Well this is nifty
The last time I was in my LYS (The Village Knitter in Babylon), I picked up a really useful tool: a Needle Keeper for circular needles! Mine is silver, but they come in a variety of colors It works wonders at keeping my sharp Chiaogoo size 1s from poking holes in my project bag (or through my purse). I only wish I had one of these when I was dragging my Pi shawl around. I wouldn’t have ended up with a zillion dropped stitches! In other news, Shannon Okey, Mad Scientist at Cooperative Press and all around good person, is trying to buy back the rights to her book ‘Spin to...
read moreSpinning wheel review #01: HansenCrafts MiniSpinner
One of my faults is that I’m a wheel collector. I have more wheels than I have room for, or time to spin on. Very few of my wheels get the use that they deserve, and yet I’m not looking to re-home very many of them. I worry that even if I rehome them, more will come in to take their places. I thought I might review some of them so that I might help other spinners along the way. I’m still coming up with a format for these, so please bear with me. HansenCrafts MiniSpinner Flyer system: Scotch Tension Weight: About 4lbs Wheel Style: Electric Spinner Ratios: NA Flyer rotates...
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