We had some PVC pipe out in the garage left over from something, so I confiscated it. There was enough pipe to make two niddy noddies: a one-yard and a two-yard. I thought the one-yard one would be better for setting the twist since you wouldn't have to have such a big container. I think the directions I've seen call for a smaller pipe, but since I already had this, I just went ahead and used it. It's 3/4 inch. I bought the T's and end caps for a total of $3.08 plus tax. Here's what they looked like to start with:
And here's what they became:
I hammered the pipes in place and then tried the small one out. I pulled the end cap off to remove the yarn and realized that the short pipes were too long to slip the yarn over. I finally decided to fix it so that rather than taking the end cap off to remove the yarn, I would just leave one of the short pipes kind of loose so that it could be pulled out to take the yarn off. I haven't tried setting the twist with them yet, but otherwise, they seem to be working pretty well.
2 comments:
I love your resourcefulness.
So, how long did you make your niddy noddies?
The long middle pipe is the one where accuracy is necessary for measuring. I originally made them too long because I didn't take into account the addition of the T joints. I started with an 18 inch pipe for the two-yard one and a 9 inch for the one-yard one. (Because you actually go four lengths of the pipe on each pass as you wind the yarn on.) So to make them the correct length, I cut off 2 1/2 inches from each, making the two-yard 15 1/2 inches, and the one-yard 6 1/2 inches. The measurements would be different, though, if you were using smaller pipe since the T joints' diameter would be smaller. These are the lengths needed for 3/4 inch pipe.
Wow, that's probably more information than you wanted! :)
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