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[[File:Knitting Nancy with crank.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A modern-day Knitting Nancy with a crank]]
[[File:Knitting Nancy with crank.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A modern-day Knitting Nancy with a crank]]
A '''Knitting Nancy''' is a small, often handheld device that enables items to be constructed out of [[yarn]] by some [[knitting]]-like technique. Knitting Nancies are the oldest members of the [[loom]] family, with a history dating back over 400 years.<ref>{{cite book |first=Isela |last=Phelps |title=Loom Knitting Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Knitting on a Loom, with Over 30 Fun Projects |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXlQF609ci0C&pg=PA8 |date=2007 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-0-312-36661-2 |pages=8–}}</ref> Such devices are often marketed to children.<ref>{{cite book |first=Arline M. |last=Fisch |title=Textile Techniques in Metal: For Jewelers, Textile Artists & Sculptors |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4eFNLNSDNZgC&pg=PA64 |date=2003 |publisher=Lark Books |isbn=978-1-57990-514-9 |pages=64–}}</ref>
A '''knitting Nancy''' is a small, often handheld device that enables items to be constructed out of [[yarn]] by some [[knitting]]-like technique. Knitting Nancies are the oldest members of the [[loom]] family, with a history dating back over 400 years.<ref>{{cite book |first=Isela |last=Phelps |title=Loom Knitting Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Knitting on a Loom, with Over 30 Fun Projects |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXlQF609ci0C&pg=PA8 |date=2007 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-0-312-36661-2 |pages=8–}}</ref> It has been speculated, however, that the so-called [[Roman dodecahedra]] may have been used as glove knitting devices, dating to ''c.'' 1st–5th century CE.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metcalfe |first1=Tom |title=The Mysterious Bronze Objects that Have Baffled Archaeologists for Centuries |url=https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-mysterious-bronze-objects-that-have-baffled-archaeologists-for-centuries?utm_source=pocket-newtab |website=Pocket |publisher=Mental Floss |accessdate=17 September 2019 |date=August 6, 2018}}</ref>


Knitting Nancies are often marketed to children.<ref>{{cite book |first=Arline M. |last=Fisch |title=Textile Techniques in Metal: For Jewelers, Textile Artists & Sculptors |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4eFNLNSDNZgC&pg=PA64 |date=2003 |publisher=Lark Books |isbn=978-1-57990-514-9 |pages=64–}}</ref>
Knitting Nancies can be store-bought or homemade. Some commercial versions can be straight, enabling flat items like [[blanket]]s or [[scarf]]s to be made, or round for making [[sock]]s, [[hat]]s, or other similar items. Simple versions contain just peg-like structures sticking up from a solid object. More complex ones operate complex mechanisms and automatically produce a knitted item with just a simple motion, such as a turn of a crank.
Such devices can be store-bought or homemade. Some commercial versions can be straight, enabling flat items like [[blanket]]s or [[scarf]]s to be made, or round for making [[sock]]s, [[hat]]s, or other similar items. Simple versions contain just peg-like structures sticking up from a solid object. More complex ones operate complex mechanisms and automatically produce a knitted item with just a simple motion, such as a turn of a crank.


Homemade Knitting Nancies are often made by placing a peg-like object, such as a [[nail (fastener)|nail]], into a hard solid object, such as a block of wood.
Homemade Knitting Nancies are often made by placing a peg-like object, such as a [[nail (fastener)|nail]], into a hard solid object, such as a block of wood.

Revision as of 15:46, 17 September 2019

A modern-day Knitting Nancy with a crank

A knitting Nancy is a small, often handheld device that enables items to be constructed out of yarn by some knitting-like technique. Knitting Nancies are the oldest members of the loom family, with a history dating back over 400 years.[1] It has been speculated, however, that the so-called Roman dodecahedra may have been used as glove knitting devices, dating to c. 1st–5th century CE.[2]

Knitting Nancies are often marketed to children.[3] Such devices can be store-bought or homemade. Some commercial versions can be straight, enabling flat items like blankets or scarfs to be made, or round for making socks, hats, or other similar items. Simple versions contain just peg-like structures sticking up from a solid object. More complex ones operate complex mechanisms and automatically produce a knitted item with just a simple motion, such as a turn of a crank.

Homemade Knitting Nancies are often made by placing a peg-like object, such as a nail, into a hard solid object, such as a block of wood.

With a Knitting Nancy, the knitting takes place when the yarn is wrapped around the peglike objects. It is then lifted over, thereby creating stitches. This process is repeated continually until the project is complete.

See also

References

  1. ^ Phelps, Isela (2007). Loom Knitting Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Knitting on a Loom, with Over 30 Fun Projects. Macmillan. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-0-312-36661-2.
  2. ^ Metcalfe, Tom (August 6, 2018). "The Mysterious Bronze Objects that Have Baffled Archaeologists for Centuries". Pocket. Mental Floss. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ Fisch, Arline M. (2003). Textile Techniques in Metal: For Jewelers, Textile Artists & Sculptors. Lark Books. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-1-57990-514-9.
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