I am giving a message from Japan. I have the same aircraft (KH585) and KH588. There was no instruction manual for KH585, and I was in trouble with the operation without solving the way the change lever was handled. KH588 had a simultaneous knitting ▼ △ lever, and I was thinking about how this same operation could be done with KH585. Thanks to your kind and polite video of the explanation, I understand！ Thank you
Loving this series that you are doing on the 585. I'm trying to buy one. You are doing a great job helping dummies like me to stay in the game. I think what I like about this machine is that you can SEE what you are doing (the manual lever that is pushing needles out). I like manual so much better than electronic. Hoping you can do more on the 585.
+Michele Naquaiya I never knew how much fun the push button machines could be. Seeing that I now have the knit king version of the 588, once I get the 585 working good, I will be trying to find a new home for it but will continue to use the KH710 on how to use those buttons. But I need to add a foam piece that was mentioned that my 585 was missing, so that could be why a couple of my buttons are not always responding correctly. We are ignorant to a point until we learn a new way of doing things, please do not call yourself that as we just do not know how some things work until we try it a few times. I am down to one electronic machine, and still debating on selling it, I will not make that decision hastily as it is a nice machine, and I do need to get her out, even if only to work up something manual on it. I have found doing manual knitting can be fun to do, we have more hands on with making things than the electronic machines are. Well more like the brother garter carriages is what I mean, I didn't have much enjoyment listening to that part go and then stop from a mistake, do not get me wrong, the GC can be a good thing for some but not all. Seeing a little difference in the 585 and 588, I prefer the 588 a little better but even the older 500 series that were 4 buttons can still do up some nice work. Berda
Wrote a whole message to you and lost it. anyway, I appreciate your videos a lot. If I can get this Brother 585 I'll let you know. I love the push buttons. Gracias
Hate when that happens. But hold off, I think the 588 may be a little better in the fair isle part of these type machines. I will be adding that when I get a chance on my new to me KH710 (that is the same as the KH588). Berda
+Michele Naquaiya OK, I got up the Genie 710 Fair Isle, th-cam.com/video/bRj7XdwxMVw/w-d-xo.html and it is basically the same as the 588, so see the difference? Berda
My Jones/Brother 585 is being shipped from G.B. Your two videos inspired me to bid on the machine. Once it arrives, I will have to rewatch your two videos carefully. Missed out on the bid for the 710. Ordering a new sponge bar.
Great news. I will be making my new sweater for myself on the KH/KH700 or maybe that is the 710 to replace the red one that has many pills but also I snagged it in about 5 places and just tucked the looped yarn on the inside. But also hope to do more recording on that machine. You can also get many patterns and a few design books at: machineknittingetc.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=desc&order=date&p=1&q=jones Berda
Berda it arrived yesterday. Spent the afternoon to evening cleaning and oiling., Took out all 200 needles, soaked and cleaned. Will need to replace about 8 of them. On my way to Lowes Home Improvement to find two brushes to replace the old ones. Your tutorial on how to do this was right on time! I am excited, almost like this was my very 1st machine. Your videos and the AnswerLady videos on this machine were the inspiration for me to bid on this machine. Thanks.
Glad to hear you got your machine. The brushes I got from a different machine, it was the little connecting things that I got from the hardware store. What brushes are they and I will measure mine (well now I have the 700 or maybe it is the 710 but basically the same machine) and then maybe can find them on ebay. Glad that there is other videos on this machine, I rarely get to see much others but when I do get a chance to watch a video, it is more funny dogs or something on wildlife. When I review my videos, I can fall asleep so easy that if I watch other machine knitting videos, I may do the same. Maybe when I am retired from this, which will not be anytime soon. Berda
Need to replace the two weaving brushes. My KH260 brushes will not work, so I will try to locate something on Ebay. Also ordered 50 new needles, Got the new sponge bar in place, and was able to knit a small sock last nite. Looking to work with the button/patterning system. The buttons all work (thank goodness).
I am happy that you got a very loved machine and used from a nice lady. I always wonder who will get my different machines and will they continue to love them as I do? Maybe I can watch from the after life to see.
Am I right in my understanding that you can't do rib knitting with this machine? Would the tuck and hold be a reasonable substitution for the ends of a garment, for instance a sweater? I'm completely new to knitting machines. I hand knitted as a child, but have forgotten most of it. I want to start off with easy things like scarves, but would really like to eventually be able to use this machine to make a basic 1 color sweater, with ribbed wrists and waist. I have one of these machines available to me locally to buy for only $70, and it is apparently in good condition.
You can manually reform to rib, or do a mock rib. There once was a ribber for this machine, but now it is so hard to find them, and if you do, it is best to hold onto it for as long as you can, even if you do not use it much. For the ends, you can bring out a few EON to form a tuck that will help somewhat, but maybe not enough to stop the curl. You can do a Slip Stitch end: th-cam.com/video/Yt-SXlA9_I4/w-d-xo.html that will also help but if it still curls, then you may have to steam it to get it to be tame and flat. But if steamed too much, the yarn tends to feel so much different than when it came off the skein.
I am giving a message from Japan. I have the same aircraft (KH585) and KH588. There was no instruction manual for KH585, and I was in trouble with the operation without solving the way the change lever was handled. KH588 had a simultaneous knitting ▼ △ lever, and I was thinking about how this same operation could be done with KH585. Thanks to your kind and polite video of the explanation, I understand！ Thank you
If you had not found the manuals, here they are:
mkmanuals.com/brother-kh585-user-guide-guide.html
mkmanuals.com/brother-kh588-user-guide-guide.html
Loving this series that you are doing on the 585. I'm trying to buy one. You are doing a great job helping dummies like me to stay in the game. I think what I like about this machine is that you can SEE what you are doing (the manual lever that is pushing needles out). I like manual so much better than electronic. Hoping you can do more on the 585.
+Michele Naquaiya I never knew how much fun the push button machines could be. Seeing that I now have the knit king version of the 588, once I get the 585 working good, I will be trying to find a new home for it but will continue to use the KH710 on how to use those buttons. But I need to add a foam piece that was mentioned that my 585 was missing, so that could be why a couple of my buttons are not always responding correctly.
We are ignorant to a point until we learn a new way of doing things, please do not call yourself that as we just do not know how some things work until we try it a few times.
I am down to one electronic machine, and still debating on selling it, I will not make that decision hastily as it is a nice machine, and I do need to get her out, even if only to work up something manual on it. I have found doing manual knitting can be fun to do, we have more hands on with making things than the electronic machines are. Well more like the brother garter carriages is what I mean, I didn't have much enjoyment listening to that part go and then stop from a mistake, do not get me wrong, the GC can be a good thing for some but not all.
Seeing a little difference in the 585 and 588, I prefer the 588 a little better but even the older 500 series that were 4 buttons can still do up some nice work. Berda
Wrote a whole message to you and lost it. anyway, I appreciate your videos a lot. If I can get this Brother 585 I'll let you know. I love the push buttons. Gracias
Hate when that happens. But hold off, I think the 588 may be a little better in the fair isle part of these type machines. I will be adding that when I get a chance on my new to me KH710 (that is the same as the KH588). Berda
+Michele Naquaiya OK, I got up the Genie 710 Fair Isle, th-cam.com/video/bRj7XdwxMVw/w-d-xo.html and it is basically the same as the 588, so see the difference?
Berda
My Jones/Brother 585 is being shipped from G.B. Your two videos inspired me to bid on the machine. Once it arrives, I will have to rewatch your two videos carefully. Missed out on the bid for the 710. Ordering a new sponge bar.
Great news. I will be making my new sweater for myself on the KH/KH700 or maybe that is the 710 to replace the red one that has many pills but also I snagged it in about 5 places and just tucked the looped yarn on the inside. But also hope to do more recording on that machine.
You can also get many patterns and a few design books at:
machineknittingetc.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=desc&order=date&p=1&q=jones
Berda
Berda it arrived yesterday. Spent the afternoon to evening cleaning and oiling., Took out all 200 needles, soaked and cleaned. Will need to replace about 8 of them. On my way to Lowes Home Improvement to find two brushes to replace the old ones. Your tutorial on how to do this was right on time! I am excited, almost like this was my very 1st machine. Your videos and the AnswerLady videos on this machine were the inspiration for me to bid on this machine. Thanks.
In my area Lowe's does not have those brushes, nor the local hardware store nor Hobby Lobby. Can't locate on Amazon. Any ideas? Help!!!!!
Glad to hear you got your machine. The brushes I got from a different machine, it was the little connecting things that I got from the hardware store. What brushes are they and I will measure mine (well now I have the 700 or maybe it is the 710 but basically the same machine) and then maybe can find them on ebay.
Glad that there is other videos on this machine, I rarely get to see much others but when I do get a chance to watch a video, it is more funny dogs or something on wildlife. When I review my videos, I can fall asleep so easy that if I watch other machine knitting videos, I may do the same. Maybe when I am retired from this, which will not be anytime soon.
Berda
Need to replace the two weaving brushes. My KH260 brushes will not work, so I will try to locate something on Ebay. Also ordered 50 new needles, Got the new sponge bar in place, and was able to knit a small sock last nite. Looking to work with the button/patterning system. The buttons all work (thank goodness).
PS: The original owner of KH585 is a grandma who lived up to 100 years！The grandson of that person gave me a pleasure. What a wonderful thing！
I am happy that you got a very loved machine and used from a nice lady. I always wonder who will get my different machines and will they continue to love them as I do? Maybe I can watch from the after life to see.
Am I right in my understanding that you can't do rib knitting with this machine? Would the tuck and hold be a reasonable substitution for the ends of a garment, for instance a sweater? I'm completely new to knitting machines. I hand knitted as a child, but have forgotten most of it. I want to start off with easy things like scarves, but would really like to eventually be able to use this machine to make a basic 1 color sweater, with ribbed wrists and waist. I have one of these machines available to me locally to buy for only $70, and it is apparently in good condition.
You can manually reform to rib, or do a mock rib. There once was a ribber for this machine, but now it is so hard to find them, and if you do, it is best to hold onto it for as long as you can, even if you do not use it much.
For the ends, you can bring out a few EON to form a tuck that will help somewhat, but maybe not enough to stop the curl. You can do a Slip Stitch end: th-cam.com/video/Yt-SXlA9_I4/w-d-xo.html that will also help but if it still curls, then you may have to steam it to get it to be tame and flat. But if steamed too much, the yarn tends to feel so much different than when it came off the skein.
@@RobertaRoseMeads Thanks so much for your quick and helpful reply. I really appreciate it.