Very Old Knitting Needles
Imagine knitting with a size 50 needle- now think of that in wood (solid wood) Those needles are 9 ounces!! The knitter from the past who used these must have been very strong or very tired!!
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Carmen said,
May 31, 2009 at 9:20 am
Glad to see you found my group Lesser Known Skeins on Ravelry.
We have many great fiber artists with blogs that inspire and inform.
I will visit and comment on your blog often.
Those knitting needles are amazing.
fierymyst said,
June 4, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Holy cow, what would you knit on those?
gulfcoastgal said,
June 6, 2009 at 10:30 am
I wonder, also, what was knitted on these as the needles are worn. I am thinking– maybe for the fishing trade-netting or something for the boat ,to toss out to catch fish (??). They are very very heavy so maybe a sturdy fisherman and his wife worked with these (?)
I will buy some more jute and cast on and see what knit stitch or purl looks like and then see what a simple lace ” yarn over knit 2 together”
looks like. It should be HUGE haha
gulfcoastgal
Orghlaith said,
June 6, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Size 50 knitting needles are used for broomstick lace. http://www.crochetcabana.com/specialty/broomstick_lace_jiffy_lace_.htm
gulfcoastgal said,
June 6, 2009 at 5:25 pm
SOOO glad to know they were made for something beautiful and ethereal
Thanks for educating our eyes
gulfcoastgal
Faith said,
August 13, 2009 at 1:46 pm
These knitting needles are so fascinating! I looked up “giant knitting needles online and found some really neat pictures and info. on “extreme knitting.”
Here are some of the links with great pictures:
http://style-files.com/2006/12/09/christien-meindertmas-giant-knitwork/
http://knitting-patterns-techniques.suite101.com/article.cfm/extreme_knitting
http://hereiam.typepad.com/the_pesky_bombolino/2008/10/extreme-knitting.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlsonlibrary/2828521878/
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cornishorganicwool.co.uk/1mages/thumbnails/Org-Fest-Bristol-2008-002_450x300.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cornishorganicwool.co.uk/index.php%3Fm_id%3D14&usg=___VdgQM3BfZzPvkwQh0MiQUcWQ1M=&h=300&w=400&sz=33&hl=en&start=13&sig2=B0riN6845yMxdhsCHy2-PA&um=1&tbnid=8rbosslqXsSMqM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgiant%2Bknitting%2Bneedles%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1&ei=TV-ESviILuHymQfzrLnoBg
http://www.dailyserving.com/2007/01/dave_cole.php