Candy's Colorado Cranker Blog

A NEW SWEET SOCK METHOD      The 3-wedge method takes about the same amount of yarn  and uses the exact same number of needles  and the same heel marks  already on your CS...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2016/11/a-sweet-way-to-make-heels-toes-on-csm.html

Second Edition SPRING HAS SPRUNG SO I CELEBRATED BY ORDERING A NEW Speedster  This new machine is called the Speedster because the Erlbacher machine shop turned the old Gearhart into a...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2015/04/speeding-in-spring-with-speedster.html

   In This October Halloween Issue of the "Cranker" the subjects are about Making a"WingSpan shoulder shawl"  on   a circular sock machine and  "Standing Up for Cranking!" First...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2013/10/in-this-october-halloween-issue-of.html

 TOOLS FOR CRANKING There are some fantastic tools out there to make the most out of your cranking time.  The most affordable can be made at home or found at your local Wall-Mart a...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2013/08/0-0-1-771-4401-colorado-cranker-36-10.html

 CSM 400:  What is the BASE for this name? Since publishing my first article on the history of the Creelman Brothers,  over 3000 crankers have read that one article.  No other post has g...

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Getting to what WORKS....can take more than one try.  This edition of my blog is my first  done in answer to a question asked in an email last week.  They wanted to know if I experiment mu...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2013/02/getting-to-what-works.html

50 SHADES OF COLOR  Not to be to provocative in my title choice the subject of this blog is my return to a college art class and not a steamy novella.   Last week I  journeyed to the B...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2012/11/50-shad-es-of-c-o-l-o-r-n-ot-to-be-to.html

The last 7 months since my last post have been full of new and amazing experiences.     Hank had his much needed knee replacement almost 4 months ago now.  He is doing much better in j...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2011/08/new-videos-for-new-erlbacher-gearhart.html

Content is centered around using Circular Sock Knitting Machines made in North America from 1850s to 2015. Articles include history of commonly found antiques and reviews on modern machines and reproductions. Many articles are designed to inspire the reader to experiment with yarns, knitting methods and tools that help make cranking a joy.

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2011/01/tuttle-sock-machine.html

Starting  December with a new Video on make a Colorado Cranker style Cast on Sack!

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2010/12/csm-cast-on-sack.html

USING YOUTUBE TO SPREAD CRANKER WISDOM We open this article with our 1 minute video of what our Sweet Socks look like on Sweet Feet.  Those Sweet Feet belong to our daughter, Dee.   It wa...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2010/08/toe-up-crank-long.html

"CREELMAN BROTHERS" THE SOURCE FOR MANY OF TODAY'S SOCK MACHINES. A NEW MACHINE FOR HARD TIMES !A summer of financial decline on Wall Street.  Stock prices collapse in a panic! !Hundreds ...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2010/02/blogger-colorado-cranker-sock-machine_01.html

LOOKING FOR A LIFE CHANGING RELATIONSHIP?  GO AND GET A NEW SOCK MACHINE! MANY SOCK MACHINES ARE ACQUIRED MUCH LIKE AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE. YOU MAY ONLY KNOW THIS NEW POTENTIAL FROM THE C...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2009/12/buying-without-trying.html

YOUR PATH TO CRANKING WITH JOY: PART 2,  This is the second in a four part series that tackles where, what, how and why of Sock Machine buying. WHY DESIRE A SOCK MACHINE ? This may see...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2009/10/colorado-cranker-restorations.html

PART 1 WHERE TO START There are many paths to circular sock machines but they do not all lead to an equally satisfying experience.  When I was a kid in Missouri & Kansas during the 1950�...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2009/10/your-path-to-cranking-with-joy.html

Summer here in Colorado was very wet and cool this year. Hank kept busy by frequent mowing and completing this very special Legare 400. What makes it so special is that it is over 100 years old. ...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2009/08/before-and-after-hint-for-latch-tool.html

Finally I got one of my own machines fully restored with a new coat of turquoise powder coat.  Usually Hank is so busy doing other cranker's machines but this summer he started on my Legare 47...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2009/07/turquoise-legare-47-newly-restored.html

  HAVE YOU WEIGHED YOUR WEIGHTS? Getting to know your machine will give you more control over the results of your sock making. Experiment with the range you get with your machine starting ...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2009/06/socks-of-equal-size.html

ESSENTIAL TREASURES FROM OLD MANUALS Most manuals have a cylinder chart but this specific chart is the best. It is reproduced in only a few manuals. It is in the Legare 47 manual on page ...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2009/04/blogger-chart-of-great-value.html

                                      HERE IS; ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW TO FIND A GOOD QUALITY  ANTIQUE  LEGARE' CSM  MADE BY  THE CREELMAN BROTHERS    WON...

http://www.thecoloradocranker.com/2009/04/sock-machine-ten-question-check-list.html