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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17032 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17032 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 28 2018 : 09:24:49 AM
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Who Remembers These...
We called them, Knitting Nancys ..... not sure what the real name for them is...
my grandgirlie wanted to 'craft' with my yarns, after spotting my dish rag crocheting basket..so I pulled out this,,,,
It took me a few attempts to get it started,,, that is how long it has been since I picked this up to use...yes, we are talking years... lots of years... lol!
Any one else still 'knit' with these, still have theirs?
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3919 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - Sep 28 2018 : 10:58:59 AM
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When I was in grade school, we put nails onto the top of a wooden spool and made cords. We called them spool knitters. I still have one with 5 nails on the top.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17032 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17032 Posts |
Posted - Sep 28 2018 : 11:42:16 AM
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Spool knitters,, oh my, and 5 pegs..
I got my very 1st one when I was 11years old,, we were living in New Britian, Conn., at the time.. I remember making 'straps' for my little hand sewn dolly purses....
For a shy little girl, it was the perfect project during those long New England winters.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6528 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Sep 28 2018 : 12:17:24 PM
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I vaguely know about these spool knitters, but have never tried one. I love how cute this little Knitting Nancy from your youth!!1 Thanks for sharing!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3919 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3919 Posts |
Posted - Sep 28 2018 : 12:17:42 PM
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I had a really, really, really, etc. long one that I didn't know what to do with. I eventually took it apart. I used to (and still do) use it to keep my hands busy and to marvel at the process.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7446 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7446 Posts |
Posted - Sep 28 2018 : 1:19:18 PM
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Loved spool knitters.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4116 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4116 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2018 : 03:37:42 AM
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I guess that means i am old, when i see a topic "remember this" i always look, lol. We had the homemade version, spool and nails. Fun to remember how we learned to do crafts.
Farming in WI
Michele |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17032 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17032 Posts |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4116 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4116 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2018 : 05:07:17 AM
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hehehe, up we never go backwards in age. Don't know that i would want to anyways. Looking ahead to life!! My mom would make up little embroidery projects for us to learn on. Oh ya and we used to have to iron handkerchiefs. Oh my i still use them when doing farm work, but i don't iron them anymore.
Farming in WI
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17032 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17032 Posts |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2018 : 04:15:12 AM
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Knitting Nancy! I remember my mom being scout leader and we had a dad who made these for all of us like Marie said, with spools and little nails. Those cords they make can also be made on regular double pointed knitting needles...they are called “I-Cords”. Easy and fun to make. I use them for all sorts of things, Iike hand bag straps, woven to gather to make scarves and belts, and other crafts.
I haven’t seen a little Knitting Nancy in years!
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
Chapter Leader, CT Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, Jan. 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blog
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4719 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4719 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2018 : 1:20:49 PM
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Like Marie, we used to make them with a spool and nails. I remember making a long chain and then wondering what to do with it!
Dawn in IL
"I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air." Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17032 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17032 Posts |
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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl
1334 Posts
Barbara
Flat Top
WV
USA
1334 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2018 : 1:41:33 PM
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Katmom---post something to cheer me up. Too many days of rain here. I feel like Robert E. Lee when he got stuck on Sewell mountain in WV with days and days or rain. Dawn---I spend many days in the open air which is why my house is full of cobwebs and dust---LOL. Why stay in when there is so much to do outside.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17032 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17032 Posts |
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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl
1334 Posts
Barbara
Flat Top
WV
USA
1334 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2018 : 08:52:11 AM
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Love this. So funny and true. I have been thinking of putting a bed on the porch and sleeping out in the summer.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17032 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17032 Posts |
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Simple Living
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Joan
Staten Island
NY
USA
1402 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2018 : 3:57:58 PM
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Oh my goodness, this brings memories back for me. Thank you for sharing.
Put your hair up in a bun, drink some coffee and handle it.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17032 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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