Needle positions of various flat-bed knitting machines

Brother Knitting machines

A – non-working position

B – standard working position

C, DI, DII – patterning positions

E – holding position

Machine Model number	Needle Positions
Basic (manual) knitting machines
4-Pushbutton machines
KH511
KH521	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
KH531	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
(Profile) KH551	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
8-Pushbutton machines
KH552	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
KH561	A	B	C	D		E
KH571	A	B	C	D		E
KH581
(Profile) KH583	A	B	C	D		E
KH585	A	B	C	D		E
Profile 585	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
KH587	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
KH588	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
KH601
(Genie) KH710	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
12-stitch punchcard machines
KH800, KH801	A	B	C	DI	DII	E
24-stitch punchcard machines
KH830, KH840, KH890	A	B		D		E
Electronic machines
KH900, KH910, KH930, KH940, KH950, KH965, KH970

Silver Reed Knitting machines

Machine Model number	Needle Positions
SK120	A	B		D	E