June 18, 2008

No More Ugly Balls!

Now - get your minds out of the gutter! Wool Balls - people, wool balls! My friend CJ's Mom sent me a new wool winder. The note said "Thanks for bringing me over to the dark side." She was on bed rest will pregnant and I offered to reacquaint her to knitting. I spent a Saturday with her - teaching her to cast on and dropped a bag of anything a new knitting might possibly need - along with some 'good' yarn to really hook her! She jumped right in and made the wee one a hat with double pointed needles! She's also working on a baby blanket. A while back she said she wanted to learn to knit socks. Preferably both at the same time because she's a slow knitter and wanted to finish a pair and from the toe up so the fit would be perfect. So - I'm helping her with that by guiding toward appropriate yarns, needles, links for techniques etc. Thanks for the ball winder - it will definitely get used! :)

7 comments :

  1. A MUST HAVE tool to prevent ugly balls... :)

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  2. Your title made me laugh. Perfect for a rainy NEPA day!

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  3. um, these are usually referred to as 'cakes', or 'yummy yarn cakes', or just 'caked yarn'. We usually offer to 'cake it up' at the shop. Later this summer, I'm having a 'cake walk' of odd balls/skeins of yarn for Clementine's first birthday. Have a 'ball' with your new toy! *mwah*

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  4. Hooray! No more trying to make the part you needed to fix the old one...

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  5. Glad I could instigate some humor!
    And to date:
    1 green baby hat
    1 blue baby hat (self-pattern)
    1 65% done baby blanket
    1 ball of sock yarn....

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  6. Have you discovered Ravelry?

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