In a workshop that’s a refuge from the world, Dorothea Campbell uses her hands. Her right hand turns a crank, or manipulates dozens of needles arranged in a circle. With her left, she holds tightly to ...

There are a pair of maps on the wall in the front office at Erlbacher Gear & Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. One is a map of the United States. The other a map of the world. Both are adorned with ...

RACINE — Forty-five people from seven states gathered last week at First United Methodist Church to knit as part of the first Antique Circular Sock Machine Conference in Southeast Wisconsin. The crank ...

In preparation for Sock Summit Aug. 6-9 in Portland, we've asked some of the teachers to answer a few questions for us. Today's interview is with Judy Becker. According to the Sock Summit Web site: ...

Forgive me. I'm not a sock knitter. But for the last couple of years, every time I think about knitting socks, I am reminded of something Maggie Jackson of Maggie Knits said at Vogue Knitting Live New ...

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been corrected to reflect David Erlbacher had the first patent for the Gearhart sock knitting machine in more than 85 years. A family-run machine shop in south Cape ...