Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
that's a real stumper... and i've been a knitter all my life :)
Once the wool is spun onto a bobbin on a wheel, (or plied onto a bobbin if you want two threads), it has to be taken off and made into a skein for knitting (or washing first if you want the lanolin out of it). The niddy noddy is for doing that. When it's full, the skein is tied in a figure of eight in at least four places so it doesn't tangle when being washed.