In a workshop that’s a refuge from the world, Dorothea Campbell uses her hands. Her right hand turns a crank, or manipulates dozens of needles arranged in a circle. With her left, she holds tightly to ...

There are a pair of maps on the wall in the front office at Erlbacher Gear & Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. One is a map of the United States. The other a map of the world. Both are adorned with ...

In preparation for Sock Summit Aug. 6-9 in Portland, we've asked some of the teachers to answer a few questions for us. Today's interview is with Judy Becker. According to the Sock Summit Web site: ...

Forgive me. I'm not a sock knitter. But for the last couple of years, every time I think about knitting socks, I am reminded of something Maggie Jackson of Maggie Knits said at Vogue Knitting Live New ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been corrected to reflect David Erlbacher had the first patent for the Gearhart sock knitting machine in more than 85 years. A family-run machine shop in south Cape ...