… since I last picked up my knitting needles, until today. Yesterday I wound the skein into a center pull cake on the nostepinne and skipped using the umbrella swift, draping it around a chair back, a decision I regretted almost immediately. The yarn (Schaefer Yarn “Anne” in the “Michelle” colorway) is very sticky for lack of a better word, and it clung to itself lovingly as I wound it. The cat didn’t help. I finally had to ask my husband to fulfill his spousal obligation of holding the skein. Fair enough – I act as a clamp, a brace or an extra set of hands on his woodworking or building projects.