Stokey Sue wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:30 pm
I think basic pj/lounger pants are a good thing to make if you’ve done little or no dressmaking, basic techniques and can be done in one workshop. Also doesn’t matter if the finish isn’t perfect as only the cat will see them.
In Harrow there were a few chavvy parents who would rock up to the schools first thing wearing PJs and a robe. I imagine Hemel is the same.
The PJ trouser class is showing as full with a waiting list.
My mum had one of those, or very similar and the holder for the skein of wool although my sister and I did much wool holding before these were available. She had a knitting machine and made jumpers and socks for my Dad as well as the occasional hat for us girls ..
I’ve not encountered one of those, though I have seen a wooden doofer for holding a skein of wool taut while you wind it into a ball, so you don’t need to make a small child sit still. There seem to be lots of Heath Robinson-ish wooden devices though none are exactly what I remember
My grandmother was the main knitter in the family. When we grew out of something, the garment would be unravelled and either my brother or I would wind the wool into a ball. Then a new garment would be knitted.
Wow oat!
I'm pretty sure my grandmother's contraption, of which I have only the faintest memeory, it was just something we played with. would have dated from between WW1 and WW2
