To ask what this is

[HappyHippy45]

It's something to do with knitting but no idea what it's called so can't look up how to use it!
I looked around here but couldn't really find the right place to ask.
MIL gave it to me but didn't know how it works either. She was sure I did so insisted I had it.
TIA

It looks like a very big French knitting thing, bobbin?

It appears to be a knitting loom

It's not a knitting loom. They have one ring of spikes. Could it be a braid maker?

I remember those from childhood! You use it to make knitted flowers

Yeah I've got knitting looms and a "knitting nobby" with the four spikes.......I'll have a look for braid maker...see if I come up with anything
Thanks

Ahhh knitted flowers!

DorisDances is right, its a flower loom. You can use it to make several different designs and they're quite effective. You can get all the petals the same length.
You can get free patterns online.

Is it to make friendship bracelets?

Cheers all for your input.
Think I'll make something like this xx

It's also classed as "vintage flower loom" 😂

Something like this www.craftstylish.com/item/9958/how-to-make-flowers-using-a-vintage-flower-loom/page/all