How to Use a Nostepinne

A look at how to wrap a nostepinne. More info on how to start the process can be found on my blog at http://blog.designedlykristi.com/?p=335

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[shedata]

Nice to see- Had no clue before! but still glad I have a ball winder! This would be nice for small amounts of handspun though- THX!

[fiberfool]

Thanks shedata! I just got the nostepinnes for Christmas from my FIL. So far I've mostly used it to re-ball left over sock yarn and smaller lots of handspun too.

[LottaTroublemaker]

Wow... I never saw a nøstepinne like this. I guess it must be Norwegian/Scandinavian, because of the name (I guess it is spelled with an "o" instead of the "ø" in English-speaking countries). Seems to be a quite tedious job to wind (nøste) using it, but the ball looks exactly like the one my yarn winder makes. Never realized that you can do these manually too... Neat! :)

[wiseoldwitch]

They are hard to find. Most yarn shops I've found do not have them and do not even know what they are. A nostie makes a nice center pull ball of yarn once you get the hang of it. My grandson thinks they are wizard wands.

[Jessica Wilson]

it's my understanding that you you're supposed to get something like that, so it doesn't collapse on itself while knitting.  could be wrong about that though...

[hillbillymoma]

Thanks for you video, I do not have a ball winder but I have a stick like what you are using,and now I can use it.

[unclesloppy]

Thank you!