Domestic Geek

OK, self, when a shop owner apologizes for her ball winder being tied up by another customer and her not being able to wind your hank you just bought and you say, "That's OK, I'll wind it up when it get home" — DO IT! Seriously, wouldn't you have rather been knitting for those two hours it took you to untangle the mess you made trying to knit from the hank? I originally didn't do it because I thought for sure Marcus wouldn't hold the hank while I wound (like my dad used to do for my mom). Turns out all I had to do was ask.

Along those same lines, self, shouldn't you have learned that same lesson when you frogged the knit bag you were making when you decided it was going to felt smaller than you wanted and should start over? Really, you just wasted a good hour untangling that mess. Who knew already knitted yarn tangled so easily? How hard would it have been to wind it up as you frogged instead unraveling all and trying to wind after you'd already knitted 12 rows of the new bag?

I'm thinking a ball winder of my own wouldn't be a bad investment. There are several on Amazon as well as being stocked at many of the yarn stores here. Anybody have any advice on yarn winders? Which ones are crap and I should steer clear or is the one you own totally awesome? Advice is greatly appreciated!