HI Everyone - I have several male ancestors with the occupation stocking knitter - in Romrod, near Alsfeld. I haven't been able to find anything on the internet about this occupation. Can someone enlighten me about what they did, income, etc.? Did they knit by hand or machine at that time? I can't read German so prefer and English site, but am interested in German language sites as well - I'll figure it out using google translate. Thanks, Anita