Things I’ve learned about ribbing on a CSM
Posted Thursday July 24, 2008 (in CSM and Knitting)
- If it doesn’t work, take it apart, clean everything (again) and keep trying
- If the stitches don’t clear the latches (easily, on their own), and you’re using plenty of weight, your ribber dial is TOO HIGH. It’s not a tension issue or a needle issue, it’s simply because the dial isn’t adjusted properly. It seems counter intuitive to lower it, but it has to be lower for the needles to work correctly
- Stitch tension adjustment is very touchy - a small adjustment makes a BIG difference! It’s not like the v-cam tension at all
- Ribber timing is tricky - just when you think you have it, you have to tweak it again. Make TINY adjustments. A quarter turn of that screw can make a big difference. An entire turn might be WAY WAY WAY too much!
- If you yarn carrier is not where it needs to be, that can cause all kinds of problems
- You might break/bend latches (and possibly destroy needles entirely)
- Latches won’t open
- Your timing will seem off, when it really isn’t, the needle just can’t grab the yarn
When you get it all right, it sings :) You can crank out an entire ribbed sock with no trouble at all… amazing!




