Use this guide to identify your knitting machine brand — and uncover the different names it may go by around the world.
Many knitting machines were sold under different brand names depending on where they were sold - which is why the same machine might go by completely different names around the world.
This matters when you're searching for parts, patterns, or help - the name you’re using might not be the only one.
Japanese
Brother
KnitKing (US)
Defendi Brother (IT)
Jones (UK)
Erka (F)
Chinese clones (new)
Artisan (US)
Creative
Taitexma
Toyota
Elna (SW)
Juki
Erka (F)
Gritzner (DE)
Singer /Lemair (AU)
Corona (even 11 mm)
Studio 121 (11mm)
Silver Reed
Silver Reed (UK)(until 2011)
Dimac (Bulky8 /SK120)
Elna (SW)
Necchi/Vigorelli (IT)
Norsy (NO)
Riccar (RU)
Knitmaster / Singer (AU)
Empisal Knitmaster (UK)
Singer (US)
Studio (CA)
European
Passap
Pfaff (DE-UK)(even 3.123mm)
Bond (UK)
Incredible Sweater Machine (ISM)
Superba
(F-EU-CA-US-AU-AS)
White (US)
Singer (EU-UK)
Phildar (F)
Other brands (vintage)
Girotex (F)
Dopleta (CZ)
Veritas (DE/DDR)
Knittax (DE)
Vintage
Prior Purl
(AU) Garter Stitch
Neva Severianka
(RU) 5mm
Simac
Sona
Inaisa
(IN) 4.5
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