What is it?

[Steve Busey]

Well, I know what it is - it was made to order for LOML. And it's adjustable! Any guesses?

 

[arioux]

The new Wii fit remote?

 

[THarvey]

Yarn winder?

 

[AceMrFixIt]

Yarn winder?

thats what I thought.......

 

[hilltopper46]

A cribbage board for the extremely simple-minded (I prolly qualify)!

 

[Steve Busey]

Yarn winder?

That's pretty close. She calls it a "yarn swift". It lets her take her bulk hanks of yarn and wrap enough on the swift for one scarf, then unwind it from the swift as she knits.



Essentially a wooden version of this:

 

[rjwolfe3]

That's cool looking.

 

[leehljp]

Yarn winders is what my grandmothers called them.

 

[THarvey]

Yarn winders is what my grandmothers called them.

Another Southerner?

 

[titan2]

Yarn winder?

Yep.....that's my guess also!


Barney

 

[artme]

My mother had an adjustable skein holder that expanded and contracted around a central spindle. It was built with a scissor action and spu as you wound the wool int a ball.

Was built by my grandfather.