Monday, March 12, 2012

My favorite thrift find of the weekend.

I had a wonderful weekend thrifting. I found many items, but my favorite brought back childhood memories. I always knit with the small version of this spool, even home made ones made from a wooden spool and four nails. It kept me very busy when I was a child. Even today I will use the small plastic one I have with a thin thread like yarn. I came by this at a thrift store and it was only 99 cents. It fills my hand and as I'm getting older the larger the better. I couldn't wait to get home and try it with regular yarn. As you can see I am going to town. One of the wooden pegs has been replaced, but it is still in working condition. Now I have something small to do when resting in my big chair. I can't wait to crochet with the resulting knitted tube or create something crafty.





5 comments:

Lisa said...

Great pics!!

Pinkdotties said...

Oh wow nice!!! :-)

Jodie @ The Haby Goddess said...

I loved my knitting nancy as a kid, unfortunately I can't get my two girls to be at all interested. This is adorable.
Thank you for playing Make Grow Thrift

Joy@aVintageGreen said...

Good idea - I never thought of using that long long tube for crocheting. I will have to try that.

suzieQ said...

Mine was more like a mushroom with nails and I always wondered what to do with the end product. Fun find.