Hey, I have an old Toyota knitting machine, with all the goodies and had sort of despaired of getting needles etc, when I found these guys! I used to deal with them when I was selling and teaching so it was nice to see that they are still around! Anyway, if any of you have an older machine, this is the place to get parts, needles and accessories!
I look at knitting machines on Ebay maybe once a month. Earlier this week I looked around to see what was on offer and found a complete "Fair Isle" brand knitting machine. The auction was going to end in about 5 minutes so I made a snap decision to buy the thing if I could get it for under $75. With shipping I didn't pay that much so I was happy.
Even happier is the fact that the "new" machine was being sold by the original owner, was advertised as 100% complete and functional AND comes with the original operator manual. I haven't been able to figure out how the first "Fair Isle" machine I bought on Ebay works. I'm either missing pieces or lack the wits to put them together properly.
If all else fails I'll have one known good working machine and another to cannibalized for parts on an as-needed basis.
I will drop Newton's a line to see if they know anything about the machine vis-a-vis its compatibility with other brands. "Fair Isle" machines just don't exist based on the research I've been able to do.
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Mirjam, I didn't realize you had lived near Otis Air Base on the Cape; I thought you had lived just outside Boston, in Newton. Surprise, Surprise.
-- Carey in MA
Hi Wooly How do you mean Fairisle machine, do you mean it does fairisle or that this is actually the name of it...if you send me the auc number then I'll take a look at it for you...it maybe a punchcard machine, or an electronic one that does lots for you....let us know...this is not a machine name I am familiar with....hugz....Cher
It is branded "Fair Isle" in 50's-mod script, 100% metal and a nice dark metallic aqua blue. The one I bought earlier this year has zero ID on it aside from the name of the thing. It isn't a punchcard, all hand-manipulation AFAICT. I should have the new one this week - and a manual!!! -- so I ought to be able to get one of them going. I'll email you a scan of the manual cover when I get it if you're interested.
FWIW, they're both coming out of eastern Ontario. Maybe a local manufacturer?
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Hi ya Sounds like the one I had in the 60's a knitmaster he was metal and heavy and you had to hand manipulate the stitches to make a pattern. would have been easier to have looked at it on ebay from the pics...How many needle beds has it got, I'm now wondering if it is just a flat piece with a row of needles, or if it is shaped like this ^ with two needle beds...which means you have a ribber or if two beds fit together. The only blue one I ever had was Passap, the old metal one, heavy too, but this was more of a sky blue colour.
What a shame there are no labels of any kind anywhere.. I'd like to see the manual and any pics of it, sounds interesting. You get these going and you'll be like a cottage industry over there Wooly.....lol
hugz.....Cher.xx
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