How to make: Yarn bowls to hold ball of yarn, for ball to roll easily
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I was thinking of a plastic gallon bottle, cut the top off. It needs an opening on one side with a turn at end to hold yarn in place, yet be able to remove yarn when needed to. Just a hole in the bottle at start is not good because you can't remove yarn in middle of project. I don't have the tools to create this out of a wood bowl, or able to purchase ready made pottery. What is the best way to achieve this opening and turn at the end in plastic ?
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Helen I always use a ceramic teapot for my yarn holder. You need to use a smaller ball of yarn but you just thread the end of the yarn through the spout of the teapot and then place the ball inside. The ball rolls freely and the spout keeps the yarn from getting tangled.
MN Mom
on Apr 12, 2016
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Even a plastic ziplock bag would work, with a small hole punched into it for the yarn to come out...
Ranger
on Apr 13, 2016
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Another option would be use a glass jar. Make a hole in the lid for the yarn to come through.
Valerie
on Apr 13, 2016
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I use the containers that disinfecting kitchen wipes come in. I peel off the label & insert the skein or ball. You can cut a slit in the plastic with heavy duty scissors or garden snips. I do this so I can remove the yarn ball without needing to cut the yarn.
Laurel Smith
on Apr 13, 2016
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Use a 2 liter soda bottle. It will hold a full skein of yarn. Cut it in half, insert yarn with end threaded through the top and tape it together. Place all your "bottles of yarn" in a tote bag and your yarn will never tangle. Recycle the bottles when you are done.
Jemma Dee
on Apr 13, 2016
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I use a low, wide mug with my fingering yarn that I wound from the skein onto my yarn ball winder. I put the yarn through the handle of the mug (it is a pottery mug that we use for chili and ice cream). The handle gives the yarn a little tension. Works great and I didn't have to buy anything. You could also use an empty oatmeal canister and cut a hole through the plastic lid for larger skeins.
Kim
on Apr 13, 2016
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If I understand your question correctly you want to be able to remove your yarn while it is still connected to the project. Laurel's suggestion including cutting a slit in the plastic lid would work. Or you could cut a curlicue shape in the side of a plastic bottle/bowl like the pottery ones have. Here's a nice wood example http://tinyurl.com/h7y33hd
Kathleen Conery
on Apr 14, 2016
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If your plastic container is let's say a gallon jug from milk. Cut a hole in the front side of the container opposite the handle. Big enough for your whole skeen of yarn to fit through. Run the end of the yarn up through the top from inside. You can carry it wherever you go with the handle and if you put the lid on over the yarn. It will hold the end of your yarn in place too. I usually unroll the yarn and roll it into a ball before I put it in. Hope this helps if I am understanding your question correctly.
Mcgypsy9
on Apr 15, 2016
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