Co-operative Sock Machine Instruction Manual

Manufactured without a ribbing attachment, the owner of the Co-operative knitting machine created fully ribbed socks via hand manipulation.  Stockinette stitches were simply laddered down and transferred into purl stitches by use of a spare needle or crochet hook.

As with all antique sock machines, the Co-operative sock machine was capable of knitting over 10,000 stitches per minute.  The 16 page Co-operative instruction manual teaches the knitter how to knit bicycle leggings, children's socks and a variety of knitwear.

Undershirts, drawers and vests could be knit in flat web to expand the capabilities of the machine.  A photocopy of the Co-operative instruction manual is available in english.