Interesting suggestion but it's not a nostepinne. I use nostepinnes frequently and they have to be smooth or you'd never get the yarn off! It looks like both ends are carved. I can't see whether the lower end has a knob, like the upper end, but it's definitely not tapered.
Avital On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Cynce Williams <cyncewilli...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > That's not a good enough image. I'd like to see the rest of the stick. If > it's tapered toward the end I'd guess it's a nostepinne. That's a > Scandinavian tool for winding yarn balls. > > Cynthia > > > On Oct 6, 2011, at 5:36 AM, Avital wrote: > >> Dear spiders, >> >> I know you people love a good puzzle! This question came up on another >> list. It's about the wooden stick in the basket on the cover of a >> Puncetto book. Does anyone know what it's called or how it works? >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr/5546568576/ >> >> Thanks, >> >> Avital -- Blog: http://apinnick.wordpress.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
