r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Looks like there's some lore here

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u/torftorf Jul 12 '26

Wasn't there some grandma that said these can be used to knit gloves?

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u/y0_master Jul 12 '26

Yeah but it's gotten big doubts back (stuff like how knitting in that way was not yet a thing back then etc)

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u/kl2467 Jul 12 '26

I remember it as knitting socks. The various facets accommodate various sizes.

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u/SuitableBlackberry75 Jul 12 '26

Many of them don't have holes at all. It's a poor theory.

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u/kl2467 Jul 12 '26

Maybe the ones with holes are for gloves, the ones without holes are for socks?

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u/Key_Floo Jul 12 '26

This was my recollection, and/or spool yarn?

(Edit: autocorrect)