# Help identify this toy (80s?)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-toy-80s/506771>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 17, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-toy-80s/506771 "2009-08-17T19:32:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![andiepandie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@andiepandie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andiepandie)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-toy-80s/506771/1 "2009-08-17T19:32:28Z")

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I have already tried to google this with no luck, so I’m hoping someone here can help me. Today I was reminded of a toy that was around when I was growing up in the early-mid 80s where you would wrap yarn around some specially designed piece in a certain way (I seem to remember it sort of looking like a mushroom with spikes). When you were done I think you would turn the “stem,” making the spikes dissappear, and when you would be left with a round knit piece that you could connect to other pieces and make a small afghan blanket or something. Does this ring a bell to anyone?

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-toy-80s/506771/2 "2009-08-17T19:38:29Z")

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You had a Knit Wit, [www.knitwit.com](http://www.knitwit.com).

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**Author:** ![andiepandie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@andiepandie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andiepandie)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-toy-80s/506771/3 "2009-08-17T19:41:54Z")

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I knew you guys would come through for me in record time. Thank you so much **Sigmagirl**!

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-toy-80s/506771/4 "2009-08-17T19:53:24Z")

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No problem! Looks like you can still buy one.