Sun 16 Apr 2006

This may not be knitting, but it is knitting related! This is my attempt at being crafty and thrifty at the same time. I took an old 1960’s knitting basket and refurbished it. I didn’t like the thick smelly ugly pattern fabric so I took it off and sewed a new basket. The contruction of the old some how was sewn around the frame. I couldn’t do this so with the help of my husband, we added chain to make the legs not collapse. We painted the wood a matte black to better match my craft room. The fabric was from Sis Boom’s by Jennifer Paganelli’s “Girlfriends” collection. I love this updated elegant brocade in cotton. For now it houses my vintage knitting magazine collection as opposed to yarn. I have a feeling the naughty little kitty who is pictured might find it too edible.
April 17th, 2006 at 8:55 am
Nice work!!
April 25th, 2006 at 5:54 am
It looks gorgeous. And I love the “re-use” aspect.
May 1st, 2006 at 11:09 pm
Yeah and love the kitty!
May 5th, 2006 at 10:53 am
What a cute kitty pie! I’m sure he (she?) believes you made it JUST for her. I really, really need a functional knitting basket. *sigh*
May 5th, 2006 at 11:27 am
Try ebay! I’m sure you can find a similar one with better fabric even. They go for $10-30.
June 15th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
this is fantastic! Love the new fabric, very stylish!!!!
January 5th, 2007 at 10:06 am
I’m in an Agatha Christie play set in 1929. My character is elderly and knits, so I’m guessing she would have learned to knit as a young girl in the late 1800’s and probably still uses her original needles/bag etc. Do you know if she would have used wooden needles and what kind of basket she’d keep her supplies in? Also, I only know how to “throw” which I’m told is also called English style.
Would that be appropriate for an old British woman?
January 5th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Debra,
From the looks of old postcards, I think a basket with yarn in it is appropriate. There is two styles of knitting. I believe there is English style and Continental.
This site will help you with that explination:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/knit.php
I think Continental was used more traditionaly but am not 100% sure.
I suspect any type of needles would be fine but plastic. Steel and alum. one were used in the 1920’s according to my old books.