tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post2058507171819111759..comments2024-03-27T08:38:55.922+00:00Comments on Knitting Now and Then: Stratnoid Knitting PinsBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-67460988739600361102020-01-05T11:47:12.951+00:002020-01-05T11:47:12.951+00:00What a lucky find! is your crochet hook a shiny d...What a lucky find! is your crochet hook a shiny duralumin one, or an enamelled grey one, I wonder? Stratnoid advertised crochet hooks in the 1920s, which would have been duralumin, but they continued making hooks and needles into the 1950s at least. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-5132112596632831052019-12-30T12:18:36.811+00:002019-12-30T12:18:36.811+00:00Just picked up one of my crochet hooks, probably f...Just picked up one of my crochet hooks, probably found at an Op shop, and noticed the unusual brand name on it - Stratnoid! Had never come across the name before, so had to go looking. No patent number though, just the size - 13Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-10683810093578829132019-07-15T11:00:51.082+01:002019-07-15T11:00:51.082+01:00Best thing is to get a needle gauge - they aren...Best thing is to get a needle gauge - they aren't expensive, and will give you the size in mm. Stratnoid needles have the size marked - mine are marked 8, which you can see in the photo. that's the old imperial size, and corresponds to 4mm.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-75379937824549990422019-07-15T10:40:19.322+01:002019-07-15T10:40:19.322+01:00Hi how do I work out what needle size I have. Is ...Hi how do I work out what needle size I have. Is it written on the needles?Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267325452868617536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-50396816583602569982019-07-07T10:40:36.086+01:002019-07-07T10:40:36.086+01:00Pleased that you found the post interesting. I...Pleased that you found the post interesting. I've discovered since I wrote the post that later Stratnoid needles were a different design and don't seem to be made of duralumin. But the ones with a patent number definitely are, and so are the earlier ones - pre WW2, I think. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-30862060096876280872019-07-04T15:35:18.050+01:002019-07-04T15:35:18.050+01:00Thank for the wonderful history. I just found a p...Thank for the wonderful history. I just found a pair of Stratnoids in my collection and had to look them up. They even have the patent number stamped on them. Since I am also a metallurgist, this is fascinating! Thanks againAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354144244399175253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-67049752000907255172019-02-25T13:00:51.307+00:002019-02-25T13:00:51.307+00:00Hi Claire - pleased to hear that you found this po...Hi Claire - pleased to hear that you found this post, and that it was useful. It's a nice thing about blog posts that people can find them years after they were posted, as in your case. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-1557786094930162172018-12-04T11:19:09.128+00:002018-12-04T11:19:09.128+00:00Thanks for this article, I just googled the name o...Thanks for this article, I just googled the name of the knitting needles I have been using that I have inherited from my Gran! I do love these needles.ClairePowisHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05472120928474313541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-74305433266560092662017-03-10T09:08:49.326+00:002017-03-10T09:08:49.326+00:00I didn't know either - though I did know that ...I didn't know either - though I did know that if you put aluminium items in the dishwasher they come out looking horrible. Not sure that's got anything to do with it. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-8059592448478650562017-03-09T09:46:05.525+00:002017-03-09T09:46:05.525+00:00I had no idea that pure aluminium would stain wool...I had no idea that pure aluminium would stain wool! That's my education for the day.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-29481332731347953002017-03-08T10:34:39.984+00:002017-03-08T10:34:39.984+00:00Hope you find some Stratnoids in your collection. ...Hope you find some Stratnoids in your collection. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-30138353415523455992017-03-08T10:30:56.356+00:002017-03-08T10:30:56.356+00:00Always like knitting with vintage needles especial...Always like knitting with vintage needles especially my bright red Durex needles - yes that company I believe. Must have another look through my collection!Sue Haytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256335290147001633noreply@blogger.com