Knitting Machine Museum​

A second review of this remarkable machine - a rare machine with garter stitch capabilities.

Passap F200 Knitting Machine This is a standard gauge machine, which is unusual for the Passap range, and the one I have is a single bed...

This particular model came with an unusual feature, a set of cast on wires, very handy and they make casting on a breeze!

you need more than 2 hands, one to hold the stitch comb, and at least another 2 to turn the fixed needle comb in in slots and woe betide if

This machine has the unusual specialty of promoting garter stitch – it’s the easiest knit to do, it does stocking stitch and basic fairisle

If you want an easy to operate machine with a 200-needle bed – and you insist on vintage, this is one of the machines that when in good cond

My advice to anyone buying one of these is to ensure they are not rusty in any way, to ensure that they are later models that if a ribber is

Talking about needle selection is where the “magic step” device comes in.  It’s basically a needle selector – as per the old spanner machine

I like this model but only as a collection piece, despite researching my old books and adverts as far back as the 60’s I just cannot find an

I have no idea how it selects but you have to set the punched pattern in the holder and then set it for either fairisle (MC) or Plain ie not