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peddle and knit!

photograph above from YouTube all others Souki Socks, it is an intriguing idea and it works! as you peddle after choosing your sock size and 3 thread colors from a total of 36, you sit on a stationary bicycle and as you watch your own socks are being made before your very eyes,

loose socks knitting machines were all the rage in Japan in the 1990s, but as the hype around loose socks died down, factories stopped making the machines and they became relics of a bygone era, but Souki Socks managed to breathe new life into these machines by connecting them up to stationary bikes and allowing factory visitors to knit their own socks, 

named “Charix,” the machine has been very popular with tourists ever since it was inaugurated in 2017, before you start pedaling, factory visitors as mentioned choose the size of the socks as well as the colors of the threads you want to use, staff at the factory connects the threads to the machine, and when they’re done, it’s time to pedal,

because the sock knitting machines are no longer being manufactured, whenever a part breaks down, Souki Socks has to have it made to order in order to keep their Charix project going, but the public’s interest in it makes it all worthwhile,

so in just 10 minutes or so you can have your own made socks after the staff sew the toes and press-finish the knitted socks on the spot, so you can take them home with you, as there is still a pandemic ongoing Souki decided to have their management do the pedaling for them, a designating a cyclist from a list of Souki Socks employees, the knitting process is then uploaded on social media as proof, the operation is over seen by 68-year-old Chairman Yasuhiko, Presiden Kohei, or Managing Director Midori, the price of a pair of socks through Charix Online is 2200 yen, at today's rate £13.67 or $17.94, hopefully restrictions will be lifted soon, so if you are in Hikiso, Nara Prefecture, Japan and want to experience cycling as a way to knit your own pair of socks, don’t hesitate to try the Charix machine at Souki Socks, and think of how fit you will be after knitting a years supply of summer and winter socks!