Learning to use the CSM Ribber // Episode 182 // Taking Back Friday // a fibre arts vlog

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I've cranked my first few pairs of socks! And I'm learning to use the Ribber on the CSM as well. Let me share my first experiences and ribber lessons with you!
In this video, I'm working with an Erlbacher Speedster circular sock machine (CSM) with a 60 st cylinder and 60 st ribber (equal slot ribber). I'm knitting with SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock.
00:00 Introduction
01:26 First finished socks!
02:23 Example of a Hung Hem
03:26 Heel flaps on a CSM?
05:07 Introducing the Ribber
09:30 Learning "Juana's Selvedge"
11:35 Planning to knit a ribbed sock for kids
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@kelipotter847 Год назад

Wow! I’m amazed at how your mind works, how you dive in and “learn” everything you can about whatever you’re working on/with!!! I’ve had a csm since January and I’m just happily knitting tubes and adding afterthought cuffs, heels and toes!! Thanks for another informative and fun video! Your daughter is adorable!!!

@RoxyKnits Год назад

Thank you so much you saved my sanity lol! I knew about getting the fin in the correct position ……but hadn’t realised it needed a drive pin! Who knew lol, now have my first ribbing sample and next to learn how to switch back and forth :)

@julietpage4322 Год назад

OMG, your daughter is just so adorable and fabulous! She’s a natural like you. 💞 You’re just rocking the CSM learning curve. Yay! When you get ready to tackle the toe up method, I recommend Dave Lord’s “Tip Toe Tool”.

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Oooh perfect! Thanks for the tip Juliet! I’m off to check it out

@KatrinaGressett Год назад

Oh my giddy heart, I just bought an Erlbacher CSM because of your videos. I'm so excited to get started!

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Yahoo! Have fun!!

@michaelinereed3946 Год назад

Hi! Thank you so much for this posting!. I have a csm and I can, and have, knit a bunch of socks. My family and friends love it when I practice. Now that I have mastered making a complete sock with no problems, I am ready to tackle learning to use my ribber. So I happened across this video at the perfect time. I also wanted to thank you for sharing the two books by Lucy Best. I had not heard of them and I ordered them from Amazon right immediately! Thanks again and happy knitting!

@esthercooper7427 Год назад

The Erlbacher is on my Spring "things to order & learn". I have thoroughly enjoyed your journey thus far and sincerely hope you will continue to share. Please, please, please keep us in the loop.

@dianaw9829 Год назад

Your daughter is adorable!!! I was just listening in while redoing a portion of a beaded bind off, and she popped up on my screen at the end of your video! I’m still smiling!!!

@katrinalevin4064 Год назад

I have only heard of these sock knitter but had no idea how comprehensive this machine is. Thank you for explaining your foray into knitting socks with your knitting machine.

@pattishanks3788 Год назад

Love your enthusiasm for learning something new, and the added bonus at the end to include your sweet daughter!

@donnafriesen789 Год назад

Great video explaining every part of the process. I feel that I now could make an educated decision about whether to purchase the CSM from Erlbacher. Your daughter is a natural, she is so lucky to grow up experiencing vlogging, fiber arts and diving into new technology!

@laynieb2858 Год назад

Oh my goodness - great stuff, Felicia! Thank you for blazing this trail and sharing it with us at the same time...amazing how you are able to break it all down, focus and figure out what you need / want to learn, step by step ....I can see myself getting sidetracked or overwhelmed - And your daughter is darling...

@TheCraftyGemini Год назад

I haven’t jumped into using the ribber yet but I’m glad you gave the basic info necessary to make sure it’s setup correctly. Will have to tinker with mine soon! Thanks and I’m glad you are enjoying your Speedster as much as I am! 🙌🏽🥳

@beautiqueatelier 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for this video. It’s a great help by the rabbit hole I’m about to dive in! And your daughter, I can see from who she has her talent from😊

@jenniferbarrett3272 Год назад

Felicia, your enthusiasm and perseverance are amazing- and your young assistant is the best! 💕

@lorinzylks4254 Год назад

My gosh, your daughter is freaking adoreable

@melissagoetz8847 Год назад

Love this!❤️

@WoolOSheep Год назад

I love how specific you are. Thank you!

@dmghouse604 Год назад

One of the best CSM videos I’ve seen. Great presentation. And as a hand Knitter and CSM Knitter I have always enjoyed your yarns!

@deniseframeharlan7628 Год назад

Go Felicia go! Don't hesitate to FEARLESSLY knit whole socks and whole pairs of socks! Yes, we DO knit bunches of socks to kitchener while traveling-- good idea! I'm at Stockingfoot Knits. Glad you are getting along so well with your machine.

@lynnrixson1094 Год назад

This is fabulous! I do hope you will continue to give more details and demonstrations of your wonderful machine 😊😊

@ericathefae Год назад

Awww, she's adorable

@lovannahsirois4932 Год назад

What a cutie pie at the end!

@carriemoore6038 Год назад

I love seeing your progress! Wow! I love Juana’s selvedge as well. I look forward to seeing your pile of finished socks. So much fun.

@fifthlampdown Год назад

Such a great helper at the end! Thanks for sharing your process, this is so fun and fascinating!

@denisekinsley3554 Год назад

A square heel flap on a CSM? Mind blown. 🤯 I hope to see more of these videos! I'm still waiting for my CSM and watching / bookmarking everything useful that I can find.

@stacilockman329 Год назад

My mind is officially blown! I’m getting exactly the same machine and cylinders that you have in a few short weeks. I am reading all the books, watching all the videos, and hoping I can have several weeks by myself when it arrives to figure everything out. Thank you for these videos on CSMs!

@sharonkennedy8612 Год назад

So interesting to see the machine come alive.

@BBMc107 Год назад

This is vital info. Thank you so much! I would have plopped the ribber on and not had a clue as to why it was not working. I am so excited to get my csm in a few weeks and am learning all I can.

@lynnbrown3548 Год назад

Wow Felicia you're doing great!! I'm like you and get totally excited when I get the ribbing working and then transition to stockinette or continue with 1 x 3 ribbing!! I love Juana's ribbed top and watched a couple of videos to get it just right. Amy the Sock Maker has an excellent video. Pulling the ravel cord (or waste yarn) at the end then steaming it makes it perfect. My best socks were the ones I made my 7 year old granddaughter - 1x1 ribbed cuff and 3 x 1 ribbed leg and foot top on the 60 cylinder. Your yarn makes wonderful socks!! I ordered some more. Enjoy!

@chantalcollin9512 Год назад

WOW your daughter is so cute ! Good luck with making socks for your children on your new sock machine.

@lauralineparadis-robert7254 Год назад

OMG your daughter at the end, so precious! 😊

@TheMetatronGirl Год назад

Nina is so CUTE!! Her addition to the video is priceless, and utterly adorable. Though in retrospect, I’m not sure who was cuter, Nina doing her tutorial, or you geeking out about 1 x 1 ribbing and stockinette, Felicia?!?! I love it! I’m getting more and more inspired to try a csm! Thank you for this wonderful little bit of joy you added to the internet. 💗

@julesp213 Год назад

Thanks for explaining the robber I am debating buying one for my cam. Your daughter is adorable!

@heatherthomas1461 Год назад

Excellent tutorial ❤

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Thank you so much!

@ruthnguyen5464 Год назад

Your heels and toes and ribbing look fantastic!! I think we're all much more appreciative of stockinette and ribbon after this. And Nina looks ready to host some Taking Back Friday vids herself!

@diannefitzmaurice9813 Год назад

Ribbing ! lol .

@ruthnguyen5464 Год назад

@@diannefitzmaurice9813 Oops-autocorrect strikes again! 😂

@deborahknight4144 Год назад

Great job! It's not easy to keep all those steps straight and in order. We'll done!

@kristinafabianova7139 Год назад

I am not a knitter, but just spend two weeks of wondering, if you can knit a sock on Sentro. So I bought it - and made a sock. I Feel your enthusiasm.

@inapickleknitting1694 Год назад

Your video has inspired me to give the ribber another go. We have been on a similar journey as I just received my CSM in May. I’ve made several pairs of the No-show tab shortie socks and was so proud, just as you are with your rib into stockinette. Thanks for your time to produce this video! 🧶

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Right?! Ribbing and then switching into stockinette?! Seems like such a momentous learning milestone 😆 good luck with your ribber and enjoy! Thanks for watching!

@freakygeak Год назад

I like the air quotes from the little lady she's going to be a natural tuber later on thanks for sharing

@stephaniekowals5154 Год назад

this is fascinating! but I can't possible start another thing. I love seeing you learn new things.

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Thanks Stephanie!

@charlottelee1152 Год назад

ahh Nina is so brave on camera! The machine sounds quite complicated for my small brain 😂

@Beach652 Год назад

Ha, new host in training - love it!! Also, I feel like this CSM is excellent prep for the future hattersley. 😊

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

💯🤩 yes!!! Between the CSM and the loom restoration, I think it will be so fascinating to restore a Hattersley!!!

@WoolOSheep Год назад

I've never been able to figure out how to make a sock chain (starting a new sock without removing the first sock) for socks with 1x1 ribbing. If you can figure it out I'd love to see how you do it!

@QueenAnneKnitsandSews Год назад

Your daughter is precious!!!

@klaskelangford8324 Год назад

Thank you!

@dmghouse604 Год назад

I would like to see your sock pattern for your daughter. I make lots of socks for grown ups but struggled with children’s sizes! Thanks!

@colemine7008 Год назад

I imagine this could be used to make sleeves for sweaters.

@spetersca Год назад

Love watching you figure out things!!! Also very cute to see your daughter. Do you think she's going to follow in your footsteps with fibre arts?

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Thanks Sue! So far she likes crafty things with paper, beads, drawing, and trying to construct things with cardboard. If she ever wants to explore yarn and fibre, I think I have some supplies she can use 🤣

@rachellove9995 Год назад

So can you please show and list everything you bought and needed to accomplish a complete sock? Please.

@LaTrica01 Год назад

How do you close the toe up after it's knitted.

@star_athena Год назад

Great video! On my machine the ribber takes a different tension than the stockinette otherwise the ribbing is very tight. I wonder if that’s universal to Erlbacher machines or all machines or just mine. I love these and the ending was fab. ❤️

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Oh there should be a little dial that allows you to adjust your ribbing stitches too. I did not move mine from the factory setting, but that is another adjustment you can make ☺️

@soniaabbasi2511 11 месяцев назад

I want this machine but is not available in my country.(Pakistan)

@lauraparisi8860 Год назад

I m live in Italy, can I buy the machine?

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

I believe that Erlbacher will ship machines internationally, but it’s best to check directly with them. Good luck!

@debraraiche3327 11 месяцев назад

I really don't know anything about knitting...So is this machine not for me???

@boops1192 Год назад

In no way is this meant as a criticism toward you. You seem to be a lovely person with a warm disposition and friendly voice. It’s the idea of paying $3,000 dollars for a sock machine. 😮😮😮 I’m personally not a fan of fat fashion and the practices required to deliver 40 pair of socks for $10 (May be giving side eye to a certain fruity from loomy company here). However, if you’re a family buying said socks (and let’s face it, that’s a lot of families!), you are not likely to afford a $3,000 CSM with seemingly a learning curve from hell. The goofy little plastic POS machines with 20-ish needles can’t make a sock with any lasting power at all. Why aren’t there any logical and affordable decent options in the world? It’s really insane when you consider these machines have existed since the 1800s. What it’s going on?????????

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Absolutely, I hear you on the dearth of options!! That's why it took me more than a decade of thinking about this machine to actually dive into this area. I first heard about CSMs in 2009 and just thought, there's no way.... But when I think about it now, these metal sock machines were designed as industrial machines for a cottage industry. People would use these sock machines to produce socks for sale... in fact, one of the models was even called "Money Maker" (www.dunsterstationmuseum.ca/museum_monthlyfeature_moneymaker.htm). So these machines were meant for production work, not necessarily hobby. In terms of a more reasonably priced option, Dean & Bean is a 3D-printed sock machine that is available here: www.deanandbean.com/ The company was founded by siblings who created this machine for their mom who wanted a CSM. The idea is fantastic and seems like a great way to bring more CSM knitters into the community. Hope that helps!

@sweetgeorgia Год назад

Actually, your comment also made me think, we could all help support the CSM sock knitters who are running businesses making socks for people... that could be a happy medium as well - avoiding fast fashion, investing in good fibres and long-lasting materials, supporting makers, and also without needing to navigate the cost or learning curve of a CSM. I would check out Hannah on Instagram... instagram.com/thegirlwhowearswoolsocks/?hl=en just one CSM knitter who is growing a business in this way. ☺

@boops1192 Год назад

@@sweetgeorgia during both wars CSMs were manned by those as young as four years old. The Red Cross supplied machines and wool during WW1. WW2 brought a preference for hand knitted socks 🧦. Perhaps due to the outcomes from 4 year olds lol. So many machines were melted down for military purposes. I imagine all those circumstances have placed us firmly at odds with our own best interests. I feel torn regarding the future. Renewed interest could mean resurgence of CSMs until they become mass produced, as has begun in plastic, to the further detriment of the environment. For now, we hail to the artisans who endeavor to do better, who create rather than destroy. We celebrate the success and heart of you and all those like you. I can’t imagine the strength required to face the Internet and it’s bored trolls. Please know you are appreciated and valued.

@Woodlawn22 6 месяцев назад

Hi, thanks for the video. If I could leave a comment, it would be helpful if you could hold your hands still when showing your viewers what you are talking about instead of gesturing with the socks. Or, better yet, step out of the picture and just show more closeups. Again, thanks and I hope you don't mind this feedback!

@sweetgeorgia 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! Yes I know I talk with my hands 😆 but yes, I appreciate the feedback. Thanks!