Your shopping list:
4 feet of pvc 1/2" diameter pipe
2 1/2" T joints
4 1/2" caps (optional, but gives it a finished look)
Tools:
Measuring Tape
Sharpie
Pvc cutters / hacksaw / friendly hardware store employee
Pliers, optional (handy if a pipe gets stuck)
If you get a different diameter, my measurements wont work and you'll have to work out your own. I found that the 10-foot pieces were really cheap, around $2. My hardware store did have 2-foot sections of pvc pipe for $1 if you are more comfortable working with that.
I have a ratcheting pvc cutter at home, but you can cut them with a hacksaw, too. If you don't want to cut yours at home, you may wish to ask if they'd be willing to do the 7 cuts (see below) for you or if you can borrow their tool for a minute. (They might charge a fee, or they may just want you to be nice to them. That is up to the individual store and employee.) I found an employee and asked him to cut the 10' pipe in half for me just so it would fit in my car. :)
Grab a measuring tape and a permanent marker. Measure out and mark these measurement onto the pipe and then cut them out as straight as possible: 15, 4" (four times), 5 3/4", and 10 1/2".
Take your caps and put one on each of the four 4" pieces. Now insert them onto either side of the T joints. Lastly, join your Ts with the pipe size of your choice, perpendicularly!
The length of your hank depends on which center pipe you use and how you wrap it. If you wrap around only two of the ends (from top to bottom and back to top) then you will get half the length of the traditional wrapping method.
| Pipe | Half Wrap | Full Wrap |
| 5 3/4" | 1/2 yard | 1 yard |
| 10 1/2" | 3/4 yard | 1 1/2 yards |
| 15" | 1 yard | 2 yards |
After you wrap your hank, make sure to secure it with 2 - 4 ties. To remove your yarn, just pull one of the capped ends out of the T.
To store your niddy noddy, just disconnect the center pipe from the Ts. It stores flat and takes up very little space. A bag would be hand to keep it together.
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