Comments on: Spool Knitting! Why do I love it so?

By: Barbara Menke

Barbara Menke — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:35:47 +0000

I have been looking for this spool crochet for years and today I finally find it. Back in the 70′s there was this style of beading that fun and had so many different designs. You pick out some heavy duty carpet thread or beading thread. string your beads according to the pattern. Yes they had patterens and I do not know who the company was that published it. Now it took a while to string the beads, but once you started your tube it went fast. Everytime you pulled the loop over the nail you pushed a bead up to the nail then pull the thread over the nail and continue until you reach your length. I think we used 5 mails and small pearl like beads. Today you can use anything you want. Ok, any more ideas please send them to me. Thanks
Barbara Menke

By: Natattack22

Natattack22 — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:42:00 +0000

Okay, I’m obsessed with spool knitting too. But I have a simpler version. Check out http://www.klutz.com/crafts/kids/Spool-Knit-Jewelry for a book where I learned how. I’m actually so obsessed, I just started my own spool knitting company. Ahem, I’m 11 by the way.

By: Scrabbler3

Scrabbler3 — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:43:00 +0000

We had these in the ’50′s, called Knitting Susans. They might come in a package with spools of crochet cotton and a pointed stick for looping the yarn up. .

By: Scrabbler3

Scrabbler3 — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:43:00 +0000

We had these in the ’50′s, called Knitting Susans. They might come in a package with spools of crochet cotton and a pointed stick for looping the yarn up. .

By: SisterDiane

SisterDiane — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:34:59 +0000

Thank you! I promise, it gets super easy very quickly. And it's the kind of thing you can do with a nice movie and some tea. Hope you have fun!

By: coxlucia

coxlucia — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:46:14 +0000

You explain it so clearly; I might give it a shot; like the idea of the jewelry. Thanks!

By: kz

kz — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:19:18 +0000

…when I was very young (at the most eight yrs old)…my babysitter made these spools for me & my siblings. We would “spool” forever & then she would roll them into a design that she would use for small rugs and even placemats. (She must have sewn them together)…I was thinking of this & searched the internet & found your info)…THANKS…I am going to attempt this DECADES later!?!??!!

By: kz

kz — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:19:00 +0000

By: Dolloch

Dolloch — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:37:55 +0000

Nice! Beatutiful photos, and well presented.

If you want to go full blown geek neepery, check out Ashley’s Book of Knots. It’s a book about, well, knots (around 3000 of them), but there’s an entire chapter devoted to this type of knitting. Although I think he defines it as a type of plaiting.

By: Dolloch

Dolloch — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:37:00 +0000

Nice! Beatutiful photos, and well presented.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:29:18 +0000

This is truely helpful!
I used to be able to do this as a child according to my Mother but as I grew older aslass, I forgot. Then recently I bought myself a kit of craft things and have the knitting bee.
Now I can finally used him! And knit a scarf for my cat ^^
Thanks so much. I’ll let you know how I do.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:29:00 +0000

By: amy

amy — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:29:08 +0000

hi,

this is a great website. I should have come to this earlier but better late than never :-). I came to know about your website via a Malaysian blogger, nancy poh’s blog : http://greenbeingnancy.blogspot.com/

By: amy

amy — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:29:00 +0000

hi,

By: jac

jac — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:31:14 +0000

A friend I have has done the most wonderful rug using this type of knitting. She made yards of the coils and as she went she stuffed the hollow with fleece (or in Australia washed dags ).
When she had enough she sewed the stuffed coils into a coiled rug. It is bouncy because of the stuffing and in soft colors it looks beautiful. I hope this triggers off some ideas for you.