| Machine | Gauge (mm) | Patterning | Tuck | Slip | Fairisle | Knitweave | Hold | Lace | Punch lace | Intarsia | Plating | End needle sel |
| Brother 830 upwards | 4.5 (4ply-DK) | Card | Directional | Directional | Y | Y | On/off | Aux carriage, also fashion lace | Some models | Aux carriage | Some models | Some models |
| Brother 900 series | 4.5 (4ply-DK) | Cartridge/RAM | Directional | Directional | Y | Y | On/off | Aux carriage, also fashion lace | Some models | Some models/ aux carriage, also fashion lace | Y | Y |
| Brother 230 series | 9 (DK-Chunky) | Manual | Manual | On/off | Manual | Manual | Directional | Manual | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Brother 260 series | 9 (DK-Chunky) | Card | Directional | Directional | Y | Y | On/off | Manual | N | Aux carriage | Y | Y |
| Brother 270 series | 9 (DK-Chunky) | RAM | Directional | Directional | Y | Y | On/off | Manual | Y | Aux carriage | Y | Y |
| Toyota | 4.5 (4ply-DK) | Card | Directional | Directional | Y | Y | On/off | Aux carr | N | Aux carriage | N | N |
| Knitmaster/Silver | 4.5 (4ply-DK) | Card | On/off, directional via side levers | On/off, directional via side levers | Y | Y | Directional | Lace carriage | Some models | Aux carriage | N | N |
| Knitmaster/Silver 100 series | 9 (DK-Chunky) | Card | On/off, directional via side levers | On/off, directional via side levers | Y | Y | Directional | Manual | Some models | Aux carriage | N | N |
| Knitmaster/Silver 800 series | 4.5 (4ply-DK)/ 9 (DK-Chunky) | Electronic | On/off | On/off | Y | Y | Directional | Lace carriage | Some models | Aux carriage | N | N |
| Knitmaster/Silver LK series | 6.5 (DK-aran) | Manual | Manual | Directional | Manual | N | Directional | Manual | N | Manual | Y | N |
| Passap Duomatics | 5 (4ply-DK) | Card | Y, directional back bed | Y, directional back bed | Single col at a time using slip | N | Use slip or alt method | Manual | N | Aux carriage? | N | N |
| Passap E6000 | 5 (4ply-DK) | Card/RAM | Y, directional back bed | Y, directional back bed | Single col at a time using slip | N | Use slip or alt method | Manual | N | Aux carriage | N | N |
| Superba | 5 (4ply-DK) | Electronic | Directional | Directional | Y | Y | Y | Y* | N | Y* | Y | N |
* Transfer lace, with seperate intarsia carriage
Directional: Can be set to work left, right or in both directions