 2–12 mmIn the round or flat: a tube with no seam, and the same freedom as straight needles.
graftingpicking up stitchesshort rowssteeks
Knitting machines
Addi 1
Auto Knitter 1
Bond 1
Brother 10
Brother KH-270
Domestic, electronic9,00 mm · bulky · 114 needles
Brother KH-910
Domestic, electronic4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Brother KH-930
Domestic, electronic4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Brother KH-940
Domestic, electronic4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Brother KH-965
Domestic, electronic4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Brother KH-970
Domestic, electronic4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Brother KH-260
Domestic, punchcard9,00 mm · bulky · 114 needles
Brother First Lady
Domestic, punchcard4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Brother KH-860
Domestic, punchcard4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Brother KH-881
Domestic, punchcard4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Coppo 5
Coppo Finezza 3
Hand-flat V-bed8,47 mm · bulky · 118 needles
Coppo Finezza 5
Hand-flat V-bed5,08 mm · standard · 197 needles
Coppo Finezza 8
Hand-flat V-bed3,18 mm · fine · 315 needles
Coppo Finezza 12
Hand-flat V-bed2,12 mm · fine · 472 needles
Coppo Finezza 14
Hand-flat V-bed1,81 mm · fine · 551 needles
Dubied 5
Dubied NHF5
Hand-flat V-bed2,12 mm · fine · 567 needles
Dubied Nhf2 G3
Hand-flat V-bed8,47 mm · bulky · 118 needles
Dubied Nhf2 G5
Hand-flat V-bed5,08 mm · standard · 197 needles
Dubied Nhf2 G7
Hand-flat V-bed3,63 mm · fine · 276 needles
Dubied Nhf2 G14
Hand-flat V-bed1,81 mm · fine · 551 needles
Erlbacher 1
Gearhart 1
Knittax 1
Passap 4
Prym 1
Santagostino 2
Sentro 1
Silver Reed 6
Silver Reed LK-150
Domestic, manual6,50 mm · mid · 150 needles
in production
Silver Reed SK-840
Domestic, electronic4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
in production
Silver Reed SK-830
Domestic, electronic3,60 mm · fine · 250 needles
Silver Reed SK-155
Domestic, punchcard9,00 mm · bulky · 110 needles
in production
Silver Reed SK-280
Domestic, punchcard4,50 mm · standard · 200 needles
Silver Reed F270
Domestic, punchcard3,60 mm · fine · 250 needles
Stoll 2
Superba 1
Toyota 2
Generic machines, by gauge 14
Not products: stand-ins for a machine that is not in the catalogue. Pick the closest gauge and number of beds.
Generic double bed, gauge 3
Hand-flat V-bed8,47 mm · bulky · 118 needles
Generic double bed, gauge 5
Hand-flat V-bed5,08 mm · standard · 197 needles
Generic double bed, gauge 7
Hand-flat V-bed3,63 mm · fine · 276 needles
Generic double bed, gauge 8
Hand-flat V-bed3,17 mm · fine · 315 needles
Generic double bed, gauge 9
Hand-flat V-bed2,82 mm · fine · 354 needles
Generic double bed, gauge 10
Hand-flat V-bed2,54 mm · fine · 394 needles
Generic double bed, gauge 12
Hand-flat V-bed2,12 mm · fine · 472 needles
Generic single bed, gauge 3
Domestic, manual8,47 mm · bulky · 118 needles
Generic single bed, gauge 5
Domestic, manual5,08 mm · standard · 197 needles
Generic single bed, gauge 7
Domestic, manual3,63 mm · fine · 276 needles
Generic single bed, gauge 8
Domestic, manual3,17 mm · fine · 315 needles
Generic single bed, gauge 9
Domestic, manual2,82 mm · fine · 354 needles
Generic single bed, gauge 10
Domestic, manual2,54 mm · fine · 394 needles
Generic single bed, gauge 12
Domestic, manual2,12 mm · fine · 472 needles