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Post by Merge on Mar 1, 2025 14:30:57 GMT
Does any of you have a yarn ball winder that you like and would recommend? I get so tired of dealing with poorly wrapped skeins full of knots and tangles. Though I suppose I'd still have to deal with all of that to get the yarn to the winder. I'm probably missing a really easy solution here, I know.
Follow up question - I very rarely have a skein that pulls easily from the center as I would prefer. More usually, I have to pull the "yarn baby" out from the middle and then untangle it to find the working end. Am I missing something?
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Mar 1, 2025 15:03:31 GMT
Mine doesn't have a brand on it. It's this style, where the cake builds up horizontally not at an angle. I had one of thise and if the yarn goes wonky it gets wrapped under the winder part. hobbii.com/yarn-winder-1005267?store_id=20&option=20756You still have to deal with some tangles or yarn barf when you wind your cake but at least when you are crocheting you have smooth sailing. I like to center pull, after the first little bit you never have to pull at the yarn just stitch stitch stitch away. |
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Post by FrozenPea on Mar 1, 2025 18:28:58 GMT
I just upgraded to a Standwood winder. I absolutely love it. Yes it was a bit spendy $80 but oh so worth it! I had a cheaper plastic one by Knitters Pride that lasted about 2 years. It stopped winding correctly no matter what I did. Dh even took it apart trying to get to work better. I like that the Standwood has open gears and that they can be replaced. It winds smoothly too. Of course, I have only wound one caken as dh is fascinated by the engineering and likes to wind my cakes for me. Lol. www.stanwoodimports.com/stanwood-needlecraft-large-metal-yarn-ball-winder-10-oz-heavy-duty/ |
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Post by Nanner on Mar 1, 2025 20:05:50 GMT
I had one that I didn't like, so I stick with the old way. I wind a skein into a ball and put the ball in a yarn bowl to work with.
I'll have to look at what's recommended on here.
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Post by scraphappy0501 on Mar 1, 2025 20:21:52 GMT
I also have the Standwood winder and I really like it.
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Post by bc2ca on Mar 1, 2025 20:24:29 GMT
I have a swift and winder from Knit Picks similar to this one (my swift is black and it doesn't look like they have it anymore). One trick I learned years ago is to tie a contrast color yarn to the beginning of your wind so that it is easy to find/see the end when pulling yarn from the center. Hope that makes sense. |
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Post by librarylady on Mar 1, 2025 20:44:34 GMT
Our Linus club uses one. It is made by Knit Picker and clamps to the edge of a table. I am using it and have it clamped to a TV tray. I am unable to include a picture for everyone to see because this board has used its limit for attachments.
I'll see if I can find a photo online. |
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Mar 1, 2025 23:25:04 GMT
I have a swift and winder from Knit Picks similar to this one (my swift is black and it doesn't look like they have it anymore). One trick I learned years ago is to tie a contrast color yarn to the beginning of your wind so that it is easy to find/see the end when pulling yarn from the center. Hope that makes sense. My trick is to tape down the end with a piece of masking tape. Sometimes the end would slip out of the slit in the base. I didn't have the Knit Picks brand, maybe mine was too cheap or the base wasn't big enough but I found the yarn would slip under and get tangled. So that's why I got one that is horizontal (linked in my previous post) |
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