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Cranking Mock Rib Socks on my CSM

No CSM ribber? No problem! At today’s Taking Back Friday episode, I want to share how I crank 3×1 mock rib socks on my circular sock knitting machine — my Erlbacher Speedster CSM.

I’ve been wanting to get really good at using my ribber attachment for the past year. However, I feel like it requires a lot of time, focus, and attention. The kind of time that I don’t have a lot of right now. So, what I have been working on instead is to take the next baby step towards knitting ribbed socks. Join me at the vlog as I see if this mock ribbed sock is a good alternative to a traditional, fully ribbed sock knit with a CSM and ribber attachment.

Close up of how I crank ribbed socks without a ribber on an Erlbacher Speedster CSM
Closing the little gap from the purl bump (from the row below), before the pre-heel.
Close up of how I crank ribbed socks without a ribber on an Erlbacher Speedster CSM
Showing the difference if those purl bumps are not picked up. They result in a small eyelet.

If you want to learn more about knitting with circular sock machines, I do have a lot of videos of how I knit socks on my CSM. I hope you will come back and join me for another session in my cozy little sock-knitting nook!

Notes from this episode:

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