It's a toaster oven!
It's a knit-blocker!

It's a toaster oven!
It's a knit-blocker!

It's a toaster oven and a knit-blocker!
Introducing the Blokomatik 3000, the solution to all of your toasting and knitting problems.

Is your apartment too cold or do you just not have time to let your knits dry? Tired of it taking days and days? Are you hungry too? Try the Blokomatik 3000.

Your semi-blocked knits will dry quickly.

And as they dry, you can enjoy yummy, golden toast.

The Blokomatik 300. Order now. Call 1-800-4 BLOK IT. Call now and you'll receive our exclusive recipe books, Wooly Wecipes and Blokomatik Bakes (a $25 value)!

Blokomatik 300 and this blog are not responsible for fires, ruined knits, property damage or loss of life or limb.

OK, this had me in utter stitches. I've gotten used to taking my knitting from a partially blocked state and tossing it in the dryer for 15-30 minutes and then pinning it back out. It's hard for a well-soaked knit to block in the winter.

Hey what a good idea. I just finished a baby sweater yesterday and had it on a napkin on the furnace vent. This would work better and I could eat too.

Ooh, perfect idea. That green design is GORGEOUS!

I can't wait to see that pattern because those sleeves are the cutest things.

ha! That's great.
Unfortunately I need the larger model. My sweater won't fit on top of yours.

What a good idea - I have a slightly different model - but it should work the same...

What a good idea - I have a slightly different model - but it should work the same...

I knew I should have kept my toaster oven...how are you?

Multipurpose and space saving! I'm in!

That is simply hilarious. You are quite witty :D Very nice piece of knitting as well. I am commenting from the US by the by. Am enjoying your blog.

Very cute, Kate!

i'm dyeing of laughter reading this and dh walks by, looks over my shoulder, and says something about the dangers of drinking and knitting. don't you just hate it when people don't get knitter humor?

Very, very funny. I love your sense of humour. And your inventiveness. Brilliant.

That's the most beautiful sleeve ever!

OMG. This just made me snort.

I was thinking of buying a toaster oven. But now that I know that they work great for drying knitwear, it will get bumped up to the top of things to do list.

You certainly like to play with *fire*! Great advertisement!

That's a scary looking contraption -- I hope you don't end up having to change your blog name to "knits on fire."

Do you have a bulk buy option so that I can block larger objects and make toast for a crowd (or perhaps cornish game hens?)?
I can trade you one slightly used propane furnace!

Mmmm I can almost taste all the woowy wecipes! hehe

LB

Hysterical!! You did a great job photoshopping the block icon to the front panel.

This post is hilarious - made my morning!

*sigh* I expect toaster ovens to appear in France around the same time as my personal grail, the crock pot. Oh toaster ovens, how I miss you!

Needles on FIRE aren't the only things?

I laughed myself silly over here! Too bad our Blokomatik 3000 is too small to dry the sweaters that take 4 to 7 days to dry in winter in our apartment.

HAHAHA! that last photo kills me.

Always multitasking, hmmmmm? That's pretty friggin' clever.

I find myself wondering if this was an accidental or intential discovery. Either way, good idea!

Funny, too!

That's a great idea! I put my damp knits on my little space heater here at work, but I think that might be asking for trouble.

This and the Willy Waller from the Têtes à claques and we are on business - ah ! ah !

Fantastic. (Or fan-toast-tic, if you'd rather the pun.)

Toast...drool. Is that Cinnamon Raisin toast? Yum.

Hee hee. I already have one, thanks. I tend to put my stuff on the hot water radiators in my house. It's amazing how many people ask me, "Won't that catch fire on there?"

how yummy and practical! i assume that the blokomatik works with gluten-free toast? ;)

I warmed the bedroom and dried my socks the other day. Twas wonderful.

How resourceful!

hehehe good thinking! yummy raison toast. It probably makes your knitting smell like burnt toast too - which would be an extra bonus!

What a great invention! (And yes, I love both Wallace & Grommit and toast.)Your sleeve looks like a butterfly, I'm looking forwaed to seeing the finished garment.

Mm, food and dry knitting. How can you lose? I think I'm lucky it's never that cold where I am, although a blocking function would be handy some place, no doubt.

I've blocked things that need to be dried ASAP on my radiator, but I like your way - more yummy! :)

Mmmm....toasty!