Knitting Needles etc.

1924 Gearhart is restored and knitting socks again.

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25 Responses

1. kristiankragelund Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   i guess he can’t.. !
   i guess he can’t.. !

2. skeeterknitwit Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   Yes, what you can’t …
   Yes, what you can’t see is the 6-7 lbs. of weights pulling down while it is knitting. The yarn also blooms in the wash.

3. KnittyGrittyNatch Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   Does the sock …
   Does the sock tighten up and all the holes disappear when it’s finished?

4. Tcc80s Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   how much are these …
   how much are these machines? and where do you find them? never saw one b4 i saw this vid. it’s kind of weird!

5. crazylanea Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   Thank you so much …
   Thank you so much for the video–I love how it short-rows the heels.

6. Thremdessor Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   u can’t read… do …
   u can’t read… do u???

7. KevinTheUtuber Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   wut it do
   wut it do

8. Pootentate Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   Neat machine! …
   Neat machine! Would love to have seen the finished sock, though. :/

9. kissa122 Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

   now put a v16 on it …
   now put a v16 on it and you have socks in 10 seconds

10. yeahimthechinadoll Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    it knits SO quickly …
    it knits SO quickly
    OMG

11. xxxJparkxxx Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    I hear ya robo.
    I hear ya robo.

12. roboflyguy Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    I was having …
    I was having trouble sleeping this morning and the sound of this machine is super relaxing to me.

13. iabbervocium Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Amazing!
    Amazing!

14. Allygal08 Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    This makes me so …
    This makes me so happy. lol. I’d really like to have one, but I saw some on eBay and they were $900. D:
    I’ll stick to my double points I suppose. x)

15. mbxx2 Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    cool
    cool

16. laugr744 Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Nifty, but after …
    Nifty, but after all that, I would have really liked to see the finished product.

17. StuckInPhilly36 Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    What a wonderful …
    What a wonderful thing, I want one!
    Thanks for the video.

18. MovieMagicProduction Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    wheres the sock??
    wheres the sock??

19. DrownedinDreams Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    aweee me too.
    aweee me too.

20. neothematrixhacker Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    they could make …
    they could make that machine much more efficient if they put a bigger gear on the crank and a smaller gear on the crankshaft

21. swizzstaifr3sh Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    but were is the …
    but were is the final work…. i was waiting to see it…

22. anajinn Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    That was so …
    That was so interesting.Thanks for posting it. I had heard of these machines before and wondered how they worked. I would love to try one. How did you find out how to operate it and do you need a pattern book? Did you find an instruction book somewhere?

23. skeeterknitwit Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    I restore and sell …
    I restore and sell a few of these each year. It takes awhile to learn the techniques to knit socks.
    I think it is easier then trying to figure out how to send you a private message with some details. ???

24. cheney510 Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Shoot! This is …
    Shoot! This is great! Why don’t they sell these at craft stores anymore??? Where do you get these?

25. roboflyguy Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    My socks are off! …
    My socks are off! I’m from Rockford, Illinois, the sock monkey capital of the world. Our whole downtown is filled with sock monkey statues.

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