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Sock Machine Ten question check list
First 10 Questions Making Assessments of CSMs purchased to Make Socks If this is your first machine, it is best to ask for help regarding names and identification...
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A Chart of Great Value
Essential Treasures FromOld ManualsMost manuals have a cylinder chart but this specific chart is the best.It is reproduced in only a few manuals. It is in the Legare 47 manual on page 3 and the...
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Socks of Equal Size
Have you weighed your weights? Getting to know your machine will give you more control over the results of your sock making. Experiment with the range you get with your machine starting with the two...
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Turquoise Legare 47 newly restored
Finally I got one of my own machines fully restored with a new coat of turquoise powder coat. Usually Hank is so busy doing other cranker's machines but this summer he started on my Legare 47. It...
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Before and After: hint for latch tool cast off
Summer here in Colorado was very wet and cool this year. Hank kept busy by frequent mowing and completing this very special Legare 400. What makes it so special is that it is over 100 years old.Here is...
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Your Path to Cranking with Joy
Part 1Where to StartThere are many paths to circular sock machines but they do not all lead to an equally satisfying experience. When I was a kid in Missouri & Kansas during the 1950’s the most...
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Colorado Cranker Restorations
Your Path to Cranking with Joy: Part 2, This is the second in a four part series that tackles where, what, how and why of Sock Machine buying.Why Desire A Sock Machine ?This may seem like an odd...
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BuyingYour First Sock Machine
Looking for a life changing relationship? Go and get a new sock machine!Many sock machines are acquired much like an arranged marriage. You may only know this new potential from the choices made by...
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Creelman Brothers Sock Machines 1874 to1926
"Creelman Brothers" The source for many of today's sock machines.A New machine for Hard Times!A summer of financial decline on Wall Street. Stock prices collapse in a panic! !Hundreds of banks close....
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Using YouTube to spread Cranker WisdomWe open this article with our 1 minute video of what our Sweet Socks look like on Sweet Feet. Those Sweet Feet belong to our daughter, Dee. It was she who...
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Starting December with a new Video on make a Colorado Cranker style Cast on Sack!
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New Videos For the New Erlbacher Gearhart
The last 7 months since my last post have been full of new and amazing experiences. Hank had his much needed knee replacement almost 4 months ago now. He is doing much better in just the last few...
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Article 5
50 Shades ofColor Not to be to provocative in my title choice the subject of this blog is my return to a college art class and not a steamy novella. Last week I journeyed to the Boulder campus of...
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Article 4
Getting to what WORKS....can take more than one try. This edition of my blog is my first done in answer to a question asked in an email last week. They wanted to know if I experiment much.The answer...
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Article 3
CSM 400: What is the BASE for this name?Since publishing my first articleon the history of the Creelman Brothers, over 3000 crankers have read that one article. No other post has generated nearly...
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CSM Tools For Cranking
Tools For CrankingThere are some fantastic tools out there to make the most out of your cranking time. The most affordable can be made at home or found at your local Wall-Mart and Home Depot. In...
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Article 1
In This October Halloween Issue of the "Cranker"the subjects are about Making a"WingSpan shoulder shawl" on a circular sock machine and "Standing Up for Cranking!"First I offer my readers the...
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Speeding in Spring with the Speedster
Second EditionSpring has Sprung so I celebrated by ordering a new Speedster This new machine is called the Speedster because the Erlbacher machine shop turned the old Gearhart into a sleek modern sock...
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A Sweet Way to Make Heels & Toes on a CSM
A New Sweet Sock Method The 3-wedge method takes about the same amount of yarn and uses the exact same number of needles and the same heel marks already on your CSM cylinders. Making a wedge is...
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