I always used to wind balls of yarn by hand from skeins with them hanging over the back of the chair, it took forever and often got tangled! Whenever I went to Great Balls of Yarn in Lake Worth I was really envious of their skein holder and wool winder but didn’t do anything about it till last year when I purchased the Amish Wool Winder.
It was bliss, the yarn never tangled and just flowed off the skein as I wound by hand creating balls that rolled all over the floor. so I began to think I needed a wool winder!
The problem was what kind? Hand crank, electric or a Nostepinne?
A Nostepinne? So I did a bit of research and watched a video and thought this is the one for me, sent for one and here it is-
It looked easy to use so I set up the skein holder and off I went… BUT I just couldn’t do it no matter how hard I tried to make a ball it just didn’t work and it looked so easy on the video. I nearly threw it across the room several times but in the end I just wound by hand as I had always done.
BUT I WASN’T GOING TO BE DEFEATED so I ordered a hand cranked ball winder to try instead.
The first attempt was a bit loose but I persevered and hooray now I have centre pull balls of yarn that make life so much easier when knitting, especially when Albus and Rosie are around!!!
So if you want to try a Nostepinne just let me know and I’ll send it to you – Good Luck!
