Here's my latest acquisition ..... found at a thrift shop!

Cost only 50CHF!

I'm still searching for what kind of wheel it is. According to my partner

this wheel has been handmade by a local Swiss craftsman. However, there are no markings on it whatsoever! It's difficult to say from whose hands it comes but it's obviously been used a lot as some of the parts are very worn. My partner, being the handyman he is, soon adjusted and repaired most of the parts. Just a few very minor adjustments remain to be done and then begins the hard part ..... I have to learn how to spin yarn on it! Am I excited about the prospect of making my own yarn on this beautiful wheel? YES YES YES!!!!!

This is the majority of my sock yarn stash. I have the odd other skein scattered throughout the closets in my craft room. I must must must discipline myself to NOT BUY MORE SOCK YARN until this stash is sufficiently depleted!!!
Pictured here: STR, Lorna's Laces, Opal, Regia, Rellana, Lang Jawoll, Cherry Tree Hill, Trekking XXL, Knit Picks Gloss, Knit Picks Essential, Bebe pure wool, Bonita (Swiss storebrand), Fortissima Socka, Online Supersock, & 20 skeins of Alpaca!! Plus, an exchange pal just sent me handspun, handdyed 100% Swedish wool in the most beautiful shades of fushias, purples, bright pinks, & reds. HELP!! I need another pair of hands to knit all this gorgeous yarn into socks!!!