CSM History

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Knitting for Victory: World War I by Paula Becker

Knitting Instructions for War Work, Canadian Red Cross, 1940

Sock Knitting and the Great War Effort from Joybilee Farm

The Hand-Cranked Knitter and Sock Machine: A Social History and Catalogue of 19th and 20th Century Home Knitters of American Invention by Richard Candee. Order by contacting the author at 6 Scituate Road, York, ME, 03909-5724, or send payment through Paypal to rcandee@maine.rr.com. $93.00 for print copy (price includes shipping).

	April 2020
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			1 Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Cr… Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Crank In April 1, 2020 10:00 AM - April 5, 2020 1:00 PM Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Facebook Page Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Grayson Erlbacher •	2 Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Cr… Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Crank In April 1, 2020 10:00 AM - April 5, 2020 1:00 PM Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Facebook Page Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Grayson Erlbacher •	3 Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Cr… Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Crank In April 1, 2020 10:00 AM - April 5, 2020 1:00 PM Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Facebook Page Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Grayson Erlbacher •	4 Cranky Knitter Rodeo Cranky Knitter Rodeo April 4, 2020 Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E Flint St, Lake Orion, MI 48362, USA https://heritagespinning.com/register/#!/Cranky-Knitter-Rodeo-4-4-20/p/147760312/category=3892047 $20 Description: No foolin'!! Bring your sock machine and crank up a stream of socks with us. Swap war stories, share techniques, enjoy a day focused on sock knitting on your sock machine. We will have fresh orders of sock yarn, working hooks, plus cones of sock yarn in white available for making blanks for dyeing. Participants should bring a stand for their machine and all necessary supplies, as well as a sack lunch. Non-machine owners are invited to attend and hand-knit socks. Who knows? Perhaps there is a machine in your future? Hostesses: Clara Pinkham and Joan Sheridan Maximum: 12 participants Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Cr… Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Crank In April 1, 2020 10:00 AM - April 5, 2020 1:00 PM Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Facebook Page Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Grayson Erlbacher • •
5 Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Cr… Erlbacher Knitting Machine Homecoming/Crank In April 1, 2020 10:00 AM - April 5, 2020 1:00 PM Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Facebook Page Come join us for some fun, demos, learning, sharing and fellowship! Grayson Erlbacher •	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18 Spring CSM Gathering Spring CSM Gathering April 18, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Rocking Horse Farm, 25636 Co Rd 74, St Cloud, MN 56301, USA Event page https://www.ravelry.com/events/spring-csm-circular-sock-machine-gathering •
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26 Ham Lake Crankers Ham Lake Crankers April 26, 2020 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Ham Lake Senior Center, 15544 Central Ave NE, Ham Lake, MN 55304, USA https://www.facebook.com/groups/421428198189432/ Ham Lake Crankers are a group of people who love to work on circular sock knitting machines. We meet the 4th Saturday of each Month September - May at the Ham Lake Senior Center 15544 Central Ave NE Ham Lake MN 55304 ps. Pot Luck lunch. Bottled water and coffee will be provided. Everyone is welcome. •	27	28	29	30