Winding 440 yards of laceweight yarn into a center-pull ball by hand is a royal pain in the tokhis. It would probably help if I had a real nostepinne. (I was using a dowel-rod.)
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And my fingers are feeling every fuzzy little inch, let me tell you. 8-(
I actually have two more skeins the same size to wind, but I'm going to be a lazy knitter and wait until I'm almost done with this ball before winding the next one. Or wait for a nostepinne (or, wonder of wonders, a swift and ball-winder) to drop into my lap. Or . . . something. I actually have some instructions for making a nostepinne from a cheap chair leg, somewhere.
I am trying out the Rona Lace Shawl from the most recent KnitPicks catalog, in their Shadow lace yarn (it was fairly cheap). I've never done a shawl in the round before, so we'll have to see how this goes.
Of course, I should really finish Cobweb first . . .
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Date: 2008-06-09 09:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-09 09:21 am (UTC)I actually have two more skeins the same size to wind, but I'm going to be a lazy knitter and wait until I'm almost done with this ball before winding the next one. Or wait for a nostepinne (or, wonder of wonders, a swift and ball-winder) to drop into my lap. Or . . . something. I actually have some instructions for making a nostepinne from a cheap chair leg, somewhere.
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Date: 2008-06-09 09:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-09 03:26 pm (UTC)Maybe I could bring it to PATHS if you want it...or if you need it before then, maybe we could figure something out.
What are you making?
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Date: 2008-06-09 09:26 pm (UTC)Of course, I should really finish Cobweb first . . .