How to Wind A Center-Pull Ball of Yarn and Avoid Yarn Barf

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If you've ever purchased a skein/hank of yarn and were unclear on how to properly wind it up into a ball for use, then breathe a big sigh of relief and get ready to make some gorgeous yarn cakes and balls!
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Chandi

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@dramariayoraimalopez1189 2 года назад

I simply adore you’re videos! And your yarns! Everything is exquisite! Great taste in colors, fibers, patterns also wonderful classes, perfect videos. Everything is handled with elegance!! Congrats!!! ,

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

Thank you so much! That's very kind of you!

@gaiaphoenix18 2 года назад

Your unbelievably adorable and wonderfully knowledgable & helpful about all things fiber!!

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

Aw, thanks!

@lindagorgacz3815 2 года назад

What a great idea. I never thought about pulling from the center. The thumb method makes sense. Thank you 😍

@donnas8495 Год назад

all these years!!! thank you for this.

@ExpressionFiberArts Год назад

You're very welcome! 💕

@BPollock-hx8ml 2 месяца назад

Love the how you showed us to do it without a machine. Thank you!

@donnamccracken8312 Месяц назад

Too funny!!! You are fantastic huni!!! You so remind me of me and hen I was as full f life as you are huni!!! Keep the faith and continue to keep the world smiling huni, you are fabulous! X

@natasharucker8491 9 лет назад

Another really great video... Im so happy to have seen BOTH options in a single video! This vid has made me want to purchase a swift and winder.... and as usual, I want every color of yarn you make lol. Also, you are adorable!

@theresam7213 6 месяцев назад

I have often wondered if there was a way to wind yarn with a center pull and that's as far as I got. Who knew it could be so easy? Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips. You have become by go-to for anything knit or crochet. Love watching your tutorials, you make your instructions very clear. Thank you, Chandi! You are truly a bright light! 🌹

@user-cv2rs5km3i 3 месяца назад

You just need a friend. When I was young I used to hold the skeins of yarn for my Mum.

@catsemerald690 7 лет назад

I never knew that I could hand wind a center pull ball of yarn! This is awesome! Thank you.

@loricraft32 Год назад

Loved the thumb method of winding the centre pull ball of yarn, thank you for showing chandi ❤

@ExpressionFiberArts Год назад

My pleasure 😊

@januarygem1808 9 лет назад

Very clever and awesome ideas!! I have used my hand to make balls of yarn, but NEVER thought to use my thumb to create a center pull!! Thank you a million times for this. Love your videos!

@laurabernay 2 года назад

Thank heavens I found this video! I just opened my first package of this wool for the Mysa Wrap...fear and trepidation as I didn't know how to wind it. All good after seeing this THANK YOU!! xx

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

You are so welcome!

@katsknitsnc Год назад

I got my first hank of Expression Fiber Arts yarn in the mail today!

@ExpressionFiberArts Год назад

Woohoo! 💕

@jonismith7897 5 лет назад

I just got a swift and ball winder as a birthday gift from my beautiful children, and it is oddly satisfying to wind the center pull balls of yarn!!! 😍😍😍😍

@ExpressionFiberArts 5 лет назад

It really is! 😍

@kayceegreer4418 2 года назад

Well, I guess I just don't hold my mouth right... 3:22, 3:33, 3:43, 3:45, 3:47 -3:48, 3:55, 3:56 Mine never looks like yours. As ever, I am always happy when you pop into my queue. I always leave happier when I've seen you.

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

Glad you like what we do! :)

@sweetangiegirl1 8 лет назад

I love that skirt!!!! (I know this has nothing to do with the video, but I had to mention it!!)

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

+sweetangiegirl1 Awww thanks! It's handmade!

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

lol! 😂

@gilldeb6 9 лет назад

Great video. I've never done one using my thumb. I'll have to give that a try.

@lindavanceriley3203 3 года назад

I tried it today! My thumb is short but it turned out well!😂😂😂😂😂😂 this winter was my first time using hanks so you can imagine how long it took me to un tangle my mess!

@christinaneal6867 2 года назад

Thank you Pam for this link! The arm spinny thingy looks much more friendly now🙂🙋🏻‍♀️

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!

@1gr8lpta 7 лет назад

I love that color combination of the second one

@irmarivas7603 3 года назад

OMGosh! That yarn is BEAUTIFULLL!!

@myfairytreasures 7 лет назад

Thank you sooo much I'm a beginner and I needed a video on how to do this. Thanks again.

@TeiaCollier 8 лет назад

Love, love this! I am going to try this weekend!

@vickiephilpitt7697 2 года назад

Reminded me of the child's rhyme: Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, eating his Christmas pie. He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum, and said what a good boy am I. Yep, your thumb to wind the yard which so happens to be shades of plum.

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

Ha ha! I haven't heard that one in awhile.

@thortheviking 9 лет назад

Thanks for that practical way to roll a center pull ball on your thumb.

@anapauladasilvaoliveira8144 4 года назад

Hey Chandi! It really works, I just thumb winded 2 cakes of yarn, they were cute, thank you for sharing!

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

Awesome! You are welcome!

@AmayaRodrigo 8 лет назад

Your yarn is gorgeous! Congrats on a beautiful product!

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

+Amaya Rodrigo Sartre Thank you! : )

@betholmo264 6 лет назад

Chandi, I just found this & the thumb method is *genius.* Thanks!

@ExpressionFiberArts 6 лет назад

You are welcome!

@a6ftblond88 6 лет назад

Love this, thank you! You are too cute! Lol I am looking forward to a swift for my Birthday next month but you make the center pull by hand look so easy!

@ExpressionFiberArts 6 лет назад

You are welcome! : )

@lisalane2773 5 лет назад

Thanks so much for this. I just got a yarn winder for my birthday and I have been doing it all wrong...you rock 👍🏿🤗🤗🤗🤗😃

@ExpressionFiberArts 5 лет назад

Yay! Glad it helped! Enjoy your yarn winder! ❤️❤️

@christinaneal6867 2 года назад

Thank you for the link Pam! This makes the armie thingy

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!

@sandramaniscalco4887 2 года назад

Works great! Thanks Chandi.

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

You're welcome!

@meganmarquardt2934 6 лет назад

Great video!! Learned exactly what I wanted to know (handwound ball) and ur adorable!!!

@sharonkeller7397 9 лет назад

This was great! I will have to try winding a center pull ball of yarn since I don't have any other way to wind...yet! Sometime I hope to get a swift and ball winder. I love the ending Chandi lol...you are too cute :)

@VillekSublis 4 года назад

i liked the term the umbrella thing, I typically call it the hank umbrella thing :)

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

I love it! 😍

@HugsXO 4 года назад

My husband is going to appreciate the thumb wind method because I somehow create the "BIG HOT MESS" when I try to wind the skein. He can now just relax and hold the yarn. I'm so glad this came up, none of the other knitting/crochet videos ever showed this method. Whew what a life saver "most likely mine".

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

Awesome! 👏 😎

@HugsXO 4 года назад

@@ExpressionFiberArts Update: I received my yarn the other day 😍 My husband was kind enough to hold ghe yarn while I wound the yarn💕💕. They both went great until...I tried to pull the ball enter yarn from the Royal Gray 😭 I dont know what I did wrong because it is a HOT MESS and my hubby is trying to undo it. 🥰 The skein of Cadence went perfectly 😊. Can I just say OMG the feel and glide of the yarn is AMAZING. I am making your Whirlwind pattern.🤗

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

@@HugsXO I'm so glad you love the yarn. Oh no about the hot mess 😢😢 That can be so frustrating. ❤️

@nammyg4823 4 года назад

We use the same swift and ball winder. They are both made very well. I highly recommend both.

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

❤️❤️

@toriromphf4383 8 лет назад

You just made my life so much easier! I've been putting it on the floor and I literally get a "big hot mess" !

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

+Tori Romphf So glad the video was helpful!!

@Debbie2004 4 года назад

This is a great tip. Thank you very much. I have a yarn Winder but I never had the yarn Swift to hold my Hank. I just ordered one from Amazon. The last Hank I did oh my heavens what a mess I had LOL this is my first time seeing it done on the thumb.

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

Awesome! I'm so glad you like it!

@joannesmith8667 3 года назад

I LOVE your channel!! Great way to start my day!

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

You are so kind! Thank you! 💕

@bettinajahn6648 3 года назад

Great idea! I never thought of using my thumb. Usually I make round balls which have the annoying habit of rolling around all over the place........getting chased by my cats..... I have just tried your method and it works much better.

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! ❤️

@tessajovowels 8 лет назад

thank you so much for this... I use to hold the yarn for my Granmommie :) Since she's gone & I am crocheting a lot... this will be so helpful! Would love to have the machine, but the thumb will work!!♥

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

+Tess Vowels what a sweet memory! : )

@lindavanceriley3203 3 года назад

I will be ordering the equipment! You are the best!

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

You're the best!

@punkgurl1211 9 лет назад

Omg! I love this video! So helpful! !

@ljs7291 2 года назад

Wow! That’s amazing! Thank you!

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

You're welcome!

@elsapositiva4041 Год назад

Lo hice hoy y me salió, excelente y gracias.

@ExpressionFiberArts Год назад

Wonderful! 💕

@maureendennis8316 4 года назад

Excellent, around my thumb.

@sandiellis8305 3 года назад

I bought 4 skeins for my project....I will use this method for my 4th - shame about the first 3 hots messes 🙃

@jasminejones7304 9 лет назад

I love your videos your really creative

@cheganda123 3 года назад

Thank u for this great idea.love it

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

You are so welcome!

@belladama53 Год назад

I love it!!😊🌻🧶

@ExpressionFiberArts Год назад

Thank you! 😊

@mothernature88888 4 года назад

Thanks for those great tips.

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

You are very welcome!

@anitarampal1261 9 лет назад

Hi cool video I loved the colours

@williemayola 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing

@anitaroberts5980 8 лет назад

Thank you for this! No more yarn vomit!

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

Yay!!!

@joangeorge3410 7 лет назад

Anita Roberts k.

@linaD08 2 года назад

I was at my computer working when I remembered that I needed to go back to Chandi’s video about how to wind a skein…so, before I go do that I open my email and there is an email from Chandi with precisely that video in the content…. Makes me wonder….

@iomosko 2 года назад

Useful!!! Thank you!!!

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

You're welcome!

@alanaaljezani4291 8 лет назад

your stuff are adorable

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

+alana aljezani Thank You!

@barbaramarkland5759 Год назад

Awesome video

@ExpressionFiberArts Год назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. 💕

@shiffyshuster4114 8 лет назад

Thanks !

@wolfsquaw09 2 года назад

I've been curious how the swift and winder work...thanks much!

@artistinformallyknownascou4939 9 лет назад

This is great!! I've been trying to find a way to do this by hand for months now. Now I don't have to have my yarn clumps sit in the corner of my room while I sit there and look at them with disgust.

@princessnadia808 4 года назад

My thumb got a little overwhelmed so I switched to a plastic fork... but it was easy! Thank you!

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

Great idea!

@MsDee1129 3 года назад

I have had hanks sitting on my shelf for a while because I didn't know what to do with them ... thanks for this

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

You are welcome! 😊

@tamanha4072 3 года назад

I used the 2nd method with my hand even before I found this, and now I want to buy a swift and a winder!

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

That is amazing! You will be so happy with a swift and winder!

@alansmith6028 4 года назад

Great thank you

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

Welcome!

@user-cv4ii7hd7x 10 месяцев назад

Wow! I'm going to use the tumb method today. 😅

@ExpressionFiberArts 10 месяцев назад

Perfect! Hope you like it 💕

@QueenofSkeins 8 лет назад

thank you

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

anytime!

@WookieWoman 9 лет назад

I'd love to see the different ways of joining granny squares to make a blanket.

@joycejudd5109 9 лет назад

Hi Shandy: I am truly appreciating your videos...and looking forward to even more. You have asked for "requested projects". I am a moderately new knitter....at this point I'm good with washcloths (LOL) and fingerless gloves. I am wanting to make leg warmers for my granddaughters...and would like you to do a video of a pattern for those. Also: is there a way to size such items as fingerless gloves and leg warmers to the different sizes? I've figured out how to make smaller gloves for adult women (smaller needles...fewer cast ons and rows) but it feels like guess work...:-) Thank you again!

@mackenziet7084 8 лет назад

....You are Awesome.....

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

You are awesome! : )

@thoughtsofawindowgirl2112 7 лет назад

I love your Swift. I bought one and it is junk. What brand is yours and where did you purchase it please.

@beverlymiller182 5 лет назад

I love my ball winder

@ExpressionFiberArts 5 лет назад

😉

@juliemendez7966 3 года назад

Chandi thanks for these informative videos love them. Also I love the yarn you show on this video. Do you carry it in your shop?

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

You are so welcome! That yarn is, unfortunately, out of our rotation. I'm sorry. 😢

@sootymccann487 4 года назад

Thank you less complicated that I thought

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

You are welcome ❤️

@MsMartinD21 7 лет назад

Why isn't the yarn sold already in a ball? It seems to me that as many people work with yarn and buy yarn, the companies would just ball it for their customers. I loved the video! No room for that equipment, but love it!

@MelDaltonMusic 7 лет назад

I have the same question. What's the advantage to selling hanks, or the disadvantage to selling cakes or balls?

@dova113 6 лет назад

My guess - maybe because most unwinded yarns seem to be handspun/dyed and the makers don't have/don't want to invest in winders? It seems most winded yarns are sold by large companies that spin with machines. Also skeins show off color variations of a yarn better.

@zoedoodle9824 3 года назад

I hate yarn barf! :) I saw a video using a toilet paper roll instead of the thumb. I like this method as it leaves a hole in the center where I can put the ball's label and even has room for a swatch if I've made one.

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

yarn barf is the worst. 😂

@badgeman50 2 года назад

Is there any reason to not wind up a skein when you get them? thanks! I’m knitting your Shukrani shawl and love it!

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

I always leave mine unwound until I need it just to keep the fibers relaxed, but it's totally up to you!

@ashleymazuca8032 8 лет назад

Where did you get your yarn at? Its so beautiful. Also where did you get you swift and the ball winder?

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

Ashley Mazuca Swift and Ball Winder info should be in the description of the video. The yarn is from our site expressionfiberarts.com

@jeannejoseph2596 2 года назад

I never have had luck with hanks, though. They don’t seem to unwind as easy as that one you did.🥺

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

Yes, that can be really frustrating!

@cminmd0041 9 лет назад

I am not looking forward to winding my two recently purchases skeins on the back of a chair. Can we ask for it to be wound into a ball when we order it? Could that be an option when odering- I'd even pay a bit extra. I'm doing the sock KAL so I know I will use one right away!

@MelDaltonMusic 7 лет назад

Right? Seems like a great service for a yarn shop to offer. Or perhaps even just purchase the winder and swift so customers can wind their own.

@sinderstrangeabbadear325 9 лет назад

I was wondering can you do a tutorial on how to finish the winded yarn spool like you know how you have the center where you pull the yarn out then the other end is on the outside of the spool what do we do with that so its not flying all over the place and unwinding the the ball. Also can you do a tutorial on how to read knitting patterns for sweaters/can you do a sweater tutorial because I want to knit a sweater but I'm not sure how and I don't understand the patterns thanks. Blizzards of love Chanelle

@ExpressionFiberArts 9 лет назад

Ember Abbadear Thanks for the suggestions. We will add them to the list!

@emilyhanson4931 6 лет назад

what I usually do with the outside end of the yarn so its not flying around is just to clip it with a hair clip onto the outside of the ball :)

@emilyhanson4931 6 лет назад

Ember Abbadear hope that helps :)

@cmb1961 2 года назад

i like to use a knitting needle to wind the ball onto.

@tanyabriggs8969 5 лет назад

I have the exact swift and ball winder and was so happy to not be hand winding a center pull ball again...BUT...I have issues now with almost a yarn vomit situation about 1/3 from end of ball. Is this a problem with me not using enough tension when I wind?? All I know is hand winding my center pull balls stayed all together to within a few yards or so. The softer the yarn...the more problems I am having with the ball sort of disintegrating into a mess of loose outside wrapped yarn. I'm thinking of using a rubber band to hold together to see if that helps. Disappointed that the money I spent isn't better than the old fashion hand wound center pull.

@ExpressionFiberArts 5 лет назад

Yes, it can definitely be a tension situation. I would make sure the hank of yarn is "tight" against the yarn swift. That will help with the tension of the yarn while you are winding it into a ball. Hope this helps!

@Tiger-Creations 4 года назад

Beautiful color yarn in the swift, what color is it?

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

Thanks Denise! It is called Sugar Ribbons. 🎀

@katrainesalo6267 Год назад

I would that ball winder. what brand is it? I've worn out two Knit Picks winders.

@ExpressionFiberArts Год назад

Hi Kat, thank you for your comment. Chandi is using a Stanwood (www.amazon.com/dp/B0078T6KQY?tag=cropyarnwinder-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1) in this video. It is on the pricier side but an amazing tool. I hope this answers your question. 💕

@auntyjo1792 2 года назад

This is like scanning and packing your own groceries. Modern life, eh!

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

@sandrawurman908 4 года назад

I wish those swifts were really that easy to use. I was not successful - the yarn kept getting stuck on the pieces on the ends. I do love your yarn and patterns. I just wish that the yarn came in center pull cakes.

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

They can be a bit fiddly. ❤️

@karendirzuweit2751 2 года назад

♥

@pamelabarrett9216 4 года назад

You r funny 😆

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

❤️

@jeannejoseph2596 2 года назад

Where do I get that ball winder? I’ve had several that are cheaply made and difficult to use.

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

Here is a link for you: www.amazon.com/shop/expressionfiberarts Hope this helps!

@JelscreationsNmore 4 года назад

Can you show me how to read crochet and knit patterns thats written in symbols

@ExpressionFiberArts 4 года назад

We have a video showing how to read crochet charts here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Wn9EgI2H2EE.html and one that shows how to read a knitting chart here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rNyTiPbyyng.html

@JelscreationsNmore 4 года назад

@@ExpressionFiberArts thank u

@jasminejones7304 9 лет назад

Can you make a blanket video

@ExpressionFiberArts 9 лет назад

Jasmine Jones I have added it to the list of tutorials to create!

@overdramatic6125 3 года назад

Amazing! I don't have big thumbs a nice alternative is using your older sibling :)

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

Yes!

@marykrekeler275 2 года назад

This might be a dumb question but why isn't the yarn sold in a ball in the first place?

@ExpressionFiberArts 2 года назад

Our yarn comes in hanks, because that is how we hand dye it. ☺️

@kylerobichaux5245 9 лет назад

I need learn how to Knitting Fish man's ribbing ..

@odessajay021621 9 лет назад

You're so gorgeous!!! :)

@marytruland304 7 лет назад

if you don't have it, we need a good video showing the difference between American knitting, European knitting, and maybe Portuguese....

@sluggerklh 3 года назад

How can you take more than one skein of yarn and make just one center pull ball.? I feel like this is a dumb question..

@ExpressionFiberArts 3 года назад

You would have to join them together in some manner for that to work. But it is certainly something that is possible. 💕

@Trilly2377 8 лет назад

Hi Chandi! Where did you buy the Wool Winder??? Thanks

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

+Trilly2377 The ball winder I used was the Stanwood 10 oz large metal winder on Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007...

@ExpressionFiberArts 8 лет назад

+ExpressionFiberArts Better Link www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0078T6KQY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0078T6KQY&linkCode=as2&tag=expresscom-20&linkId=VB4IXZATUM6KKAS5

@Trilly2377 8 лет назад

+ExpressionFiberArts Thanks so much!!!!