Center-Pull Yarn Ball Using Only Your Thumb

This is an easy and fast way to roll your own "yarn cake" by hand.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• yarn
• ball
• wind
• center
• pull
• by
• hand
• crafts
• knit
• crochet

[zoejulius]

Thanks really easy to follow and mine have turned out perfectly.

[elee7997]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful. :)

[limeatron]

awesome! thank you :)

[jturnrich]

I was skeptical at first, but after winding a few skeins this way, I'm a convert. With a little practice, you can make a neat cake that almost looks machine wound. Thanks!

[nyahkitty]

This method has produced zero tangles (for even the lumpiest of yarns), is easy to do, inexpensive and watching the yarn cakes stack up is aesthetically pleasing. Also, I started using a the handle of my egg whisk to keep from wearing out my thumb.

[kjaninka]

superb idea! will try it

[montrealstars60]

haha purple thumbs.. we only like green thumbs. This video is awesome, but what if while you're doing this, the doorbell rings...???

[syvannah101]

Ya thanks, I have since figured out that center pull balls are amazing :D

[melzy71]

because some skiens come unwound... a lot indy yarns aren't wound into balls they just come in hanks. =)

[syvannah101]

I don't mean to be rude but why would you want a center pull ball if you can manage to fish the center out of the skien?

[mariat299]

Great video. Very clear and well explained.

Thanks.

[beckyjean]

Thanks! I was looking for a way to do this without expensive equipment.