Osprey Distaff by Melissa Walshe

Osprey Distaff

Knitting
April 2013
Cascade Yarns Heritage Hand Painted Sock Yarn
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
30 - 40 yards (27 - 37 m)
One size
English
This pattern is available for free.

This distaff, or “wristaff,” was born out of sheer necessity. I’ve been spending more time with spinning, and it’s incredibly helpful to have a tool to keep the roving out of your spun yarn. I played around with a few techniques to make it as seamless as possible.

Update 4/11/13
Someone just pointed out that I didn’t include the stitch abbreviations. I’ll upload a new version including them in the next day or so.

Update 4/14/13
Another kind soul pointed out a mistake in the lace edging. The link will now take you to the corrected pattern. Thanks for the feedback, folks!