Yippee! My Birthday Present is here!

Actually, they called me last week, and I was going to wait until I got back from my trip to go pick it up, but when I was deciding what to bring, I realized some of the yarn needed to be wound, including the rest of my Anty Beryl Sweater yarn. So I went and picked it up. Here follows a stunning display of super yarny fun-ness.

 

My packages:

Ball winder:

Swift:

 

Out of the bubble wrap:

Clamped to the end table:

 

Poof!

Ball winder clamped in place:

The Whole Getup:

The devices are for when your yarn comes looking like this:

Just stick it on the swift and connect to the ball winder:

 

Turn the handle:

The ball winder spins:

Which spins the swift!

Whiz!

Ian finds it fascinating:

Finished product:

Pops off into a cute little yarn muffin. The yarn pulls right out of the centre.

The ball winder is also useful for taking balls like this:

And combining them into a ball like this:

Which knits up into this stunning and classy bit of fabric:

(Maybe I should have started with this):

At any rate, I have plenty of ball winding in my future. This is just the beginning!