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Knitting Help - Using a Ball Winder and Swift

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Uploaded by on Mar 2, 2011

Want to look like a pro when you're winding your yarn at the yarn shop? Here's how to use a ball winder and swift.


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  • can u please make a step by step tutorial for that amazing scarf behind you plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:)

  • @chillax441 The pink shawl behind me is a pattern called Ishbel (available on Ravelry). It's not my design, so I probably won't be doing a tutorial on it - sorry! But it's a fun knit if you'd like to give it a try.

  • can you use a drop spindle to wind your yarn???

  • @MrKnittingguy Drop spindles are for spinning yarn from wool, not for winding yarn that is already made.

  • I buy Red Heart Super Saver skeins and they don't come twisted up like that. How would I unwind one to put it on a swift?

  • @maileen420 There is no need to wind yarn that comes in a skein - you only need to wind it if it comes in a hank. You can watch my video called "Skein, Ball, Hank, Cake" if you'd like more help.

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  • @maileen420 You can do what i do and just pull from the center and then wind it from that while holding the strand with one hand to keep it slightly tight.

  • im just going to use a real unbrella :-P

  • Thank you for explaining this. I am always embarrassed to ask the yarn shop how it is done, so I take it home and lay it over the back of my wooden rocker to wind.

  • I have not used a swift yet, but I do use a winder, I love it, I rewind everything I use, If I use a center pull (which does not always work i.e. Vanna's Choice, I never find the center of that brand) I put my skein in a big bucket so it can flop around while I am winding.

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