I am a wuss. Or is that ‘woos’?

I can’t stand the thought of writing a negative review of a tool or gadget or yarn or whatever.  I think: ‘How would the person who put all kinds of energy into creating this FEEL if I said I thought it stank?’

So…. I usually only write about things I really like. That way,  can avoid the uncomfortable feeling of ‘erg…. that’s gotta hurt….’

But, today I am going to talk about a gadget that doesn’t work for me. I figure, it’s probably older than I am, so its designer isn’t likely  to  be giving too many hoots about what anyone thinks.

My darlin’ sister-in-law keeps her eye peeled for wonderful old fiber arts gadgets for me. She found this Spears Kwiknit and sent it off to me.

I LOVE the box,the booklets, and even the way the funky little knitter looks….. but I just don’t like the way it works.

I’m not sure why exactly I don’t like this gadget.

It is, after all, basically a cross between a spool knitter and a manual knitting machine.

I find it clumsy to work with. There are little prongie things that get in the way when I am lifting stitches.

And, at the end of each row, you’re supposed to open up 1/2 of it and give it a flickieflip.

It’s charming, but it doesn’t work for me.

If you saw one at a garage sale or in a second hand store, I’d say, sure, pick it up if you’re not dropping a lot of change on it.

But would I invite you to go berserk on eBay for it?Nah.

(LOL! I guess you can tell that I wouldn’t be trying to sell this on eBay, would I?)

image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay 

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