Here I Am Again – With A Contest Of Course!
March 6, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under contest, knitting, yarn, yarn crafts
Last October, because of a number of factors, I decided that I would leave Hankering for Yarn. I grieved it and missed Hankering for Yarn, and the community of readers, terribly! So, when recently, I was invited to return to b5 media and begin writing Hankering for Yarn again, I was delighted.
There have been a heap of changes and I am soooooooooooo excited to be part of the new direction !
One of the biggest changes is that Hankering for Yarn will soon be part of Bliss Tree, which is an oh so nifty website/community. I am looking forward to seeing how this all unfolds!
I have all sorts of ideas and plans for Hankering for Yarn, so stay tuned!
I will be playing with all things yarn:
Which is why I combined all those things in the picture.
If you can tell me what everything in the picture is, leave a comment in the comments section below, and you’ll win a prize!
Alrighty… you have until Tues March 10 to list off everything in the pic, and tell me what it’s for….
and yes…. there is a mystery object in the picture…. let’s see if anyone gets it! LOL!
I feel like I have come home again….. I am happy dancing! Won’t you join me?
Thank you so much everyone who has posted so far…. I had planned on masking the answers, but woke up this morning to discover that answers were showing up….. oops!
That really ticked one reader off, ~sorrrrrrrrrrry~
SO – being a very creative hoppitty bunny, I am going to award MORE than one prize!
Alrighty?
(image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright)
Hi Noreen, congratulations! … you must be so happy to be here….. I will take a guess at the objects, of course, I am not entirely sure about all of them but here goes -
tatting shuttle
spool knitter
drop spindle
knitting needles
crochet hook
bobbin
nostepinde/wool winder
and a heddle for weaving.
Cheers!
Sorry Noreen – I jumped the gun a little – I will go again with a bit more detail…..
tatting shuttle for making lace
spool knitter for making knitted cords
drop spindle for spinning wool
knitting needle for knitting
crochet hook for crochet work
bobbin to wind your yarn on (in sewing up or keeping yarn tidy
nostepinde/wool winder to wind yarn into a ball
and a heddle for keeping yarns straight on the loom and raises them for weaving
One ball of wool for using
Heddle for weaving
spindle for spinning
Knitting needles for knitting
crochet hook for crocheting
tatting bobbin for tatting
bobbin for lace-making
what we call a french knitting spool for knitting
Nostepinne for winding yarn into a ball
a hand – handy for something..making butterflies for weaving? or poking the cat when it sleeps in your stash?
hmmm…I know the yarn, spindle, crochet hook, rotating knit tools, but the beautiful hand is a wonderment..as well as some of the other objects. I will be curious to finally find out what they are, it is a very beautiful arrangement though.
Hi Noreen -
I’m so happy to see you back – Hankering for Yarn has always been and still is my favorite blog.
OK, let’s see, we have:
ball of handspun – the possibilities are endless
hand – to hold jewelry or whatever
rigid heddle for loom
nostepinne – used to wrap yarn to produce center pull yarn balls (and I even know how to spell it!)
drop spindle – to spin fiber to produce yarn
spoolie – cord maker
crochet hook – the possibilities are endless for this too – I’d love to see a handspun swatch
knitting needles – like the crochet hook, used to make fabric out of fiber
tatting tool – for lacemaking
and… I’m thinking a long spool for wrapping threads or yarn around, possibly for Japanese braiding.
If I’m wrong, it will be fun to find out what it is!
Hugs – Tammy
Yay Noreen! Glad to see you are back! OK, let’s see what you have…
Crochet Hook
Knitting Needles
Drop Spindle
Knitting spooler
Rigid Heedle
Hand-spun yarn
Nostepinne
Tatting Tool
Wooden spool to wind off spindle spun yarn (possibly for plying)
And of course the creativity your hands produce!Hugs,
Andrea
Hi Noreen,
here is my list
-Ball of yarn
-Hand that gives you a pat on a shoulder when you have done well
-spool knitter
-tatting tool
-knitting needles
-thing for spinning yarn, spindle or something
-a beautiful crochet hook
-string of yarn
-knitted doily (?) in the background
-weaving thing…ridge heddle? (me is newbie in looming weaving)
-nostepinne
-and the last one, I will steal from Tammy’s comment “spool for wrapping yarn”
I searched your handmade tools in the other blog but could not find them.
Pirk
Yay Noreen! So wonderful to see you back:-)
Well let me see….
I see alot of interesting things. And im sure there would be tons of fun while using them.
Hi, Noreen
Glad you’re back.
Knitted lace shawl
knitting needles
knitting spool
crochet hook
rigid heddle for tape loom
nostepinde
yarn
hand for holding things
tatting shuttle
drop spindle
and the mystery object looks like a bobbin or maybe a sett gauge for measuring wpi
Great Noreen, love to see and read about all your neat things. I think you will have lots of contenders for your “prize”. I sure wouldn’t have gotten all your items on a list. So have a great contest.
Crochet Hugs and Puppy Kisses, KY Barbara
Good to see you happy and back blogging.
Ball of yarn
Hand (extended in friendship)
RIgid heddle
Knitting Needles
Spool knitter
Drop spindle
Crochet hook
Tatting Shuttle
Nostepinne
Bobbin for bobbin lace
Everything in the photo is……beautiful! LOL I can’t wait to see the answer and get an education. I am glad to see you back, Noreen!
Thank you so much everyone who has posted so far…. I had planned on masking the answers, but woke up this morning to discover that answers were showing up….. oops!
That really ticked one reader off, ~sorrrrrrrrrrry~
SO – being a very creative hoppitty bunny, I am going to award MORE than one prize!
Alrighty?
Oh, thank you so much, Tammy! That means the world to me!
big grins- I am not telling yet what all the answers are!
heeheehee! Thanks so much for entering!
Hello Andrea!
thank you so much for entering the contest!
I am so happy to be back at Hankering for Yarn…. it feels like a homecoming!
Hi Pirk
How’s your weaving coming? Hope you are having fun with it!
and thanks so much for entering the contest!
Ah, thanks so much, Amy! I made everything in the photograph, except the hand, which I did re-paint….
I am loving being at home again with H4Y!
Thanks a million, Linnette! It sure is neat to be back!
Thanks so much, Jorel, and thanks for entering the contest!
lol, I didn’t know half of them, and don’t want to copy answers! Just glad you’re back here and eager to see this grow!
Vickie, in warm, beautiful Ocala, FL
Hi Noreen, Glad to see you are back and up to your old self. I guessed all of your tools except the ridge heddle. Not being a weaver I thought it might be a hook gauge! Guessed the mystery item looks somewhat like a nose clip for those that swim? I can’t think of anything else it might be. Take care…. Marge
Hi Noreen:
Good to see you writing for Hankering for Yarn again. I really missed your blog from them.
In the picture you have:
Ridgid Heddle
A loving helping hand
A ball of spun yarn
A Nostepinne
A Drop Spindle
A Yarn/Thread holder possibly for bobbin lace or other fiber crafts, embroidery?
A Spool knitter
Knitting Needles
A wooden crochet hook
A tatting shuttle
and I think these are all the wonderful tools made by you Noreen. What a fun bunch of things to view and to do crafts with.
Thank you.
Debbie
Hi
Welcome back and I wish you a boat lo9ad of happiness in your new/old job!
Right, here goes.
Knitting needles
Crochet Hook
Drop Spindle
Knitting spooler
Hand for displaying lacy gloves? (or scratching your back where you carn’t reach!)
Rigid Heedle
Hand spun yarn
Nostepinne
Tatting Tool
All laid out a lovely doile.
Welcome back!
Ok, here goes:
-Wooden heart motif spool knitter
-Ball of yarn
-Ceramic hand
-Wooden knitting needles
-Wooden Drop spindle
-Wooden nostepinne
-Wooden heddle
-Handpainted crochet hook
-Wooden bobbin (I’d use for kumihimo!)
-Toward the bottom, the painted flower item – I was thinking maybe it’s one of the painted crochet hook holders, or a painted tatting shuttle?
What beautiful tools!
Ok – this is what I think is there:
Knitted lace in background
Ball of handspun yarn
Knitting needles
rigid heddle
tatting shuttle
nostepine
french knitter (that’s what we call them here in Aust – the one’s for knitting icord)
spindle
crochet hook
wraps per inch tool? (Just to be different from the lace bobbin suggestions)
hand dummy
Congratulations Noreen, you sound very happy.
-ball of yarn
-rigid heddle
-knitting needles
-spool knitter
-crochet hook
-tatting shuttle
-spool for weaving or lace making
-nostepinne
-hand for display purposes
-top whorl spindle
So glad you’re back, Noreen!
Bobbin
spoolknitter
nostepinne
crochet hook
knitting needles
tatting shuttle
display hand
ball of yarn
rigid heddle for a loom
drop spindle
and a knitted lace shawl or table cover
HI Noreen
Welcome home!
I miss you, love the tatting shuttle in the photo. I didn’t know you made those too!
Take care,
Victoria V.