A few months ago I made some ‘Squiggly Things’. They don’t have a proper name but they are a form of hyperbolic crochet and great fun to make. They are nice toys for children or for stress-relief. They are very tactile and can be twisted and turned without getting damaged. This week someone asked me …
Author: Pat Ashforth
More Needle Gauges (2)
Another board full of gauges. Again the order is not always logical. There are gauges on other boards that have close links to some of these. (Click knitting tools in the tags, or categories, to see posts about other gauges.) Left-hand ColumnThe gauges are all the same size and shape with a one-inch measuring slot …
Fairy Castle
Steve’s latest design is a disappearing fairy castle. When you look from directly in front you only see narrow stripes. Stand back and look and you will see the castle magically appear. This is what you see when you look straight at the knitting. This image does not disappear as completely as those in our …
More Needle Gauges (1)
The rest of my gauges are pinned to cork boards. I have tried to group similar items together but the overall order is fairly random. This shape was fairly common. The lettering, and placement of holes, on the metal gauges, are so similar they look as though they could have been stamped on the same …
Knitting Needle Boxes with Gauges
I have 14 knitting needle boxes with holes, or slots, for measuring needles. The six above are the oldest. Four of them are definitely bakelite; the others could be slightly later and made of a different plastic. Underneath they say Bex Made in England. The sizes are from 00 to 16. There is a 12″ …
More Wool-holder Gauges
I don’t know how many wool-holders, with gauges, there ever were. I have four more types (in addition to beehives). Above These are hard plastic. On the bottom they say BEX Made in England. The needle slits are for sizes 7 to 14. There is no other information. I don’t know how many colours were …
Canis Minor – Another Puppy Illusion
Steve’s latest illusion design is another baby blanket, called Canis Minor. We made it the same size as all our other baby blankets but it could have been square by leaving off the top and bottom. Buy the pattern on Ravelry
Beehives
Prior to 1920, J. and J. Baldwin’s Wool and Paton’s Yarn’s, were separate companies both manufacturing wool for commercial purposes. They merged and went into producing wool for home knitters. They published patterns under Paton’s Rose and Baldwin’s Beehive trademarks then quickly became Paton’s & Baldwin’s (or P & B) and used only the Beehive …
Viyella Gauges
I have four Viyella knitting needle gauges. They are basically the same but are all different. Some differences are more obvious than others. The same picture is on the back of three of the drums. It is of two children, in the style of Mabel Lucie Attwell but I cannot confirm that she was the …
A New Puppy
We get lots of requests for more baby blankets and it’s been quite a long time since the last one so Steve designed this cute little puppy blanket. It is very difficult to photograph illusion knitting. When you look straight at the knitting you only see narrow stripes. The image appears when you look from …