Monday

Jim Simpson - The Toughest Knitter Alive


Betsy Greer over at Craftivism has a great article on Jim Simpson, an Australian POW who spent 19 months in a German prison camp during WWII. Jim spent some of his time knitting this incredible rug out of worn out, deloused jumpers and Red Cross wool, using straightened pot handles as knitting needles. It's an amazing story that culminates in what is known as "Australia's most valuable war artifact". Click over to read the rest.

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Posted by Paul Overton at 6:00 AM
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4 comments:

  1. That is beyond incredible. If this won't get my boyfriend knitting, I don't know what will. Thank you for sharing, Paul!
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  2. Jenna, My pleasure. Good luck!
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  3. I had to share you with my spinning guild. This IS one tough and remarkable guy.

    Thanks for finding this!
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  4. Suzanne - Thanks. I was very happy to find this story too!
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