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Girlz The Real Knit And Gem Machine by Mega Brands

by Rose Art

39 customer reviews

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Over 400 feet of cool eyelash yarn
Dazzling sparkling jewels
Knit and decorate like a pro!
Easy to follow instructions
Also included: 4 sparkling jewels, 1 plastic needle, and 1 sticker sheet

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Product Details

Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
ASIN: B0007YDBBO
Item model number: 4745
Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #883,855 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

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WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD- Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. CAUTION- Plastic Needle and knitting tools contain functional sharp points Adult Supervision suggested.

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Knit your own scarves, hats, purses, vests and more. Use your easy to follow instructions to create your knitted masterpiece then decorate with the sparkling jewels for a personal touch.

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1.7 out of 5 stars

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4 star		3
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It jammed, then it quit moving altogether.

Maria

While threading the yarn on to help her get started I turned the crank for 4 rotations and the machine broke.

Another

She asked, "Couldn't it have lasted longer than a day?"

C. Coffey

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

145 of 146 people found the following review helpful

Maybe not for everyone.

By Elizabeth M. Stewart on November 20, 2005

I'm an adult knitter who bought this toy as a novelty. I had no major problems with it, and any small problems I had I could use my knitter skills to fix. Personally, I hate eyelash yarn (two small skeins included in the box), so I used sock yarn instead. The self-patterning/self-striping sock yarns yield cool results.

Things I encountered:

1. The first three inches or so of knitting is terrible. Stitches are dropped and it looks like a tangled mess of fishing line. However, if you keep it up, by the fourth or fifth inch you'll notice that it becomes even. TIP: Go slowly at first. Once you see that the knitting has become even, you can speed up.

2. The tensioning device isn't great. I wonder if people who had problems with this machine ended up knitting too tightly and breaking the machine? TIP: Don't rely on the machine to pull yarn out of your center-pull skein or ball. Pull the yarn out yourself.

3. Your tube of knitted material will twist and affect your tension. TIP: Stop every now and then to lift the machine off the table and let the tube untwist.

4. You can't use regular (worsted weight) or thick (bulky) yarns, you have to use thin yarn. TIP: Use sock yarn, fingering weight yarn, or sport weight yarn.

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73 of 74 people found the following review helpful

Don't do it - we returned not one, but TWO!!!

By Rose Melillo on September 25, 2005

Okay, so as a mom to a 7 year old who crochets, I thought this might be beneath my daughter. Fact is, she loved the machine when it worked, which for TWO of them TOTALLED about an hour. The concept is there, but the plastic must break inside is all I can figure...We returned the first one after about 15 minutes. The second one lasted long enough to make two long tubes, then it, too, jammed the SAME way....I would love to find one that actually lasts beyond an hour, since as I said, the concept is good!

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful

RoseArt knitting machine

By Carolyn Sluis on October 11, 2005

We've had a great time with this little machine. My 8 yr old twins have had to share it with the neighbors! We are buying a second one, due to popular demand. There is a button for flat versus tube knitting - if this button is in the flat position (up) it is possible to break the internal gears. The flat is too complicated for the younger children - they get confused when the machine "jams" and don't understand to reverse direction. So keep the button down!

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

Patience is the key -- after that, it's totally fun!!!

By Lisa on November 26, 2005

When I bought this machine, I thought that this was the coolest thing ever! And I was right, but not at first. At first it caused me lots of frustration, but after i learned its "glitch" and fixed it, it worked like a charm. I made a scarf in no time, with barely an effort. You see when the yarn goes on the hokk, it sometime slides over and gets stuck/caught, all i had to do was to use some tweezers and put it back over. Simple! So yeah, it was defintely worth buying this toy, but u definetly need PATIENCE!! DONT GIVE UP!!

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

Waste of Money

By Dorothy Devuyst on November 26, 2005

I should have read the reviews before I bought this toy. I returned it after one day. It is a cheap piece of plastic which breaks easily. A child cannot get the knitted tube off the hooks like the instructions tell you to do it, nor could my husband or myself. Not a fun toy.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

It is okay..

By S. Gaston on November 29, 2005

We got this toy for my daughter (8yrs) she loves it. It does take patience and some grown up help at first. Also it can jam easily, we went through a whole skein of yarn before finally figuring out how to keep it from jamming. Overall I think this toy is okay for an older child.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful

what a piece of junk

By Horse Junkie on November 29, 2005

I gave it 1 star (lowest possible rating) because the frustration makes it NO FUN; I gave it 5 stars for educational value because it was an education for my daughter that not all toys are quality, that there is junk out there, and that she had a new toy fit only for the trash - so she learned how to let go and put garbage where it belongs; I gave it 2 stars for durability because in spite of our frustrated "forcing" of the handle when it seemed to jam, and angry banging it on the table, it didn't break - but can see how it easily would with more attempts to make it work; I gave it 1 star overall (again, the lowest possible rating) because it just doesn't work: it jams, drops stitches, picks up more than the last row when in progress, etc. and on top of that, the instructions were terrible - they were very confusing, and not very specific (i.e. when "loading" the machine, you are supposed to turn the handle slowly, until the yarn is caught on every other needle; what they don't tell you is that YOU have to make it pick up every other needle, it doesn't do it by itself. So, to summarize, the tubes that it knits end up with giant holes and unravel, and the flat panels end up with giant holes and unravel, and the edges unravel because it is inconsistent in ending the "rows" sometimes it picks up the yarn on the last needle, sometimes on the 2nd or 3rd to last...JUNK JUNK JUNK!!! We hate it.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Only got to use once :(

By Jennifer on December 4, 2005

This was the only thing my daughter wanted for her 9th birthday. I read the reviews and decided to try it anyway. The directions were terrible, but we finally got it to work (somewhat) and she made her "scarf". So, I went off the store to get more yarn. I started to load the machine and it wouldn't turn. I couldn't believe that it was THAT bad! What a disappointment. I guess now I will have to learn how to knit for real to use all this yarn.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

NOT sure why everybody hates it! We have made six projects so far and...

This thing works like a charm! We've made several projects so far- socks and scarfs. My daughters (7 and 9) are able to do most of it after I set it up.

Published on December 19, 2008 by Lewis C. Miller

great for adhd children

My gradaughter is adhd she sits with this for hours and makes scarfs

this toy is the greatest

Published on January 11, 2007 by frani

I had a Knit Magic -

I rated this as 3 stars all thorough so I could post this. I got a Knit Magic(a much earlier version) as a kid and love it - yes that is right - I still have it and my mom used it... Read more

Published on May 28, 2006 by Carol

very badly made

This product is badly made, and not worth any time or energy. Please do yourself a favor and don't bother with buying it. Read more

Published on May 22, 2006 by Gregory Chandler

Not very practical...............

Cute idea, but when turning the crank the machine isn't stable and you need an additional person to hold down the machine. Read more

Published on March 15, 2006 by Marie T. Vitale

Don't bother . . .

Complete piece of junk. I bought one for my five year old daughter, and it was broken before she could complete her first project. Not worth the plastic its made out of. Read more

Published on March 15, 2006 by Mandy Jean

Bad Bad bad

What a waste of time , money, energy and patience. A total disapointment

Published on February 26, 2006 by J. Crosby

Big Disappointment for Your Little Girl...

If you are into seeing frustration and disappointment on the face of your little girl, certainly buy this knitting machine. Read more

Published on February 24, 2006 by Terri L. Timpe

Bunch of Junk

I agree with so many of you regarding this product. It is a bunch of junk. I have gone through 3 of them. Read more

Published on February 18, 2006 by D. Owens

Dont' bother - it's not worth the stress

This knitting machine shows pictures of a purse and other fun things on the box. How to make the purse wasn't even in the directions. Read more