I now have spun and plied three colors of alpaca yarn. The Lazy Kate I made for plying also works well to hold a spindle full of plied yarn as I transfer the yarn to my niddy noddy. I did give the Lazy Kate a clear coat, but needed to use it before putting on a second coat. I modified my niddy noddy as well. The 18 inch center pipe made a 3 foot circumference skein, which is the maximum size my yarn swift can handle, which makes me uncomfortable. So I cut down the center tube to 12 inches so I get a two foot circumference. I also took off the end caps as they really aren’t necessary to hold the yarn in place on the arms, since the arms are so long. Really all the end caps were doing was making a nice cozy environment for mold. Ew.

I have to say, if I read this post a year ago I would have had to look up most of the terms. I’m learning!