It's my Bond Knitting Machine! I bought it, let's see, around 15 years ago. I used it frequently in the first few years that I had it. I made lots of kiddie sweaters for the nieces and nephews, then I don't know what happened. I got tired of using it, I started working full time...I'm not quite sure why I stopped using it, but I did.
Well, I dug it out one day (almost a year ago), and hubby made this nice little stand for me. Actually, this was a watchamacallit that he had laying around in the garage for a long time. I said that I wanted a place to put my knitting machine in the living room, but out of the way in a corner, so I would use it more frequently. Previously, I had it setting in its box upstairs. You know, out of sight out of mind.
So, my very creative husband showed me this old, grease-covered wathamacallit out in the garage one day, and said, "I'm going to use that to make you a knitting machine stand." I rolled my eyes, walked away, and said to myself, "That thing will never enter the doorway of my house in a million years." Well, as typical of me, I underestimated how talented my husband is about 'creating' something useful out of something that looks like it should be in the dump!
Voila! My knitting machine stand is in it's proper place - off in the corner of my rather large livingroom. I love it!
In fact, I have a project (as you can see) that I'm in the midst of working on.
Stay tuned in the near future for an update as to what it's going to be! Any guesses?
3 comments:
I'm guessing your making a lovely sweater .
That is a really cool knitting machine. Does the process go rather quickly ? I never really took to knitting. It took to long for me to see the fruit of my labor lol! I think that is why I love to crochet, it goes rather quickly!
Blessing, GG
GG,
The knitting machine rips along rather swiftly! I can do a 50 stitch, 75 row square in about 20 minutes.
I've always liked to crochet also, because it's a lot quicker than hand knitting. Once in a blue moon I get the knitting needles out and knit, but not often as it does take too long for me to see the fruit of my labor! LOL!
BTW, no, sorry, not a sweater!
Is the project finished yet? I'm anxious to see it! :)
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