How could her parents have possibly known? "Lana means wool in German," says Lana M. Wenzel of Thomas Township, huddled over an odd piece of human-powered machinery with nail-like protrusions ...

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 ...

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.

Jacquie Grant has been collecting circular sock machines for about 30 years. She owns about 200 and a factory that makes them. "It's just the technology that interests me," Grant said.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A blast from the past is on display in Springfield. You may have never heard of a circular sock machine. The contraption dates back to the 1860s, allowing for quick manufacturing.

Russ Wendle of Reedville uses a circular knitting machine to produce socks at the 12th Annual Central Pennsylvania Fiber ...

Deep in the recesses of a few enterprising hackerspaces, you’ll find old electronic knitting machines modified for use with modern computers. They’re cool, and you can knit colorful designs, but all ...

So, sometime after I got a circular sock knitting machine, @Coppercloud got in touch with me with an interesting question. I very obviously said, “YES.” And a few months and a lot of PMs later, ...