Noddy (character) Hoffmann". Noddy, Big Ears and PC Plod are referred to in the "Two Ronnies" crossword sketch where Ronnie Corbett thinks their names are "Roddy, Big Ears, and PC Plop!" In an episode of "Last of the Summer Wine", all of the characters dressed up as fairy tale characters for a parade. Smiler is dressed as Noddy complete with a smaller version of his car in order to tow a bouncy castle with the rest of the characters on it. But it deflated while they were taking part. Noddy being associated with small children's reading has led to "Noddy" being sometimes
Niddy noddy or with slip knots from the end of the skein. In either case, loosely securing each end with a slip knot makes it easier to find the ends in the finished skein. Generally 4 or more knots are tied. Once the yarn has been skeined, it can be dyed or washed to set the twist. Weavers often dry their yarn under tension with a weight at the bottom of the loop, to stretch it out and remove some of the elasticity. Traditionally the niddy-noddy was used to the rhythm of a song, the opening line of which ran, ‘Niddy-noddy, niddy-noddy,