Simplicity Pattern Co. Inc.

Wilton Industries, Inc.

Kenneth Hatcher

David Sasur

Warren Russell

Rosemary Shimp

Crochet hook

A knitting loom that includes a base structure with pin receiving openings for receiving knitting pegs. Each opening has a through hole that allows access to a bottom portion of a knitting peg inserted therein. The knitting peg is adapted to hinder its removal from the pin receiving opening and base structure via a detent or lock provided adjacent its bottom portion. A slot can be provided in the bottom of the loom, which assists in removal of a broken peg from within an opening and allows the loom to be reusable.

Knitting loom

Disclosed is a portable device for winding thread around a bobbin from a spool of thread. The device includes a height adjustable thread holder configured to receive the spool of thread, a thread guide bar pivotable between a stored position and an operative position, and an adjustable tension feed device for applying tension to the thread during winding. The device also includes a spindle slot configured to receive one of a plurality of rotatable spindles that are interchangeable within the spindle slot so that different corresponding spindles can be used with the device. Also, a speed control knob for adjusting a speed at which the spindle rotates and thus at which thread is wound around the bobbin from the spool of thread, a fill knob for adjusting the amount of thread to be wound on the bobbin, and an automatic shut off mechanism are disclosed.

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Smyrna, TN, United States of America

Kenneth Hatcher