Needle positions of various flat-bed knitting machines and ribbers

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
KM100, KH355, KH360, KH370, KH380, KH390, KH395ABCD
KH210, KH220, KH311ABCDE
KX350, KX395ABDE
KX355unknown
4-Pushbutton machines
KH35, KH212, KH218no indicators
KH511ABCDE
KH521, KH531, (Profile) KH551ABCDIDIIE
8-Pushbutton machines
KH110, KH120, KH552, Profile 585, KH587, KH588, KH705,
(Genie) KH710, KH601
ABCDIDIIE
KH561, KH571, KH581, (Profile) KH583, (Profile) KH585ABCDE
KH811 (also 24-stitch punchcard)ABDE
12-stitch punchcard machines
KH800, KH801ABCDIDIIE
24-stitch punchcard machines
Bulky: KH260
Standard: KH810, KH811, KH820, KH821, KH830, KH831, KH836, KH840, KH850, KH851, KH860, KH864, KH871, KH881, KH890, KH891, KH893, KH894
ABDE
Electronic machines
KH900, KH910, KH920, KH930, KH940, KH950, KH965, KH970ABDE
Ribbers
KR551ABC
KR110, KR120, KR586, KR710, KR810, KR830, KR840, KR850, KR890, KR900, RK900ABDE
KR582unknown

KnitKing Knitting machines

A – non-working position

B – standard working position

C, DI, DII – patterning positions

E – holding position

Machine Model numberNeedle Positions
24-stitch punchcard machines
Bulky:
Standard: KH881, KK91
ABDE
Electronic
Compuknit IV,ABDE

Silver Reed Knitting machines

Machine Model number
Needle Positions
SK120,ABDE

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