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    August 2nd, 2007 at 08:16 am

    Grant’s One Needle aka/K-Tel

    Thanks to Brenda’s leads on the “other name” lots more info is emerging

    I am completely enjoying all the “memories” people are sharing and will be adding them to the comments as permission is received.


    Be sure to let me know what you think..
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      Wed Aug 1, 2007 8:01 am (PST)

      Hi Wheat,

      I went to take a look a the One Needle Looper and had a chuckle. It brought back memories.

      Back in the mid 1960’s my aunt decided to teach me to knit (well this was a forced decision on her part, ROFLOL). So I got a set of needles and yarn from her.

      I cannot say that it was easy but I started to learn.
      Then one day I see this ad in a local store for a Looper. It was said to be easier to do then knitting or crochet and faster then either.

      I took my little bit of money and bought one (still have it stuffed away somewhere). I took this all faster tool home to play with.

      What a mistake. It was difficult to use, slow, and totally frustrating with really lousy instructions for a kid to try to figure out. Away in a draw went the looper and out came the knitting needles.

      Why bother with something hard, when knitting with needles was so much easier was the idea I got.

      Several times over the years I have run across that looper. My thoughts have always been I should throw it away, give it away or something,

      But then second thoughts have been, well maybe someday I will locate instructions and give it another try from an adult point of view.

      Maybe someday I will.

      LOL
      MaryJeanne

      Email-Comment on August 2nd, 2007
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      Thanks so much for this! I would definatly give this a try if I could find it at a reasonable price…just ‘because’! :o)

      craftinmom on August 2nd, 2007

     

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