tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930056902909555550.post5361311793265457327..comments2017-10-27T08:55:02.748+01:00Comments on Ramblings: Some amazing booksJo Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794188054864103758noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930056902909555550.post-77289297652083081442009-01-09T13:03:00.000+00:002009-01-09T13:03:00.000+00:00Using a hooked needle and only one hand? Could it...Using a hooked needle and only one hand? Could it be they were doing some form or ancestor of Tunisian crochet?<BR/><BR/>I had a fantastic book the Encyclopedia of Tunisian Crochet for christmas and at the back, the author gives a history of this hybrid craft which is a cross between crochet and knitting. <BR/><BR/>There isn't much to go on in the way of records, but she speculated that it grew out of knitting rather than crochet. She suggested that it initially may have come out of experiments to use a broken spindle (shaft and no whorl) as a knitting needle and was further developed to keep one hand free for other tasks. Her romantic vision of shepherds in the highlands aside, it sounded feasible I guess.<BR/><BR/>Fascinating stuff. :)Julie Spriddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205892238480112260noreply@blogger.com