Wind A Center Pull Ball of Yarn by Hand

Learn how to wind a center pull ball of yarn...no fancy tools needed with this easy tutorial!
Check it out on the blog too: fiberfluxblog.com/2013/07/how...
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[@reannasharp1144]

The label can always be stuffed inside the cake when finished to keep things easy...also, attach the snipped thread ties to the label so if it gets separated you which ones go together...also makes a great future reference on past projects.

[@Ilive4nails]

The actual video starts at 6:30

[@rosieliu8702]

Thanks

[@allizardo3556]

Lifesaver

[@karensummey5545]

By far my favorite tutorial for hand winding center pull yarn! I wanted to share with you one thing I found that's way better than toilet paper roll, empty aluminum foil / seran wrap / wax paper empty rolls. They are much sturdier and last a good long while.

[@JessikaAnneR]

Great idea! I used an empty Balsamic Glaze container! lol. I cut the top off, and then made the slits on the open end :) Worked like a charm and will last a long time as well.

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[@dcrunicycles]

Thank you from 65yr old male newbie knitter

[@nostalkingzone]

Interesing name and avatar you have there! :) (56yr old married female knitter here). Would you care to explain the meaning?

[@domino44a]

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but you just did. I have been crocheting for over 40 years and I just found this..thank you so much!!! Teri in Texas

[@idareandevers9211]

The old saying "you never get to old to learn", you gave me the best way to wind yarn by hand.🙏

[@victoriajohn3509]

God bless you. That's just what I'm gonna say. I can't buy the windler now cuz it's expensive and not in my country. This is a life saver❤️

[@ptl8236]

This technique will save my sanity! Many many thanks

[@jacqvanm4882]

Reminded me of my grandma and how we used to be “enrolled” for hank-duty. As soon as your arms were long enough 😊.

[@Sewicked]

Great video, but a note of caution. I have had multiple skeins that did not use separate yarn tied around to keep the skein shape. They use a twist of the yarn to hold it in place. Do not cut until you confirm the strands are not part of the skein.

[@melkeekiper3293]

I just happen to come across this video the same day I received a skein of yarn that needs to be a ball. My last one was a "ramen noodle mess" - took 5 days to untangle! Thank you for this!!

[@Tenar10r]

Tape the choke ties to your label to more easily match your yarn later. :)

[@sleepyghostproductions7529]

this is a wonderful video! You talk and teach at the perfect speed. A lot of videos are soooo slow, but you have just the right pace and tone.

[@homemakingwisdom]

I'm so glad you put this video up. Because I just got a new skein and when I when to pull from the middle to find the end. The entire skein just fell apart in in a big tangle mess. I dont have a ball winder yet, so this is ver helpful. My husband just walked in and looked at the yarn mess and laughed and said that sucks.

[@jasminecrochets]

Thank you so much for this, I couldn't buy a yarn winder but this is a better solution!! Thank you💜💜☺️

[@strokesfromsoul]

I wish I had watched this earlier .. I just finished untangling a cord and what I have looks like two connected yarn balls because I was rollin from both ends 😂 I'm going to wrap them this way to one ball now . Your yarn is so beautiful and the ball looks ready pretty with crisscross design . Thanks so much for making this video and explaining it so easily .

[@marilynbunte5376]

My first hank, I made a disaster when unwinding! So happy to see your video. Thank you

[@feles_optimae_sunt]

The best tutorial for winding yarn! So helpful.

[@smallfootprint2961]

This is exactly what I needed. I want to get a gift... a yarn bowl, for a new daughter in law and wondered about how to put a ball of yarn in it. I could get a pre wound ball but this is just a perfect idea. We could even wind it together after I give her the gift. It will be fun. Thanks for posting.

[@shaunaXX]

You are an angel💛 my Mams friend gave me a giant bag of her wool scraps cuz I mainly make small things and she does big things but a lot of it was unwound and I had no clue what to do! This is the 8th video I’ve watched on this and the first I’ve been able to understand and I just made my first tiny ball! Probably could have used a smaller center but live and learn

[@urmom9109]

Thank you for posting this! I had a floppy leftover ball of caron one pound and it was knotting up sooo much, this video really helped me put it back into a nice clean ball!

[@mariefrance8132]

OMG ... I was going to buy the yarn spinner, but after seeing your video, I made a yarn cake and it was so easy ... thank you for showing us how to do this and saving money.

[@dear.celeste81]

Me too. I was gonna buy one but i have plenty of toilet paper rolls 🙃

[@kerowyn31]

I never wound a ball and your tutorial was so helpful! Thank you for showing the cutting the tied parts.

[@bayborn510]

I did this today and it worked like a charm!!! Thank you so much!!! I did leave it on the paper roll tho… but when I use the yarn down I’ll remove it

[@JulieAnnAdventures]

That's what I'm doing,too!! I just cake-wrapped some leftover BernatBkanket yarn!! It was quick & fabulous!

[@rrichardson340]

This is the best video I have seen so far on how to do this! Thanks

[@evelyngonzalez5223]

Just found your video. I tried out winding my yarn on the toilet paper roll and was surprised to see how easy it was. Thanks for the tutorial!. Love your tutorials!!

[@bhanani5480]

I do like the cake balls myself and now I can make my own!!! I liked the wrapping and turn tip, not only is the pattern that this forms fantastic for my OCD but how it ends up being a centre-pull is just 😘. I find it so annoying, like rip-my-undies annoying, when I'm winding the wool around a long tube and it catches, I'm literally like this emoji 😫. So this video is like my best tip/video for the week 👍👍👍

[@dipshikhanath9013]

Thanks for sharing this. I hate to make balls from hanks because they roll around so much. And I dont have a yarn winder. This tutorial is so helpful for me.

[@SayLeeLee]

So simple! No more yarn all over the place for me. Thanks for creating this tutorial.

[@aimanfatima9256]

Thank you so much!! I had to frog a project and didn’t want the yarn to be all tangled up. This saved me! Thank you!

[@karenspringle6749]

Thank you, I have always wound my skeins into a ball, I am totally trying this today!

[@katherinerondeau5699]

Great video! Clear instructions without a lot of extraneous info!

[@carolesaylor420]

I tried this because I had to wash six skeins of RH yarn that I bought online and it arrived dirty. Using it out of the skein would have been impossible. This is the BEST winding method EVER. I didn't want to have a number of small balls, so I cut a piece of 1 inch PVC pipe about a foot long and put caps on each end so the yarn would not easily slip off. I wound all those skeins. Now I have Arnold's shoulders, :-) . I made three to four large balls from each skein. I have since used four of those balls in projects. Using them is the true proof of how well the winding method works. The yarn came out of the center with absolutely no problems. After all the time and trouble it took to wash those skeins, having this work so well was the high spot of my week. Thank you so much for sharing this information.

[@lilbitofsouthernspirit7788]

I enjoyed your tutorial. It was explained nicely ! Thanks 😊

[@kirstannedwards4332]

Thank you!!! This is so easy and makes a beautiful ball of yarn

[@char8059]

Thank you, Jennifer, for this great tutorial! Just what I needed! I've always rolled loose yarn into balls but wasn't ever really happy with them. I tried your method immediately after watching this tutorial today and my yarn cake came out amazing! I'm rolling the label and inserting it into the center of the cake, as others have suggested. Thank you again, Jennifer, for these helpful instructions! I have a yarn ball roller plus an Amish swift, but this method is perfect for caking the random left-over skeins of yarn, without dragging out the yarn ball roller and swift! Awesome!! Char in Phoenix (Soon to be Oklahoma!) 🧶🏜️🌄🌵🧶

[@daggerpardus1216]

I am so happy that I found this video!!! Thank you so much for showing this method!!! This is waaaay better than putting my yarn into a ball and it saves on so much storage space!!! Thanks again and keep up the amazing work!! 💜

[@sharonopstbaum1023]

Perfectly explained! Can’t wait to try it out. Will be tucking a note in the center of what yarn my little cake is. Super idea. Thanks again!

[@joellafrazier1224]

Wow! I’ll try this method. My current winder is such a pain. It takes forever. Thanks.

[@cozettewendemu7007]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! And thanks to others who shared additional tips. 💕

[@tnickolej]

Thanks for the video!!! I always make mine into balls. Love the cakes better!

[@Carol-Bell]

Great idea -- I'm living overseas and my swift and ball winder are in the U.S.... this is a great alternative!

[@ashleyhayes775]

Omg this was super helpful! Ive watched other ones and ended up tangling my yarn!

[@peterh2833]

Thanks so much for sharing this with me it is an amazing project to work on I did some of these cakes and after a little bit of practice I eventually got the hang of it so thank you

[@user-tc3rb1qh7g]

This is really helpful, thank you for sharing! :)

[@hazelfujimoto138]

Love it. Thank you. I really want to know how to make one like this. I have messed up my yarn so many times and really needed a way to do something like this.

[@ashapatel878]

Thank you for the tutorial!!! It's really helpful.😊

[@gaylescovel7308]

Wowzers! Thankyou so much ❣ I will be useing this for the future.

[@almantaite]

Broom, such a wonderful thing to have at home, you can beat your husband with it, you can fly on it when wearing a black pointy hat, and you can use a broom handle to wind up your yarn. Thanks for the tip :D lol

[@masuganut2082]

Almante Ket rotflmao

[@mariakristinahawl1640]

lol!!!!!

[@iyersandhya96]

Lol on the husband beating part 😂😂😂😂😂

[@evimlck4579]

Lol.

[@rambojournalists8323]

XD I feel for the dude.

[@bettybanks5367]

Thankyou so much for your tutorial! I have lots of yarn to cake. Now I know how!

[@elsafernandez5937]

Thank you for sharing. “Cake” is always better.

[@anikabennett810]

This is exactly what I was looking for, awesome video! Especially for those hanks!

[@LG-KETO]

Oh, oh, oh, this is soooo cool! Thanks!

[@marylynnkunkel3134]

great video, but wish you had shown how you wrapped the yarn around the chair backs, as they cannot adjust tension as easily as friend's hands!

[@srb852601]

The best tutorials. My ball came out perfect. Hats off to you thank you so much

[@Debbie2004]

This is a wonderful tip. I do have a yarn Winder and a Swift but a lot of times I just don't feel like using it. Thank you for this

[@doloresungerleider4984]

This is an excellent demo. Thanks for sharing.

[@doriskarloff964]

very good instruction and method - thank you♥

[@shirrabunkley7825]

Thanks very helpful. There can be a lot of expense when knitting . I'll probably get a winder and swift eventually, but at least I know how to enjoy my work without waiting. Seriously who can wait? Gave yarn....must knit.

[@GWest5068]

I've never seen this done before...thank you so much...

[@nadinepierce3016]

I absolutely love this!!! This is going to make things so much easier and nicer... Thank you so much.

[@raindropsonroses703]

Thanks for this easy to follow tutorial and thanks to all the KZbinrs who left great tips. When I make my first cake, I'd like to use a mini rolling pin. Instead of carving slits, surely it'd be okay to stick the yarn across with a piece of tape? If this wouldn't cause a problem then near enough any cylindrical object could be used.

[@sharmanklinefelter508]

best tutorial by far

[@jeanniecarpenter6313]

really enjoyed that. I will certainly be giving that a go. and thanks also to the comment regarding using a cone. I've got one handy, so I'll try that too. So nice to see - thank you.

[@joyceandraysmith9289]

Grrrrrreat idea, Jennifer....thanks so much for sharing

[@karenannoyed153]

The yarn is gorgeous!

[@Elizabeth-kz6dq]

Thanks Jennifer..for this simple project

[@marlamartinez400]

Thanks for the video, love all your videos.

[@luvsknitting4378]

I found my daughter's plastic knitting spool that she used as a child. Works great!

[@Pushpalatha13]

Wow, your technique is amazing.. God bless you 😇

[@Strawberrydragons989]

Love this! Thanks! I have trouble getting mine started when i use my two finger method gma showed me. it works, but more often the not I'm untangling knots...

[@mrsfruity76]

This is so helpful. TFS.

[@awesomeblossomknits3751]

Super helpful tutorial- thanks!

[@reneebanbury7066]

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing‼️

[@those_eyes]

Great tutorial! Well done! Ty!

[@donnajenkins4918]

you made this so easy - thanks

[@christinacruden886]

Beautiful Thank you Lady. ❤️🇨🇦

[@LG-KETO]

I do this regularly. Another major advantage is that you will discover any knots in the yarn before you start using it for your project!!!

[@oliviamiller3729]

Excellent! Wow so easy. Thank you!

[@quinn22252]

Awesome informative video TFS I will definitely be using his technique 💜🧡🖤💛❤️🤍💚🤎

[@simonashay]

Easy and beautiful video, thank you💗

[@kellycoleman7898]

Awesome job. Very helpful. Thank you

[@TwinMum-2007]

Thank you so so much! This is a wonderful tutorial :D X

[@ladonnawashington1643]

Brilliant!! Thank you!

[@PursuingSeven]

Brilliant! Thank you for these tips

[@leinaalamitchell8571]

Thank you! This is excellent.

[@ashleigharnold7069]

This is the second yarn winding video I'm watching in a row that sounds like song 😂 wrap and turn wrap and turn....last one was twist and wind twist and wind (which I actually think I've heard before in a reggaeton song)

[@melanieroberts6666]

Good greetings thank you so much for sharing your amazing skills that was a super awesome tutorial I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge thank you

[@Nisine]

I watched this, and I love how it is done! Very good instructions. My only question is what does it look like wrapped around a chair? I did that (as I didn't have a helper) and my yarn didn't want to play. It kept trying to come out from under the yarn and then eventually caught up in and around itself that I managed to create an awesome mess. Thank you!

[@1968LTS]

I have the same challenge 🤦‍♀️

[@lisaorourke903]

Brilliant just what I needed x

[@mgm2008]

Love it! Thank you!

[@juliefort2262]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! This is great

[@toumaliha6916]

Good job I love it.

[@ambreeniramahmad8315]

Oh no!!!! A new knitter here,..... I just bought my first yarn and have already cut the ties and dropped many strands😫😫😫wish me luck. I should have watched this video before handling it.

[@catherinegiven5504]

Super video! Thank you!

[@pammonaghan6038]

Great idea and well done video.

[@julujay9999]

thank you!! very well explained!! :)

[@kpchiass]

Nice going! I am going to try this. I am tired of balls rolling all over the place!

[@MadonnaGrogan]

Same, n cats chase them

[@skipranirani9817]

Defiantly going to try this 😁😁 Thank u

[@rosiejsue2910]

This is great, thank you!