# Knit Wit Dopers....whatcha making for Xmas?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 9, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knit-wit-dopers-whatcha-making-for-xmas/330143 "2005-11-09T01:11:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knit-wit-dopers-whatcha-making-for-xmas/330143/41 "2005-11-15T20:08:17Z")

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> [@Mama Tiger](#):
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> Inquiring minds have to ask: What’s a nostepinne?

It’s a [tool for winding balls of wool](http://www.hatchtown.com/nostdir.html).

There’s also the [niddy-noddy](http://www.worldknit.com/howto/howtospin/sfiberprep/niddy.html), which winds skeins.

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