I was sitting here crocheting and using the big ball of yarn rolling around on my desk and I saw your video. Thank you so much. It is going to make crocheting so much easier. Don't have to chase the yarn ball around when I tug to hard. Thank you again. You made my day!
Tammy this is the video that brought me to your channel many, many moons ago. I had forgotten all about it until it popped up as a related video to a crochet video I watched. Do you crochet or knit and if so I would love to see some of your work
thank you!!! i was looking and looking and looking for a way to do those huge bulks of yarn, but couldn't! this was really helpful to an amuter like me
I have tried many things to hold my yarn but I love the little bag. The one thing I use is a 2 liter plastic bottle, cut the bottom off to get the yarn in. Make sure you keep the bottom of the bottle to slip it back on after you put your yarn in. Keeps my yarn CLEAN!!
I just want to say, I use a bowl for my yarn :D And thank you so much this was so helpfull I have to undo a scarf i made for someone because it gained holes from stitches not being stitched right. Thank you for undoing the problem of haveing a pile of yarn being tangled lol
I have to say that this was the best presentation MINUS the 1:50 THAT it took for the yammering ;-), but YES, I AM A MAN, AND YES, I CROCHET and this was the best way I have seen to create a ball of yarn.
Wow thanks so much this was super useful. I kept trying to make a ball but i only made that stupid one that rolled all over the place =) Thanks so much!!!
thank you so much for sharing this tip!! I hate knitting and crocheting and the ball is rolling around all over the place!!
also, i'm glad that you found the middle piece of that yarn. i was just crocheting with one just like it and was going to let you know. so, i'm glad you found it.
I like just using the thumb to start wrapping it. My friend taught me a method where you start wrapping it around the thumb and index. This is a much quicker method! Thank you for sharing!
To get the end yarn from inside the skein, you have to really dig in the middle for the end. A big chunck can come out but at least you have the end from the center.
@mcaqb This was the best video on making a center pull ball of yarn. Thank you so much, I crochet and it work for crocheters as well as knitters. I usually make my own ball of yarn and this was a little more useful. Thanks again.
Like you, I have rolled some yarns into a ball and you're right. It gets annoying when they start to roll all over the place. Your video just saved me from getting a yarn winder. Thank you for the technique. I will give it a try.
lol the music in the background is from dead like me. this is cool as kid i would wrap yarn around my thumb but i had no idea i was on to something good to know i was . thanks for this vid
Love this. I've always just wound yarn into balls, and i'd have a mess when they would roll across the floor. Now I'll do it this way and save myself frustration. Thanks for showing this.
This was awesome! I had searched for a method and yours was the best technique and it is so easy. I have been crocheting for thirty five years and while my grandmother knew how to do this I was never taught> Thanks for the video.
great video! seems very easy too, I am going to give it a try, I always manage to find, when I get to the middle of my project, a nice big chunk of yarn that I have to detangle from the skein. so I am opting to roll my yarn into balls, thanks so much for showing this!
Im thinking that you could make your own pull skein holder with some plarn....I have some bags to cut up and wind, so I am going to try it and see. Plz let me know if you have tried this already.....I loved this video, thx so much for your time and effort in this. It has really helped me. :)
Very well done! I haven't seen this method before and to see it so clearly explained in video is just fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to share. And I love your accent :) Youtube is so great, I'm sitting here in Australia and just learned a new skill from a lovely lady on the other side of the world! Please forgive me if I get it wrong, but I'm going to guess Canada - Ontario maybe. Thanks again!
@yoyomax12 No, I'm Australian through and through. But I've seen enough Canadian TV programs over the years to spot the accent :) It's actually one of my favourites. Would love to visit your country though, looks stunning.
Thanks, you are really paying it forward! I just subscribed to Suezeeknits. When I get a chance I'll check out her videos. I appreciate you taking the time to help me!
yoyomax - wow, this is the first answer back I EVER got from youtube.!
Anyway, yes, it came in the shape of a pretzel. Michael's doesn't have the machine that knitting stores have (at least the one near me doesn't, neither does WalMart) I will look for the video! Thanks SO much.
@Shifraeliezar I try to answer every single one of my comments, someone did that for me when I first started on YT and that is what got me involved in the community. I'm going to suggest that you go visit a friend of mine on here called Sue, her channel name is Suezeeknits
She knits with those hanks of wool and my be able to help you if you ask her a question.
My yarn came in a different format - i remember my mother used to go to the knitting store and they'd put it on a machine. What do I do? I don't have any knitting stores near me - they all closed! Just Michael's. Please help!
@Shifraeliezar Did your yarn come in a hank? Like a large pretzel shape? There is information online on how to wind a hank into a usable form, just google it. (ie. how to handle a hank)
Micheal's has a wool section and so does Walmart.
i hope your my aunt ... because u know how to knit and i love knitting and you know how to cook and i love cooking aND YOU KNOW HOW TO BAKE AND I LOVE BAKEING AND YOU KNOW WHICH RECEPIE TO BUY erm which country are you from ... let guess canada right ??
Thank you sooo much for the vid!! i was freaking out when i was at the endish of my yarn but it was just getting to be such a mess!! Excellent solution :D
My Grandmother showed me how to make the center pull skein with your thumb 45 years ago here in Southern California USA. This is the only method I use to make a center pull skein. I thought I was the only one who knew how to make a center pull skein in this way. I think it is the best method. Thanks for sharing.
I have a question... with the second type of skein that you showed, I always get tangles!!!! even with the center pull, while I am trying to roll it into a ball, any suggestions?
@kamaraline33 I find that even the wool that comes in a commercially made center pull skein still tangles for me too, especially when it gets to the last little bit. it is frustrating, I am not an expert enough knitter to have a solution for us!
@mchllwoods It was bought from a company called Regal Gifts. I think they are online now. It was many years ago, so I don't know if they still can be found there
My mom had an large gallon size pickle jar next to her chair on the floor that she put her hand rolled ball of yarn in to keep it from rolling on the floor. She would have loved yr method!!!
the big Skein that you couldn't fined the center pull for, what you do is reach into the center hole you see and feel for a large ball pull that out and unravel til you fined the end, start knitting,and after all the center ball you pulled out is used up, it turns into a normal center pull skein also the bag you put your ball into at the end of the video,its made so you can walk and knit at the same time, you wear it on your wrist.:3 also great video!
Hi, Im using my sons channel to view your videos...lol anyway, your video was very,very useful. I had the same issues and never thought of making my own center pull ball. thank you for teaching us. great tutorial, fun music. thanks.
Thank you so much for this. I only recently found out it was even possible to do this by hand, and when I read instructions online I couldn't understand what the person meant. Now that I've seen it done, I will totally be doing this.
@bebelatina305 Happy you found my video useful! The bag comes from an online catalog company called "regal gifts". I don't know if they still sell them though.
@TheKittykat100 That bag was given to me as a gift many, many years ago. It comes from a mail order catalog business called "Regal Gifts" It still exists, but I don't know if you can still buy them there.
Oh yeah and I can't find the center pull on that brand of yarn. That brand is the reason I've been searching on an easy way to make a center pull ball or skein.
I searched a little while for a how to on making a center pull skein, I did find photo instructions but no video. So I made one! I figures someone could use it. :)
I find that even the balls that seem to be center pull, get hopelessly tangled toward the last half of the ball.
This was such a great help. Thank you!! I'm teaching myself crochet and the yarn for my first real project didn't have a center yarn to pull and I was thinking there had to be a better way. The instructions are simple, easy to follow and I have a perfect ball of center pull yarn now. THANK YOU !
You have no idea how helpful. I don't remember ever doing crochet, but the last time I had a skein of yarn in my hands has to have been more than 35 years ago. I'm having to rip my rows out because I know I'm not doing them right, BUT..........the yarn isn't giving me any trouble now that I've got it wrapped in a center pull ball. Thank you again.
Great video Tanmy.....I didn't know how to do that either..... Im currently chrocheting a baby blanket and just finished a ball of yarn going to use your method when rolling the next one.....I hate it when the ball goes flying all over the place....: o )
Very cool!! Thank you so much Tammy. I'm trying to teach myself to knit so this will come in handy. My Grandmother's always knitted & crocheted so I remember rolling the yard up if they couldn't find the center pull string. I crocheted a baby blanket a few years ago & I ended up balling the yard because the center had gotten so tangled. I'll certainly use this the next time.
A reminder of why I made a good choice becoming an electronic engineer. I can spend hours on end drawing and etching a printed circuit, but that would drive me nutz. :-)
Okay, Tammy, I always wondered WHY people would roll their yarn into a ball when it was all nice and wound and you just pull the center pull. I did not know there was a different type that didn't have a center pull. Oooh a yarn ball holder! (lol) I'm glad you found a way to do it so your life is easier
Some foo foo la foo yarn comes in hanks (long bundles) that you have to roll up some how to use. Some of the commercially produced supposed center pull skeins tangle CONSTANTLY as you knit and it is just easier to roll it into a ball before starting.
I'm thinking that a larger yarn holder might be a good craft project for someone who sews...... (just in case you were bored)
Knitting/crocheting is something I've always said I wanted to do and never done. I have always wondered one did this with their yarn. Learn something new everyday. : )
Great tip Tammy! I have not had to wind any yarn yet as I have been able to find the center pull in the skeins I have been buying lately. But, I will keep this tip in mind if I ever have to wind a ball because as you say, a center pull is just so much easier to work with! Love that little bag too!! :D xoxo
Sometimes a big chunk will pull out of the center on me but I can usually untangle it easily. Haven't had much of a problem. I wish though, that I had a good yarn store near me.. I have to depend on places like Hobby Lobby and Michaels to get my yarn and their selections in wool are limited.. :((
Very clever and I love the little bag. I have purchased Bernat yarn before, lots in fact, and they have always had a center pull. Sometimes I just had to dig for it. Haven't bought any in a while tho. I get goofed up when I get real wool hanks! OMG what a mess I have made over the years! I usually put that on the back of a chair...LOL
Okay, I re-checked the large Bernat ball I showed in the video and I dug around in the middle and SURPRISE!!!! THERE WAS THE CENTER PULL!!! I will have to re-check all my wool now, Thanks Barb.
ill have to send this to my sister, she is a knitter and as far as i know she is not aware of this technique. (though since im not a knitter maybe she is doing this all the time, lol)
I wasn't sure if I'd make this video and everyone would be commenting things like "well DUH! of course that's what you do with the yarn! we all do that!"
Tammy! It's brilliant. Thank you so much. Yes, as you did it, I can see that you're protecting the end and keeping the 'opening' clear. Otherwise, you'd cover it up with windings and block it. WOW. Thank you so much. Such a simple thing, yet I've just been making the same balls you did. Whoohooo!
I was hoping that someone else would say that they wound the yarn into regular balls too! I thought I might get a ton of comments saying "DUH! of course that's what you do!"
Oops..."when I tug too hard".
fileece 4 hours ago
I was sitting here crocheting and using the big ball of yarn rolling around on my desk and I saw your video. Thank you so much. It is going to make crocheting so much easier. Don't have to chase the yarn ball around when I tug to hard. Thank you again. You made my day!
fileece 4 hours ago
Loved this, thank you so much!
xCateVincent 6 days ago
Tammy this is the video that brought me to your channel many, many moons ago. I had forgotten all about it until it popped up as a related video to a crochet video I watched. Do you crochet or knit and if so I would love to see some of your work
jcrefasi1 2 weeks ago
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Audioms 3 weeks ago
thanks so much this helped me alot
MNooR272 1 month ago
BRILLIANT!!! Thank you so much!
TheGlamourGhoul 1 month ago
yes but i cant find the end on my skein! o: like right wen i got it
woodnot 2 months ago
I started spinning the wool around my thumb and I think I sorta strangled it! It's red and it feels weird! :P
LilStarForever 2 months ago
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am using center pull yarn and it became a mess! This tidied things right up!!!
TheCannonlily 2 months ago
thank you!!! i was looking and looking and looking for a way to do those huge bulks of yarn, but couldn't! this was really helpful to an amuter like me
hetaliaroxmysox 2 months ago
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PuppyLovee23 2 months ago
OMG! Your Like Betty Crocket, But with Yarn!!!!
PuppyLovee23 2 months ago
I have tried many things to hold my yarn but I love the little bag. The one thing I use is a 2 liter plastic bottle, cut the bottom off to get the yarn in. Make sure you keep the bottom of the bottle to slip it back on after you put your yarn in. Keeps my yarn CLEAN!!
Airsoft4funxFTW 2 months ago
very helpful cheers!
nomoredruggs 3 months ago
I just want to say, I use a bowl for my yarn :D And thank you so much this was so helpfull I have to undo a scarf i made for someone because it gained holes from stitches not being stitched right. Thank you for undoing the problem of haveing a pile of yarn being tangled lol
JugeZaLawYaHaZa 3 months ago
I have to say that this was the best presentation MINUS the 1:50 THAT it took for the yammering ;-), but YES, I AM A MAN, AND YES, I CROCHET and this was the best way I have seen to create a ball of yarn.
Thank you!
tomsinclairjr 3 months ago
Wow thanks so much this was super useful. I kept trying to make a ball but i only made that stupid one that rolled all over the place =) Thanks so much!!!
beckybalisstic13 4 months ago
thank you so much for sharing this tip!! I hate knitting and crocheting and the ball is rolling around all over the place!!
also, i'm glad that you found the middle piece of that yarn. i was just crocheting with one just like it and was going to let you know. so, i'm glad you found it.
thanks again!! Very helpful!!
~Lebiya
lebiya2010 5 months ago
Very helpful!
spiceness 5 months ago
I like just using the thumb to start wrapping it. My friend taught me a method where you start wrapping it around the thumb and index. This is a much quicker method! Thank you for sharing!
razzlekaitdazzle 5 months ago
Wonderful! that its gonna make my life easyer thanks!
Triconista 5 months ago
To get the end yarn from inside the skein, you have to really dig in the middle for the end. A big chunck can come out but at least you have the end from the center.
mcaqb 6 months ago
@mcaqb I actually found the end after I made this video and dug around in the center of it, lol!!
yoyomax12 6 months ago
@mcaqb This was the best video on making a center pull ball of yarn. Thank you so much, I crochet and it work for crocheters as well as knitters. I usually make my own ball of yarn and this was a little more useful. Thanks again.
TheMaggie0215 1 month ago
Like you, I have rolled some yarns into a ball and you're right. It gets annoying when they start to roll all over the place. Your video just saved me from getting a yarn winder. Thank you for the technique. I will give it a try.
mcaqb 6 months ago
@mcaqb Thanks for watching, hope you find the technique useful
yoyomax12 6 months ago
thank you very much! previously i had tangled up a skein of expensive yarn so bad but this method is really easy and works well!
hippiesotong 6 months ago
@hippiesotong Thank-you!
yoyomax12 6 months ago
500 character? please... thats not enough to tell her how much i thank her.
JJkillyaify 6 months ago
@JJkillyaify You are very welcome, thank you!
yoyomax12 6 months ago
lol the music in the background is from dead like me. this is cool as kid i would wrap yarn around my thumb but i had no idea i was on to something good to know i was . thanks for this vid
minnieclips 6 months ago
@minnieclips The music in the background is a song I found on Jason Shaw's website (audionautix)
yoyomax12 6 months ago
@yoyomax12 cool, it sounds so similar to the shows theme song
minnieclips 6 months ago
haha i would have neve figured this out lol! thank you!!!!
89lillyflower 6 months ago
@89lillyflower Thanks! :)
yoyomax12 6 months ago
Thank you so much! And you were right, other ppl didn't know, this helps me a lot!
Mimilicious84 7 months ago
@Mimilicious84 Happy my video helped, thanks for letting me know!
yoyomax12 7 months ago
Love this. I've always just wound yarn into balls, and i'd have a mess when they would roll across the floor. Now I'll do it this way and save myself frustration. Thanks for showing this.
violetta40 7 months ago
This was awesome! I had searched for a method and yours was the best technique and it is so easy. I have been crocheting for thirty five years and while my grandmother knew how to do this I was never taught> Thanks for the video.
abcnoyes2 8 months ago
@abcnoyes2 It seems such an easy method, I knitted for many years without knowing either. Thanks for letting me know
yoyomax12 7 months ago
great video! seems very easy too, I am going to give it a try, I always manage to find, when I get to the middle of my project, a nice big chunk of yarn that I have to detangle from the skein. so I am opting to roll my yarn into balls, thanks so much for showing this!
cantertweet 8 months ago
@cantertweet Detangling is no fun, been there, done that, lol
yoyomax12 7 months ago
Im thinking that you could make your own pull skein holder with some plarn....I have some bags to cut up and wind, so I am going to try it and see. Plz let me know if you have tried this already.....I loved this video, thx so much for your time and effort in this. It has really helped me. :)
lynnelynne1 8 months ago
@lynnelynne1 Never tried this method with the plarn, but I think it would work the same way as yarn.
Thanks for watching!
yoyomax12 8 months ago
Very well done! I haven't seen this method before and to see it so clearly explained in video is just fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to share. And I love your accent :) Youtube is so great, I'm sitting here in Australia and just learned a new skill from a lovely lady on the other side of the world! Please forgive me if I get it wrong, but I'm going to guess Canada - Ontario maybe. Thanks again!
LavenderBliu 8 months ago
@LavenderBliu Yes Canada and Ontario! Very impressive! Are you from here?
yoyomax12 8 months ago
@yoyomax12 No, I'm Australian through and through. But I've seen enough Canadian TV programs over the years to spot the accent :) It's actually one of my favourites. Would love to visit your country though, looks stunning.
LavenderBliu 8 months ago
Awesome! thanks so much!
greenchickpen 8 months ago
@greenchickpen you are welcome!
yoyomax12 8 months ago
Wow i have been crocheting for years and i never knew that thank you!
stargazingeyez 9 months ago
@stargazingeyez You are welcome! I searched all over for a video on how to make one of these, couldn't find one at the time so I made one :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Thanks, you are really paying it forward! I just subscribed to Suezeeknits. When I get a chance I'll check out her videos. I appreciate you taking the time to help me!
Shifraeliezar 9 months ago
yoyomax - wow, this is the first answer back I EVER got from youtube.!
Anyway, yes, it came in the shape of a pretzel. Michael's doesn't have the machine that knitting stores have (at least the one near me doesn't, neither does WalMart) I will look for the video! Thanks SO much.
Shifraeliezar 9 months ago
@Shifraeliezar I try to answer every single one of my comments, someone did that for me when I first started on YT and that is what got me involved in the community. I'm going to suggest that you go visit a friend of mine on here called Sue, her channel name is Suezeeknits
She knits with those hanks of wool and my be able to help you if you ask her a question.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
My yarn came in a different format - i remember my mother used to go to the knitting store and they'd put it on a machine. What do I do? I don't have any knitting stores near me - they all closed! Just Michael's. Please help!
Shifraeliezar 9 months ago
@Shifraeliezar Did your yarn come in a hank? Like a large pretzel shape? There is information online on how to wind a hank into a usable form, just google it. (ie. how to handle a hank)
Micheal's has a wool section and so does Walmart.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
well..... Ican do this OR Buy a big expensive ($250) machine.... Hmm??? Thank you for the tip!! :D
Oscar307975 10 months ago
@Oscar307975 You are welcome, this method is more time consuming, but yep, a lot cheaper :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
i hope your my aunt ... because u know how to knit and i love knitting and you know how to cook and i love cooking aND YOU KNOW HOW TO BAKE AND I LOVE BAKEING AND YOU KNOW WHICH RECEPIE TO BUY erm which country are you from ... let guess canada right ??
XXloverbabeXX1 10 months ago
@XXloverbabeXX1 Yes I live in Ontario Canada. It does sound like we have a lot in common :)
Thanks for watching. :)
yoyomax12 10 months ago
can you do this for chrocheing also? please answer
MsUreshii 10 months ago
@MsUreshii I suppose you could, I've never tried it with crochet thread before
yoyomax12 10 months ago
owwww that hurt my finger
TheMegabop 11 months ago
@TheMegabop lol
yoyomax12 11 months ago
THANK YOU! I'm one of those that just didn't know how to do it - now I do thanks to you!
4barnsmammastube 11 months ago
@4barnsmammastube Glad I could help! :)
yoyomax12 11 months ago
Thank you sooo much for the vid!! i was freaking out when i was at the endish of my yarn but it was just getting to be such a mess!! Excellent solution :D
ladymistreschristine 1 year ago
@ladymistreschristine Thant's exactly what happened to me, great way to wind the extra yarn
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Thankyou for the video. I'm new to the Knitting hobbies and I really enjoyed your video.
speechless00 1 year ago
@speechless00 Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the knitting.
yoyomax12 1 year ago
My Grandmother showed me how to make the center pull skein with your thumb 45 years ago here in Southern California USA. This is the only method I use to make a center pull skein. I thought I was the only one who knew how to make a center pull skein in this way. I think it is the best method. Thanks for sharing.
57Moo 1 year ago
@57Moo This is a very quick and easy method. I found the idea on-line!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
I have a question... with the second type of skein that you showed, I always get tangles!!!! even with the center pull, while I am trying to roll it into a ball, any suggestions?
PS great video
kamaraline33 1 year ago
@kamaraline33 I find that even the wool that comes in a commercially made center pull skein still tangles for me too, especially when it gets to the last little bit. it is frustrating, I am not an expert enough knitter to have a solution for us!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Cool!!
iammamarine 1 year ago
@iammamarine Thanks!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
THank you so much!!! I am so glad you share this info.
lisamr40 1 year ago
@lisamr40 When I first made this video I couldn't find one on YT anywhere, no there appears to be many of them. Glad you found this one useful.
:)
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Thanks so much!!!
cheesepuff87 1 year ago
@cheesepuff87 You are welcome!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
@hotdog1997 Yes I know
yoyomax12 1 year ago
omg I love this! Thanks for sharing!
BlueSilence1985 1 year ago
@BlueSilence1985 You are welcome!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Thank You!
txsweetie78 1 year ago
@txsweetie78 You are welcome!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
nice!
clarity023 1 year ago
@clarity023 thanks!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
What is the name of that yarn pouch. I wanna get one! Thank u!
mchllwoods 1 year ago
@mchllwoods It was bought from a company called Regal Gifts. I think they are online now. It was many years ago, so I don't know if they still can be found there
yoyomax12 1 year ago
way to cool and very well done neat and tidy like the method best i'm going to try that thks for sharing
ilovstodance 1 year ago
@ilovstodance You are welcome, glad it helpe
yoyomax12 1 year ago
My mom had an large gallon size pickle jar next to her chair on the floor that she put her hand rolled ball of yarn in to keep it from rolling on the floor. She would have loved yr method!!!
jcrefasi1 1 year ago
@jcrefasi1 The pickle jar idea is actually a great one!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Thank you! :)
HeidMamma 1 year ago
@HeidMamma You are welcome!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
the big Skein that you couldn't fined the center pull for, what you do is reach into the center hole you see and feel for a large ball pull that out and unravel til you fined the end, start knitting,and after all the center ball you pulled out is used up, it turns into a normal center pull skein also the bag you put your ball into at the end of the video,its made so you can walk and knit at the same time, you wear it on your wrist.:3 also great video!
Wrongsidefox 1 year ago
@Wrongsidefox I ended up finding the center pull thread after a while! It is jammed in there and tangled like you said.
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Hi, Im using my sons channel to view your videos...lol anyway, your video was very,very useful. I had the same issues and never thought of making my own center pull ball. thank you for teaching us. great tutorial, fun music. thanks.
haloking623 1 year ago
@haloking623 I do all my balls of wool this way, I like that it doesn't roll around when you are knitting.
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Thank you so much for this. I only recently found out it was even possible to do this by hand, and when I read instructions online I couldn't understand what the person meant. Now that I've seen it done, I will totally be doing this.
DruggieCockDragons 1 year ago
@DruggieCockDragons Glad you enjoyed the video! Sorry for the late reply to your lovely comment.
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Thank you so much!
ScarletFever84 1 year ago
why dont you put it in abowl the ball
twilightluvrize 1 year ago
@twilightluvrize A bowl is a good idea for at home.
yoyomax12 1 year ago
THANK YOU SOOOOO much for this tutorial! i hope i can find a bag like that one soon :)
bebelatina305 1 year ago
@bebelatina305 Happy you found my video useful! The bag comes from an online catalog company called "regal gifts". I don't know if they still sell them though.
:)
yoyomax12 1 year ago
THANK YOU SOOOOO much for this tutorial!
bebelatina305 1 year ago
Very helpful. Thank you for making this video.
shoppershaz 1 year ago
@shoppershaz Very glad you found it helpful!
yoyomax12 1 year ago
T Y!
TheKittykat100 1 year ago
Do u know where they got that cool bag just for center pull skeins?
TheKittykat100 1 year ago
@TheKittykat100 That bag was given to me as a gift many, many years ago. It comes from a mail order catalog business called "Regal Gifts" It still exists, but I don't know if you can still buy them there.
yoyomax12 1 year ago
Thanks for posting!
heartshaped10 2 years ago
@heartshaped10 You are welcome!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
I've been using another method but yours looks much better! I will have to try it out now. Thanks.
joselynmcq 2 years ago
Oh yeah and I can't find the center pull on that brand of yarn. That brand is the reason I've been searching on an easy way to make a center pull ball or skein.
joselynmcq 2 years ago
Thanks!
I searched a little while for a how to on making a center pull skein, I did find photo instructions but no video. So I made one! I figures someone could use it. :)
I find that even the balls that seem to be center pull, get hopelessly tangled toward the last half of the ball.
yoyomax12 2 years ago
This was such a great help. Thank you!! I'm teaching myself crochet and the yarn for my first real project didn't have a center yarn to pull and I was thinking there had to be a better way. The instructions are simple, easy to follow and I have a perfect ball of center pull yarn now. THANK YOU !
ord2koa 2 years ago
Glad I could help! I really found it so much easier to knit with the center pull skeins!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
You have no idea how helpful. I don't remember ever doing crochet, but the last time I had a skein of yarn in my hands has to have been more than 35 years ago. I'm having to rip my rows out because I know I'm not doing them right, BUT..........the yarn isn't giving me any trouble now that I've got it wrapped in a center pull ball. Thank you again.
ord2koa 2 years ago
Great video Tanmy.....I didn't know how to do that either..... Im currently chrocheting a baby blanket and just finished a ball of yarn going to use your method when rolling the next one.....I hate it when the ball goes flying all over the place....: o )
Carballoca 2 years ago
I've used a couple of the balls that I wound using this method and they pulled nicely right until the last few inches!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Very cool!! Thank you so much Tammy. I'm trying to teach myself to knit so this will come in handy. My Grandmother's always knitted & crocheted so I remember rolling the yard up if they couldn't find the center pull string. I crocheted a baby blanket a few years ago & I ended up balling the yard because the center had gotten so tangled. I'll certainly use this the next time.
Pam
WillowBranchDesigns 2 years ago
Hi Pam, the center pull string is hard to find sometimes!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Phew.....
A reminder of why I made a good choice becoming an electronic engineer. I can spend hours on end drawing and etching a printed circuit, but that would drive me nutz. :-)
anmoose 2 years ago
lol! Not as difficult as making electric circuits I'm sure!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Makes perfect sense to me:-)
1DRock37167 2 years ago
good! lol
yoyomax12 2 years ago
It is made in a ball so if you have a cat they can play with :)
Very cool! you need a see through bottom so you can see how much is left as you go.
tweetnes 2 years ago
The skein kind of deflates like a balloon as you knit, kinda neat!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Okay, Tammy, I always wondered WHY people would roll their yarn into a ball when it was all nice and wound and you just pull the center pull. I did not know there was a different type that didn't have a center pull. Oooh a yarn ball holder! (lol) I'm glad you found a way to do it so your life is easier
silverscreamgrl 2 years ago
Some foo foo la foo yarn comes in hanks (long bundles) that you have to roll up some how to use. Some of the commercially produced supposed center pull skeins tangle CONSTANTLY as you knit and it is just easier to roll it into a ball before starting.
I'm thinking that a larger yarn holder might be a good craft project for someone who sews...... (just in case you were bored)
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Knitting/crocheting is something I've always said I wanted to do and never done. I have always wondered one did this with their yarn. Learn something new everyday. : )
capergirl1976 2 years ago
Thanks for watching and commenting even if you don't knit or crochet! You are a first class subscriber. :0
yoyomax12 2 years ago
that's cool i wish i knew how to knit
rach85256 2 years ago
There are many books and tutorials to learn how, very easy!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Wow thanks Tammy! This is helpful! Esp when I do my Harry Potter scarves again
saphyreXice 2 years ago
You know that with all the hp stuff I've made, I've never done a scarf. I would have to go Slytherin, I like the green.
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Whoa girl you always amaze me! Wonderful tip! Hugs!
imperceptibleme 2 years ago
Thanks Melissa!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
wow I will have to try that, I didnt know you can do that
sunsetlover 2 years ago
Hey Ang!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Great tip Tammy! I have not had to wind any yarn yet as I have been able to find the center pull in the skeins I have been buying lately. But, I will keep this tip in mind if I ever have to wind a ball because as you say, a center pull is just so much easier to work with! Love that little bag too!! :D xoxo
mysteryglo 2 years ago
Center pull is the way to go. I find that even the ones that look center pull tangle up on me a lot. Does this happen to you?
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Sometimes a big chunk will pull out of the center on me but I can usually untangle it easily. Haven't had much of a problem. I wish though, that I had a good yarn store near me.. I have to depend on places like Hobby Lobby and Michaels to get my yarn and their selections in wool are limited.. :((
mysteryglo 2 years ago
I didn't know how to do that! Thank you for sharing! I will definitely do it!
Love you!
yoyomax2 2 years ago
Love you!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
ok how long did it take you to roll that ball???? Love that thing your sil bought you have not seen one of those either
soonfully 2 years ago
It took about 5 minutes or so, not long.
The wool holder came from regal gifts I think.
yoyomax12 2 years ago
That is a cool yarn bag you have their. It's a pretty color too.
angelgirl2001 2 years ago
Thanks Jen!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Your so welcome : )
angelgirl2001 2 years ago
My cats would love that ball ;)..
cozzyk 2 years ago
Too bad postage is so expensive, I would send it to you. lol!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Yea postage is something I so know. The kitties has enough balls anyway lol.
cozzyk 2 years ago
double Brilliant!!!!!
Elvis66 2 years ago
Thanks!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
good job!
JACQSIErae 2 years ago
Thanks!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Awesome! Your SO creative. LOVE it!
TheChattagirl 2 years ago
I appreciate that! Thanks!
yoyomax12 2 years ago
I have been crochet since i was a teen and I didn't know how to do this. i was just content with my ball lol Thanks for the tip!
darlynn12 2 years ago
Balls to work just as well I think, but the yarn does "flow" out of the ball with less tugging.
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Very clever and I love the little bag. I have purchased Bernat yarn before, lots in fact, and they have always had a center pull. Sometimes I just had to dig for it. Haven't bought any in a while tho. I get goofed up when I get real wool hanks! OMG what a mess I have made over the years! I usually put that on the back of a chair...LOL
wildheart5 2 years ago
Okay, I re-checked the large Bernat ball I showed in the video and I dug around in the middle and SURPRISE!!!! THERE WAS THE CENTER PULL!!! I will have to re-check all my wool now, Thanks Barb.
yoyomax12 2 years ago
Yeah, the stinkers make you work for it! I knew it has a center pull....somewhere! LOL
wildheart5 2 years ago
what a great idea!
ill have to send this to my sister, she is a knitter and as far as i know she is not aware of this technique. (though since im not a knitter maybe she is doing this all the time, lol)
xoexo
edenbainbridge 2 years ago
Hello Eden!
I wasn't sure if I'd make this video and everyone would be commenting things like "well DUH! of course that's what you do with the yarn! we all do that!"
so far, so good.
yoyomax12 2 years ago
who cant use tips for daily use?
maybe we could all do such vids. even if some things seem obvious to others it might be a life saver for some
i for one have been helped by others and shocked at how fargin' simple the answers were.
xoexo
edenbainbridge 2 years ago
Tammy! It's brilliant. Thank you so much. Yes, as you did it, I can see that you're protecting the end and keeping the 'opening' clear. Otherwise, you'd cover it up with windings and block it. WOW. Thank you so much. Such a simple thing, yet I've just been making the same balls you did. Whoohooo!
thizizliz 2 years ago
I was hoping that someone else would say that they wound the yarn into regular balls too! I thought I might get a ton of comments saying "DUH! of course that's what you do!"
yoyomax12 2 years ago
I just learnt something nice i can share it with my aunt ...thanks...:)
viduoo9 2 years ago
Thanks! I was hoping that someone might benefit from it, the technique was a revelation to me!
yoyomax12 2 years ago