A few years ago I
made my own niddy noddy out of PVC pipe we purchased at the local hardware store. While I
shared a video on how I wind yarn onto my niddy noddy, and the link to the
tutorial on making my own niddy noddy I published with AllFreeKnitting, I never shared the video of making my own niddy noddy here with you! I hope that you consider making your own. It saved me a lot of money and I have one collapsible niddy noddy that I can use to make many different sized skeins.
Keith had access to a saw at work so he cut the pieces for me. You can usually get a few free cuts or pay a couple of dollars at the home improvement store for them to cut the pieces down for you.
I most often make 4 ft skeins on the niddy noddy (using a 12" middle section), but I have enough extra pieces and connectors to triple this. It is much harder to wind larger skeins, but at least you could get something consistent!