So, this week's Weekend Project Tip is how to make a Center Pull Ball of Yarn; By Hand (with No Tools At All). Actually, this was supposed to be posted last Friday, and I guess I hit Save instead of Post.
I have wanted a "ball winder" for years. Drooled over them in catalogs and in yarn shops. They seem so magical. But, they're expensive.
The other option is a Nostpine, Nostepin, Nostepinne - How is it supposed to be spelled anyway? Which can be a beautifully carved piece of exotic wood - or a stick.
So, when I found this instructable and started using this technique, it solved so many problems.
- It's free! God gave me the fingers and they still work
- I can't loose it, or pack it away, or forget it at home. Fingers are always with me (so far).
- The parts won't wear out, get jammed up, or chewed by the dog. Well, the fingers will do all of those things, but, you know what I mean.
- I can make the ball of yarn any size that I want to. All the storebought ball winders that I have ever seen have a specific size ball in mind with their design. What if I've got a tiny bit of yarn that I want in a ball? What if I want to wind a whole pound of yarn into one huge ball?
- I can use even my own lumpy home spun yarn that I did myself. The mechanical ball winders can be very finicky on what weight of yarn and the texture of the yarn they will handle.
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