Keeping this a secret has been pretty , hmmmm, well it wasn’t exactly secret, but it was a LONG time in the making, This little wheel meets all my specs. for the perfect travel wheel. First, it’s light, under 9 lbs.. It will fit in carry on (just in case you’re needing / wanting to take a wheel with you on an exotic vacation. It will also fit on the front floor boards of the passenger side of many small cars… just in case (again) that you are the passenger, and you need / want to spin on the way. It has a built in lazy kate, can have a right or left side foot (check out the treadle) and has a ratio of 7.1:1. David Paul, The Merlin Tree (GO THERE NOW, read the rest of this afterward..) my friend, neighbor, and girlfriend’s husband.. took it upon himself, to build this fun little wheel. (We bugged him for years.) Friday morning, just before we were ready to drive south, he ran one over for me to bring along and show off. This really is the first one. There is one very special Connecticut spinner who just happened to be at The Merlin Tree on Thursday, and who also just couldn’t leave without one so somehow managed to cajole David into giving her the sample I was supposed to bring along. So, that means there IS one other one OUT THERE. And, sight unseen, just from knowing David’s work (he also makes a Canadian production type wheel, the Hyacinthe), there are almost a dozen spinners out there who have placed pre show orders.
The whole weekend went way too fast. I was busy every minute, but will just mention this one thing and save the rest for Monday or whenever. Saturday, all day, was the OSKG annual retreat. Thanks to Judith, hosting us in her home, we had a terrific day. I’ll be shedding carbs for a week, chocolate scones, chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate macaroons, chocolate garnished canoli.. then there was the rest of the food. Good food,good friends, it rained most of the day and no one noticed. Yep, I took the wheel for everyone to try.
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5 responses to “the HitchHiker”
Love the pic with the wheel in the car!!! It’s a real dream wheel for the traveler!!!!
David does such nice work! What a perfect car wheel too – now… how will you decide whether to spin or knit as you cruise north and south?
That is SO COOL. And how exciting to be part of such a special heirloom. Either I’m not awake yet or something, but I’m not clear — is this yours? Did he sign it? Because really, it’s so special!
That is a great looking wheel! Maybe I’ll save my pennies. Sounds like a great weekend!!
That’s an amazing wheel! Now it just needs “Don’t Panic” on it somewhere.