Need help remembering a product from an old infomercial!

March 13, 2009 10:31 PM

Does anyone remember an infomercial from the late 80s/early 90s that advertised a product that you could easily crochet "granny" squares? I think the squares actually popped off this thing and then you could sew them together. I can't remember the name of the product!
posted by LiquidKarma to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (9 answers total)

My god mother has this one, is it the same?
posted by zarah at 10:47 PM on March 13, 2009

I vaguely remember this. I can't offer much help in what it was called, but I can at least let you know you're not crazy.
posted by csimpkins at 10:54 PM on March 13, 2009

Best answer: Is it the KnitWit?
posted by atropos at 11:22 PM on March 13, 2009

Response by poster: Zarah..it's similar to that. I think it was more hand-held and it ONLY made squaress. Glad to know i'm not crazy though :)
posted by LiquidKarma at 11:27 PM on March 13, 2009

I think atropos nailed it, as I remember.
posted by sanka at 11:30 PM on March 13, 2009

Response by poster: it WAS the knitwit!!! atropos you are awesome!
posted by LiquidKarma at 11:32 PM on March 13, 2009

Whoa. Small time warp.
posted by ocherdraco at 7:40 AM on March 14, 2009

In the early-/mid-80s we had a square metal frame with "teeth" on all 4 sides, and it came with a big bag of fabric "loops" that you strung between teeth across the square frame. All it made was square potholders. Not sure about the infomercial or the name, but the generic descriptor for these appears to be "pot holder loom"
posted by misterbrandt at 9:12 AM on March 14, 2009

And here's the commercial for the Knit-Wit. There's actually a bunch of old commercials in the vid, but this one starts about 3:02 in.

I can't believe how clearly I remember that.
posted by csimpkins at 9:40 AM on March 14, 2009 [1 favorite]