When the center wrapping gets thick and bulky, begin rotating the ball slightly as you continue to wind yarn onto it. Making the Ball. Now the ball will begin to get larger and more spherical. Do you prefer to ball your yarn before working with it?
Do you have any tips on winding a ball of yarn? Leave a comment to share. The biggest problem I see is when folks wind the ball too tight. If possible, a ball winder that makes a center-pull skein works the best as it winds it loosely and your yarn is never stressed. My mother taught me to wind the yarn over my fingers as I make the ball so that it will not get too tight. Maybe we had the same mother.
You want to be sure an animal fiber, like wool or alpaca, is not wound too tightly or it will lose its stretch. Winding the ball over a finger or two, than rotating the ball and placing the finger in a new position as you go, insures there is softness and stretchyness in the ball.
I always put a core in my balls. It sounds like a great way to teach kids to make their first balls of yarn too. Sometimes I wind a center pull ball instead. When I get to the end of the yarn I just tuck it under one of the wraps and pull out the pen.
Nice tip on using a Sharpie to wind the ball. It looks complicated, but one practice is all it takes to make a perfect center pull skein. The skeins the nostepinne makes are perfect, and feed uniformly for the entire skein.
Those big needles are probably much easier to find in most yarn or craft stores than a real nostepinne too. MaryGknits says above it seems silly to wind balls from center-pull skeins.
However I do this all the time. It is especially useful when working on multicolored projects tightening a backwards loop from the center yarn around the ball keeps it from unraveling when not in use , or when working on smaller projects like socks or mittens, seems easier to stick in my bag and take the work with me with these balls than with even a smallish center-pull skein.
Why would you teach people this method? I often buy inexpensive yarns, for things like mittens that may very well be permanently soiled or lost. I think we have to go to Texas to get them, though. I would also not recommend knitting from the hank. I love winding the wool its almost like the foreplay to knitting the garment, plus it makes me think of my mum as we always do this when she comes to visit. You can always put the wool in a jar to stop it from rolling around as well.
Love it. I always wind my yarn by hand into a non-center pull ball. I did try not to wind once - only once - lemme tell you, I was pulling out my hair and in tears in 10 minutes. It is much easier to wind them into a ball. Also, be sure to pay attention when untying the hank. Lesson learned the hard way :teehee:. Am I missing some way to make that easier? Children make great swifts. There are a few simple steps to winding a hank, the first is to simply wind and overlap all your yarn around the front and back of a dining chair.
Keep the coil tight enough so it doesn't slip down the back of the chair, but not too tight that it will stretch out the yarn. Once you've wound all the yarn, tuck the end into the coil. Keep the hank together by tying two to three "figure eight ties" around the length of the coil.
If you want your ties to blend in with the yarn you've just hanked, cut a cut about a foot and a half of yarn from the end of the coil. Using one hand, part the coil into two halves with your index finger.
Use your dominant hand to run the string through the middle to the inside of the coil, bring it up and over the top, back down through the middle, and finally back and under the bottom. If you get confused at any point, just imagine drawing the number "8.
Most hanks have at least three figure eight ties, so just divide the coil up into thirds and add the remaining two ties to finish the hank. A skein is essentially a twisted hank. It is often how you'll find beautifully handmade, or hand-dyed yarn for sale at craft markets and yarn shops.
To take shape as a skein, yarn is first coiled into a hank, dyed, and after it dries it is then twisted into a skein. This shape keeps the yarn tidy, while showcasing color and gradiaton. To begin shaping your yarn into a skein, hook your hank of yarn around each hand, widening your arms so the hank is taut, but not tight. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I have noticed so many people take a brand new skein of yarn, and then they create a ball of yarn.
What is the purpose of doing so? It's more important to rewind into a center-pull ball of yarn if you are buying some specialty yarns that are basically a loose oval of yarn twisted into a loose figure eight - this structure is called a " hank.
There's no need to rewind a typical commercial center-pull skein. The work of keeping the yarn from tangling has already been done for you. If you do need to rewind, it's important not to stretch or pull on the yarn, the yarn should be soft and relaxed.
This Instructable is a good tutorial on rewinding from a hank, and has good pictures. Bottom Line: no you do not need to rewind your yarn into a ball if you have purchased a regular commercial center-pull skein. I've always wound my yarn into a "cake" using a yarn winder. This gives me the opportunity to inspect the yarn as it winds and also produces a compact, center-pull cake. I find the center-pull cakes handy when it comes to portability, organizing and cleanliness.
I place each one into a Zip-Lock baggie from the dollar store and zip it almost shut leaving enough room to pull the yarn out. If I need to move to a different location all I need to do is grab my project and the baggie s. If I'm using more than one strand of yarn they're less likely to get tangled and even if they do they're easier to untangle.
Unlike balls, the baggies don't roll around and get into trouble and the yarn doesn't pick up lint or stray people or pet hairs.
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