This machine has a lace carriage and does weaving, but does not have fair isle (MC) and DI and DII positions.
This is my “daily” knitting machine. It comes with a lace carriage that works beautifully and should have weaving brushes (mine was missing them). It also is a solid metal, attractive machine that knits well. The 8 button vs 4 button patterning provides more options for designs and the A/B and sliding controls make patterning easier and faster than with the 4-button KH-551. I also have a KH-588 that adds the MC (fair isle) patterning feature, but it also has more plastic parts and is less attractive a machine. Unless you plan to do a lot of fair isle - this machine (and the 585) are the sweet spot of the 8 button machines in my opinion.~Elizabeth H.