interesting knitting device

Recently I found a neat website, This and That. On it was basic instructions of how to make one of these. I'm not exactly sure how to describe it other than it creates a long knitted cord (see bottom of post). To make one, you need:

~Toilet paper tube
~Four Popsicle sticks
~A couple rubber bands
~Yarn to knit with

Attach the Popsicle sticks a regular intervals around the tube with the rubber bands them to hold them secure (pretty simple! ;D).

To Knit :

Drop the loose end of the yarn into the tube so it falls all the way down,

then twist the yarn around the Popsicle sticks as shown:

Next, using the yarn that is attached to the ball,(#1) pull the strand of yarn up against the outside of the next Popsicle stick, making sure to keep it above strand #2


Holding yarn #1 with one hand, take loop #2,

and pull it all the way over #1 and the Popsicle stick.


Finished stitch:

Repeat this, rotating the tube counter clockwise to the next stick each time.
Very quickly, you will find yourself with yards of this cord coming out the bottom of the tube.
What to do with it? :S I haven't quite figured out, but perhaps a basket...
If it works I will blog about it, sooner or later. (I meant to do my blogging today!)

Finished Cord