Diane of Crafty Pod sent me a couple nail-less knitting spools (Thanks, Diane!!!).  And, only after a couple of beers, did I have the nerve to actually pound some nails into one of them.  Of course, I didn't notice the camera was on "extremely narrow depth of field" or whatever, so only one tiny bit of each photo is in focus ... which I'm gonna blame on the beer, too.

Since my Clover Wonder Knitter has a 3-prong head and a 4-prong head, I wanted to try putting in a ton of nails.

I made this little guide, and attached it with my fancy post-it trick because I couldn't figure out a way to tape the guide to the spool.  Basically, I tape two post-its together with the sort-of-sticky sides out, and then use that as a kind of double-sided tape.  It sticks well, but is still easy to reposition and remove, too.

I nailed in eight nails.  (No fingers were harmed in the making of this knitting spool.)  I used the only nails I had with heads.  The edges of the heads are a little rough and sharp, so I'm planning a trip to the hardware store to get nicer ones.

I was very impatient, so I bent a straight pin and used that as a hook to do some spool knitting.  I don't recommend this.  :)  There's something to be said about using "the right tool for the right job."

Now I know why the clover spool only has a 3-prong head and a 4-prong head ... because it's slow-going with a lot of nails, and using eight nails produces a perfectly knit tube that looks like a knit sweater for a caterpillar.  I guess could be good for something, but it wasn't what I was hoping for.

I've since made some modifications to this spool knitter, but I'll save that for another post. :)