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Yarn winder bandwagon

princsstrish

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I jumped on the yarn winder bandwagon and got one! It's so awesome. My boyfriend even bugs me to wind up some. He does a little every day. TOO funny!!!!

 

In other gadget news, I ordered a Crochenit hook and a GYDZIT. The Crochenit cuz i have a book for it and want to try it. The GYDZIT Because I've been doing much more thread work and that darn thread is just burning through my skin...hopefully the GYDZIT will work.

 

My boyfriend also bought me the Boye Crochetmaster Set and I can't wait to get it in. Now I'll never be for want of a specific size of hook!!!!

 

Next stop, knitting needles..hahahah

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I like it too cuz if you buy some of the more expensive yarn, it's hard to find the middle pull, or they arent' a pull skein at all. The winder makes everything a center pull skein. Of course, it's easier to organize as well with it in a nice ball, with a flat bottom, not rolling around.

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Elizabeth - I already told Melanie that you highly recommend her. :cheer2 I ordered 5 different cones of yarn. She has so many different yarns and at great prices. And her shipping is very reasonable. I plan on making each husband wife an afghan for Christmas. That will be a total of five. So at Christmas I asked all of my family members to give me a color. They were not together at the time so they couldn't pick colors that would match each others. Most of them picked blue and green, my strangest color combo is purple and tangerine and it is the one I am most excited about. So I have started ordering colors from Melanie to get started. I ordered 26 pounds worth. I believe most of the ones I ordered are a type of chenille and boucle. The weather here is supposed to get icy hope it doesn't't delay my packages.:mail :thinking2

 

Michelle:wink

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I'm on the bandwagon too! I just purchased a new winder off Ebay and I am eagerly awaiting it's arrival. Two of my co-workers who are in the same cubicle pool also crochet and are dying for the winder to come in, I think they will be purchasing one too once they see all the nice balls of yarn that I have made and shared with them.

 

I have been buying yarn from Melanie for a while now and my cone collection is steadily growing. I also buy from a seller her name is Askmeaboutyarns on Ebay. She has great stuff too. I have a few others, but I am definately addicted to buying yarn by the cone off Ebay. You can get really expensive type yarns at great prices and plenty of it!

 

I purchased a wide shelf unit from Lowe's this past weekend to store all my yarn since the built ins were full and so unorganized. Now my yarn is organized by color in the garage and I love it! I am still wanting more cones since the winder is coming, I'll have to post a photo of my stash to my blog so you can check it out. And let me know if anyone wants to swap, I've been hunting a great BURNT ORANGE yarn.

 

Donna<a href="http://www.ninakate.blogspot.com" target="_new">my blog</a>

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I am still eagerly waiting for my winder to get here, I need to be more patient, I just bought in on Monday. I am tempted to buy more cones of yarn, but I really don't need to, check my blog later, I'm going to post a photo. I can't wait to start winding those cones down into managable balls that I can take with me.

 

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:cheer2 :yay2 My Yarn Winder came today (The United States Postal Service) - But no yarn yet :cry - UPS has delayed my order because of the lovely weather we have been having (ice, snow:w-flake , 4 degrees :w-cold no electricity from Tuesday at 8:00 pm till 3:30 pm on Wednesday) Much better now, they say they will deliver Friday - sure hope they do.:thinking2

 

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<img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/ura1.gif" />My winder arrived today! <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/mail.gif" /><img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/woohoo2.gif" />I wasted no time winding down the two huge cones sitting beside my bed (working on a small afghan for Baloo). The winder is awesome! What a great tool this is, and so fast and easy. I have posted photos on my blog of the yarn I wound today along with a photo the blanket as it nears completion.

 

<a href="http://www.ninakate.blogspot.com" target="_new">My blog</a>

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cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1362&item=8161960555&rd=1

 

Is this the type of winder that everyone is getting? I see three different brands listed usually, Brother, SInger, and Royal.

 

Are they fairly easy to use???

 

Kelly

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