I was fortunate enough to buy a 588 in a charity shop for £20 a few years ago. I do find it a tad confusing though, so your videos are very helpful. I also have a KH 230 bulky with ribber & I tend to use that one mostly. But the 588 knits much smoother & the stitches are neater 👍
Very interesting and useful! Thank you. Just missed out on a PC machine on eBay. Now I’m thinking starting with a push button is the better way to go anyway. Just starting my machine knitting journey and I’m loving your videos.
Well, do be aware that nearly all the posh toys like ribbers and transfer carriages are only available for punchcard machines; that said, a standalone pushbutton machine is a very good and inexpensive way to start out until you know if you like it or not, and they remain portable, lighter and more fun to use!
I have owned many machines over the years, including punchcard and electronic machines. I just bought a "brand new" Brother KH 588" (unopened) push button machine and I am waiting to replace the sponge bar before starting to use it. I agree with you that the more sophisticated and automatic the machine, the less fun it is to use and so I am keen to get going on the more hands-on 588. I think I understand the principles on which the patterning features work but I do find the patterning diagrams in the manual quite confusing and hard t understand. I was wondering if you might be willing to walk us though how to read one these charts (if you know). Thanks for all the great tutorials. I have a friend living on a narrow boat on the Lancaster canal and stay with her quite often. Wonderful!
Hello brother i urgently need your help. I dropped my knitting machine carriage on the floor and now it won't work I tried reaching out to many youtuber but it was of no use. Please respond
I love how much knowledge you have of all the machines and their capabilities
Hey, that's my machine! Brother KH-588 with the ribber. Glad to see it getting some love 😄
I was fortunate enough to buy a 588 in a charity shop for £20 a few years ago. I do find it a tad confusing though, so your videos are very helpful.
I also have a KH 230 bulky with ribber & I tend to use that one mostly.
But the 588 knits much smoother & the stitches are neater 👍
Very interesting and useful! Thank you. Just missed out on a PC machine on eBay. Now I’m thinking starting with a push button is the better way to go anyway. Just starting my machine knitting journey and I’m loving your videos.
Well, do be aware that nearly all the posh toys like ribbers and transfer carriages are only available for punchcard machines; that said, a standalone pushbutton machine is a very good and inexpensive way to start out until you know if you like it or not, and they remain portable, lighter and more fun to use!
I have owned many machines over the years, including punchcard and electronic machines. I just bought a "brand new" Brother KH 588" (unopened) push button machine and I am waiting to replace the sponge bar before starting to use it. I agree with you that the more sophisticated and automatic the machine, the less fun it is to use and so I am keen to get going on the more hands-on 588. I think I understand the principles on which the patterning features work but I do find the patterning diagrams in the manual quite confusing and hard t understand. I was wondering if you might be willing to walk us though how to read one these charts (if you know). Thanks for all the great tutorials. I have a friend living on a narrow boat on the Lancaster canal and stay with her quite often. Wonderful!
I will do a "charts" video just for you soon in the new year!
Hello brother i urgently need your help.
I dropped my knitting machine carriage on the floor and now it won't work
I tried reaching out to many youtuber but it was of no use.
Please respond
Well the first thing to do is to tell me what model it is, and then I can help point you towards a service manual which should help