Shetland Knitters Really Did Knit 200 Stitches a Minute!

Yes, the old professional knitters did knit very fast and I have discoved an old film of round-about 1935-1945 which showed just how fast they did knit. I have permission from the British TV Channel ’Talking Pictures’ to work on their film, and here is the result. This film should really blow the minds of knitters who have been searching for just such evidence as I have here discovered. I am working now on a follow-up showing the actual knitting method they used, and it is like nothing I have tried before! A note below informs me that the film may have been shot at a different rate and therefore the modern view may be just a bit too speeded up. But even if it is just a bit speeded up, it is still a wonderful skill. I shall be delighted if you would LIKE this video and add yourself as a subscriber as I continue to discover more gems on the ways of knitting. I sell knitting belts, which I handmake using natural materials, leather stuffed with horsehair in the traditional
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