French Knitting - money saving?

Yategirl

I remember that! it is french knitting and you use a "knitting nancy" or the homemade version

http://www.houghtonavenue.com/french-knitting-instructions.html

McKneff

Yes, i remember it being called 'french kitting' too.

Couldnt afford a nancy, we used to use empty cotton reels. lol

zippychick

There are two threads about it too if that helps

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Uniscots97

Thank you! I couldn't remember at all what it was called.

FairyElephant_2

I used old wooden cotton reels with 4 small nails hammered into them too!

I remember making yards of the stuff as a kid, but never knowing what to do with it afterwards!!!!!!

McKneff

We had more teapot stands and cup coasters than anyone in the street because we didnt know what else to do with them too. lol

Pink.

I've added this to the previous two threads to keep the replies and suggestions together.

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Uniscots97

Any other uses for this other than tea cosies or blanket edging? Could you make lots of lengths (same length or 2nd, 4th, 6th slightly shorter etc) in different colours and make a rug?

Yategirl

what could we use instead of a cotton reel? am thinking this might be a good activity for ds's next week (halfterm) if we have the horrible wet weather we are having this week... I could do with a tea cosy or some coasters

maryb

I used to use an old hair grip to hook the wool over the pins when I did French knitting on an old cotton reel with four small nails hammered in. You had to loop the wool backwards round each pin in the first row rather than just winding it round the outside of the pins and that was the fiddly bit.

Useless stuff as I recall. Though you could use it as braid to decorate a jacket but these days making Icord is easier

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-knit-an-i-cord

http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/stitches/icord.htm