Showing posts with label giant knitting spool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label giant knitting spool. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Knitting Without Needles



I am always looking for any books
involving spool knitting and recently
found the book below -
Macrame and Other Projects
for Knitting Without Needles
by Peggy Boehm
illustrated by Shizu Matsuda
published in 1963.
It is another book directed
at children with many ways
of using wool to make various
items.
Among the contents are -
For the House
Toys to Make
Dress Up and Play
Tassels and Fringe
Tapestry
Weaving
...etc....

The topic of spool knitting is
found in the "Very Simple" section
of the book. It is just six pages
with instructions and suggestions
for projects.

Front Cover


Below is one of the illustrations
and one that I find very misleading.
If you have spool knitted, then this
illustration is entirely wrong plus
I feel that there should be another
nail added to show that they
should be evenly spaced.

Below is a rather large package
for a Giant Knitting Spool by -
Tucket Toy Corp., Woonsocket,
R. I., U.S.A. (no date)
This is the only one I have seen
of these and it is reminiscent
of the "Apple Pie", "Cherry Pie"
type of knitters that I showed you
in the previous post.



Below is the back of the package showing
the directions for use.
I would be interested to hear if
anyone has these too.






Saturday, May 10, 2008

TOP NOTCH!

TOP NOTCH KNITTING SPOOL

This knitting spool set is dated 1949, No. 5342 and
made in the USA - Whitman Publishing Co.

Whitman Publishing Company is better known
for its very popular children's books - Little
Golden Books among others.
Also included in the paper products
line are Paper Doll Books and jigsaws,
and more.

Above is the top of the box stating contents - Plastic
Spool and Needle - Colored Wool Yarn.
Take a closer look at the boxtop and see if you
can tell me what is wrong with the picture?


Above - the inside of the box.


Pictures on the instruction leaflet showing
samples of what can be made.

Actual instructions.


Above and below - the spool knitter is made from a top
quality mottle blue solid plastic which is almost
like bakelite but it is much too glossy.