Spool knitting

A Strickliesel is a small device made ​​of knitted cords. Usually made ​​of wood, it has a bore along the center axis from the bottom opening comes out, the knitted cord. At the upper opening hook 4-8 are fixed with which vonstattengeht the actual knitting. In each case a woolen thread is placed over an existing loop and then placed with a needle through the eye of the upper cord passing over the hook. So it goes around on.

To knit with the knitting spool is suitable not only wool, but other materials such as yarn or twine. A simple DIY Strickliesel can be produced from a ( empty ) wooden spool and 4 chosen nails. A semi-automatic variant is called " knitting mill ".

The Austrian politician Gehrer got the nickname " Strickliesl " because it was formerly a needlework teacher in the public schools.

Trivia

The longest Strickliesel line is 26 km long and took Edward Hannaford into the Guinness Book of World Records.