I had really good intentions of doing regular blog posts. Clearly that didn’t happen. But let me get caught up now.

I spent a good part of last summer cleaning up an antique sock machine I bought off Facebook Marketplace. I was lucky enough to be introduced to some sock machine experts and got all sorts of help.

It took a lot of practice but I can say I have successfully machine knit several pairs of socks! sometimes it takes many tries to get a wearable pair of socks, other times I can crank one out on the first try. There will definitely be a lot of practicing in my future!

My machine is a Steber and it is nearly 100 years old. I found a vintage sewing machine base on Facebook Marketplace and I use it as my work table.

I foresee working through my sock yarn stash a whole lot more quickly now!