jean
jean

Ready to get back into knitting after a long hiatus. I discovered a really cool yarn store in my neighborhood.

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Burk
Burk

@jean @Alcedine will be very interested to hear about this new store! 😀🧶

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Alcedine
Alcedine

@jean Ooooo I wanna go! What are you going to make with this?

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jean
jean

@Alcedine A scarf. Getting back into shape with the basics. 🧶

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cygnoir
cygnoir

@jean Starlight is bomb! I want to go with you sometime. 😊

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jean
jean

@timapple Haha! It’s taking the skein of yarn that’s comes in a loosely twisted bunch and wraps it into a much more user-friendly ball. There’s probably a name for it. @alcedine @cygnoir

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cygnoir
cygnoir

@jean An umbrella swift? That’s what I’ve always called it. @timapple @alcedine

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jean
jean

@cygnoir I would love to go hang out with you at Starlight. It is such a nice place!

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Alcedine
Alcedine

@jean nice! 🧣

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Alcedine
Alcedine

@jean @cygnoir @timapple No idea if the winding action has more of a name besides “winding”. 😄 But this thing (the swift) keeps the yarn from getting disastrously tangled while winding it up into a cake. I’ve done it without— 0/10, do not recommend 😂

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KimberlyHirsh
KimberlyHirsh

@Alcedine @cygnoir @timapple I have the ball winder and no swift. It works okay for skeins but not as well for hanks. If I start to use nicer yarn, I may invest in a swift.

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cygnoir
cygnoir

@toddwachob This made me laugh! 😂 As a kid, my nonna made me help with yarn-winding too. Some fun/painful memories there.

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cygnoir
cygnoir

@jean I am also working on a simple scarf. We should bring our projects to Starlight together sometime. And @Alcedine, are you also in Portland? Micro.blog knitters meetup!

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cygnoir
cygnoir

@kimberlyhirsh @Alcedine @jean @timapple My husband gave me a swift when I started using nicer yarn and it has been a great investment for both of our patience levels. 😆

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Alcedine
Alcedine

@cygnoir @jean Yess!! We should! 😄🧶

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