The new laptop wasn't the only Black Friday purchase. All my days, I have wound yarn by hand. It gets tedious. My arthritic joints don't particularly appreciate too much of it. Toni over at TL Yarn Crafts has done several yarn winder reviews, and I must admit that I was intrigued by the electric one.
So when it turned up with 15% off at the Big A, I didn't hesitate. The main prompt was knowing that I was going to be unravelling the yarn that F had given to me via a knitted item...
That was waaaaaay more comfortable than hand-winding! It also means that I have a centre-pull for working from the cake, which is always more welcome. They are such pretty puddings!
I mentioned on Thursday that I had already broken my own resolve to complete other projects before starting another... this yarn was the cause of that misdemeanour. It backfired a bit, though. More on that next week.
The winder is an Etcokei USB-powered machine and has variable speed (I was on slow because of the weight of the yarn). It is not the exact one that Toni liked, but a very close likeness... let's face it, the majority of these things come out of the same factory, just getting marketed by different small businesses. Anyway, on this initial acquaintance, I am thrilled. This would certainly be the thickest yarn that it could take (heavy Aran-style, light chunky), and I don't doubt that once I start on my lighter yarns, it is going to hum along very nicely indeed.
Do any of you other yarnies out there use a winder? Hand-cranked, or powered?
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