My mom asked what I had wanted, and I didn't really know, but I had seen a yarn-holding set up that seemed pretty clever, and also, it meant some business could go Quixotic Fibers' way, so I passed their number on to her and said I wanted this:
It's a Lykke brand "Pendel" yarn holder. The spindle-shaped thing (or it's also kind of shaped like a drop spindle) attaches at the top with a strong magnet - so you can easily take your yarn off if you want, and also, it will revolve as you knit
Here it is with yarn. That's a skein of Purl's Yarn Emporium yarn in the "Second Breakfast" colorway; I'm considering using it for cabled socks (I will have to look at my patterns, or maybe just figure out a couple small cables that run down the front or sides of the sock.
The holder itself is made of shisham, which is also called Indian rosewood, and apparently it's a fast growing tree that can be sustainably grown and harvested. There are a couple screws you have to insert and lock into place with an Allen wrench to attach the arm that holds the spindle, but it's easy to do and the "pilot holes" have receptacles in them made of metal and threaded, so it seems more sturdy than if you just screwed into the wood.
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