Passap Automatic

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Passap Automatic and Ribber

Now onward and upward, next machine to take out for an airing is my newly acquired (ie few of years) is my Passap Automatic. Again in a soft box but this one is slightly battered, but the good news is, it has a ribber and this fits the Passap 201 – very good news – so I start out by setting up this machine and I must say its in excellent condition, considering the sales cards state it's from the 1950’s – having used the 201 I am familiar with how operate this machine but not the ribber and its some task – first of all the actual ribber is quite difficult to set properly (these machine do not screw onto the table and have rubber feet, so they can move around). The ribber itself was quite difficult to cast on as it has fixed ribber needles that are operated by a sort of crank system ie to cast on – one position – to release the stitches then position 2 and finally to reset the needles to accept the yarn, position 3 – the trick is to remember where you are or your knitting lands at your feet. You have this sequence to carry out every row.