It's a 1918 "Favorit" knitting machine from Sweden. There's not really a project yet, this was the first try after spending all day cleaning up gunk, dust and hair from the machinery. It's a fascinating piece of technology, though I'm not personally a knitter. That's my wife's thing.
7 Comments
ALostInquirer@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 1y
Cool! What is it?
Jtee@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Looks like a knitting machine to me
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y
Yes, it's a Swedish "Favorit" knitting machine. I have the original warranty card which dates it to 1918!
ALostInquirer@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
That's impressive, great to see it's held up all this time!
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Some parts are broken but the core function, actually knitting, seems to be in good shape.
Flummoxed@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 1y
Wow! That is really neat! I would love to know more about this venerable old timer and your project.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
It's a 1918 "Favorit" knitting machine from Sweden. There's not really a project yet, this was the first try after spending all day cleaning up gunk, dust and hair from the machinery. It's a fascinating piece of technology, though I'm not personally a knitter. That's my wife's thing.