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Giveaway: Knee-sel for Holding Knitting Patterns

March 7, 2016 by Sarah White

knee-sel knitting chart holder

Rose is the winner!

I’ve been doing some spring cleaning in my office (even though it’s not quite spring yet, it certainly feels like it!) and I found this little gadget and thought someone might like it.

The Knee-sel from Nancy’s Knit Knacks is a little fabric easel, for lack of a better word, that is sturdy enough to hold your pattern in place while you’re knitting from a chart. It straps around your leg and also props up against your leg to hold the chart or pattern where you can see it. It also has a little pouch to hold a pen for marking what row you are on or taking notes (it could also hold a cable needle).

I never tried this so it is new in the bag. Mine is size small, which is says is for a 15-25 inch leg. It’s sold black and measures 8 inches wide, 6.5 inches tall and 5/16 inch thick. They retail for $29.99

for full information and more pictures of the Knee-sel in action.

If you’d like a chance to win this, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, March 13. I’d love to know if you have any tricks for keeping up with where you are in a chart, or what you would use this gadget for.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

[Photo via Nancy’s Knit Knacks.]

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Comments

  1. lindarumsey says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:22 am

    I’ve never seen anything like this – would love to try it out!

  2. Dawn S says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:27 am

    What a neat idea! I would love to have one!

  3. knittingdancer says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:36 am

    I would use it when knitting in public and a table isn’t available.
    i keep my place on charts by using the highlighter tape so I can move it up to the next row after I finished a row.

  4. tracy says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Wow never seen one of these would love one would be so useful

  5. Flo says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:41 am

    This awesome!!! Thank you for the chance to win!

  6. Tasha says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:43 am

    I would love to try one of these. This would be so helpful holding my cross stitch patterns. And I highlight on my pattern to keep track of where I am. It helps a lot

  7. Grace S. says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:49 am

    I’d love to try this. Thanks for the chance!

  8. Rosanne says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:53 am

    I’d love this!

  9. Terri Heyne says

    March 7, 2016 at 10:27 am

    Boy, could I use this!! I do a lot of knitting and crocheting as I’m listening to TV shows. This is a great Idea!! Thank you for the giveaway!

  10. Kristacasey@hotmail.com says

    March 7, 2016 at 10:44 am

    Would love to try this. I currently use the sofa arm, which is not the best angle.

  11. joan foltz says

    March 7, 2016 at 10:58 am

    Would love to have one

  12. Helen King says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:03 am

    This would be awesome when traveling. It’s hard to keep your pattern in easy reach when riding in a car, this would make it so much easier.

  13. Maribeth says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:03 am

    I would like this. Our animals like to lay on the pattern I’m using. This could be great.

  14. Cathy Presley says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:10 am

    Would definitely love one of these, 2 or 3 actually!!

  15. Vicki K says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:12 am

    My husband is a cancer patient so I spend HOURS sitting in waiting rooms during his treatments. This gadget would make it so much easier for me to follow a pattern as there are never enough tables next to chairs on which to layout my instructions. Love the idea of this – convenient, portable & useful – with this I could actually knit things that don’t require me to memorize patterns and then end up doing a lot more frogging than knitting! Think I’ve developed chemo brain by osmosis!

  16. Beth Visak says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:20 am

    I would use this for holding my cross stitch patterns, not knitting. How clever.

  17. Lesta says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:31 am

    I really need this as I must keep my patterns close as my eyesight gets worst as I get older

  18. Kathi says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:31 am

    I could use this for quilling when I need to make different shapes, while I watch TV. What a great idea!

  19. Eleanor Ilsley says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:41 am

    What a great idea,l knit and crochet a lot and l’m always dropping my patterns and losing my place. This would good to use on a train,coach or airplane

  20. Kate Swain says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:45 am

    I knit baby hats for the hospital and this would be so handy for holding the pattern

  21. Kath U says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:45 am

    What a genius idea! I usually use a Post-it note to mark my place in my pattern.

  22. Jami F says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:55 am

    Very Clever.

  23. Pat Schwab says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:55 am

    What a great idea. Thanks

  24. Cindy Fuchs says

    March 7, 2016 at 11:56 am

    I do a lot of lace knitting and use charts. This would be very helpful.

  25. leslieblatt says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    Very interesting! I would love a chance to win this.

  26. Fiadhnat says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    I mark each row when I have completed it. Use stitch markers between each pattern repeat/section. Lifelines are a must! Don’t remove a lifeline until you have done a few rows after putting in a second lifeline. Handy to use a metal tray at back and a magnet glued to a ruler on the front.

  27. Jean says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    This is something that I could truly use. Love it.

  28. yolanda v says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    What a cool idea! I usually use the pattern and post-its!

  29. Dawn Hull says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    I do a lot of my knitting, so space is always at a premium. Can see this being really useful away from home.

  30. Louisa Neveau says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    I would love a chance to win this item. How handy to use while knitting and riding in the car! Love this.

  31. Eileen Hughes says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    I tried using the car in my lap the pattern on. Not much luck there!

  32. Carolyn Holmes says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    What a nifty product! I’m a cross stitcher and this would be ideal while I travel. I use a highlighter to mark what I’ve completed and it’s difficult to balance everything on that tiny plane table!

  33. Liinda Ragsdale says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    This looks like a brilliant solution for a major frustration! And I appreciate the tips in other comments… definitely learned a couple of good ideas, so thanks!!!

  34. Mary Oechler says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:06 pm

    Have a hard time looking at a pattern while knitting, this is perfect

  35. Sayonna George says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    This would be nice to have while traveling in the car on long trips. I would really like to have it. I would for use it at home so I don’t have to pick up the instructions from the table or knitting bag.

  36. Elaine R. says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    It would be great to hold the pattern when I’m sitting on the sofa. As I use reading glasses any other easel is too far away to read easily.

  37. Kitty says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:17 pm

    This would be great!! It would be super helpful with my current situation. I wish I had something like this when my baby was small and needed rocking. 🙂
    -Kitty

  38. Ricky says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    Interesting and worth a try.

  39. Catie says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:29 pm

    I use the see-thru colored tape to mark pattern lines and usually stick the pattern on a book holder. This would probably me more convenient tho! Thank you.

  40. Vivian Helton says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    I would love to win something like this as I do a lot of knitting (and crocheting) in the car. I use colored pencils to mark where I am in a pattern. Easy to erase when I am done or use a different color next time!

  41. jo says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    this looks like a “gadget” that is actually very helpful! Wouldn’t be stuck in a corner & forgotten!

  42. Nangy says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    My daughter would love this,she has a special needs son,they travel in a camper so her space is limited,she could really use this to hold her patterns! Thank you for the giveaway!

  43. Vanesa says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    What a great idea!!! Genius. I would love one! Stop to old the paper or to count rows sucks 🙂

  44. Victoria says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:57 pm

    What an innovative idea!

  45. Nan Davis says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    Thank you for this awesome give-a-way. I would love a chance at this item. I could use it for all my needle crafts – knitting, crochet, cross stitch, needlepoint. The possibilities are endless.

  46. Shannon says

    March 7, 2016 at 2:24 pm

    What a wonderful invention – wish I would have thought of it all those times I needed to closely follow a detailed pattern step. I would use this for knitting or crochet. Oh – this would be good for needlework too. I need one of these.

  47. joyce says

    March 7, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    I have never seen anything like this before. I would definitely use it for knitting.

  48. Susan Spiers says

    March 7, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    Why didn’t I think of this? Great idea. I mark the row on the pattern when it is done, and set my pattern on the arm of my chair, this would be so much easier!

  49. audrajo1 says

    March 7, 2016 at 2:48 pm

    what a nifty idea! would love this I’m sure. thanks for the chance!

  50. Peggy R says

    March 7, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    This is such an ingenious invention, and one that I could really make use of – especially when knitting in the car!! I’m currently using a book holder, with post its’ to keep track of the row I’m on, and a note book to mark the rows I’ve completed. In the car, I have to keep the pattern flat on the seat, or on my lap. It gets hard to do in the Winter. Thank you for such a great giveaway!! This is the best one yet!!

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