The spool knitting devices are called knitting spools, knitting nancys, or French knitters. There are many hundreds of different knitting stitches used by knitters. There are many hundreds of different knitting stitches used by hand knitters. Some knitters may use knitting machines with varying degrees of automatic patterning. Some hobby knitters took to part-time work, hand-knitting for extra income. Nonetheless, knitting machines and hand knitters worked side by side until 1800. Needles with lighted tips have been sold to allow knitters to knit in the dark. Ball winders are commonly used by knitters and occasionally spinners. The reach of the newspaper archives makes the service attractive to genealogists and knitters. Nowadays, however, the majority of knitters hold both needles under the palm. Some framework knitters were among the Luddites, who resisted the transition to factories. By 1845 there were 300 people employed as framework knitters in the village. By the first day of the Olympics, almost 4,000 knitters had risen to the challenge. The Knitters promulgated cowpunk or folk punk, which eventually evolved into alt country. The machine imitated the movements of hand knitters.