Socks for my sister......this is the Spring Forward Pattern from Knitty, knit with STR yarn.....and in my usual fashion have NO clue what I did with the ballband. I believe this is the Socktopus, but not positive. 
AND.........Birthday gift from my sweet sister arrived!!!! YIPPEE!!!!
The same sister that doesn't knit, doesn't know a knit from a purl.....yet she heard me talking about a Woolee Winder, contacted Cindy unbenownst to me to find out about them!!
I have a knitting project I am finishing up (hopefully in a couple of nights)....and then I am going to start spinning.
My wheel is a double drive wheel. Once I got everything "set" on it I have not had to adjust again, no matter if the bobbin is at the beginning, the end or plying!! My single drive Ashford wheel has scotch tension and I adjust regularly while spinning.....but it isn't a problem to adjust and I don't mind at all. It is all part of the process and I love them both!!
I have read a lot of opinions on the Woolee Winder and from what I have read, the scotch tension or single drive wheels require a bit of adjustment as the fiber pulls differently than with a regular flyer. What I have researched about the DD wheels has been very positive so I am VERY excited to get started!!!!
7 comments:
A woolie winder! That is so awesome!!!
Yippee! You will love the woolie winder. It's the only way to ply :)
We usually don't get any trick or treaters either.... I miss that.
A Woolie Winder! What a great present!!!
Oh a woolie winder! What a nice gift!
We get tons of trick or treaters. So many that we often have to go out for more candy. I love it though.
The socks look AWESOME!!
And what a great sister!!!
Those look great! You'll have to let me know how you like the Woolie Winder. :-)
Beautiful socks! A woolie winder- how exciting.
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