Just recently I bought a yarn holder at Wal-mart that helps keep yarn clean and tangle free. It is a clear plastic jug with a lid that has a hole in the center for the yarn. You place your center pull skein of yarn through the opening and pull working yarn through hole in lid. I thought it would be perfect for knitting on the go until I realized it was much too large to fit in my purse.
My frugal alternative was to take a clean gallon size Ziploc bag and use a hole punch to punch a hole on the bottom center of the bag. I then placed my skein of yarn into the bag, put working yarn end through the hole, then zip locked the bag. This is way cheaper and much smaller then the one I bought.
By Tracey from Duluth, MN
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Someone wrote in that she rolls her yarn into a ball and puts it in a coffee can with a hole in the lid for the yarn to come up through. I tried that, but the edge of the plastic lid kept cutting the yarn. So I came up with a better method.
I cut a hole out of the top of a plastic milk jug, leaving the handle intact. A ball of yarn or crochet thread easily rolls around the clean inside of the jug while you knit or crochet.
I have always had a problem with yarn staying put when I am knitting and crocheting. I thought it was silly to purchase the already made yarn canisters with the hole in the top, so I made my own with a large potato salad container.
It may not be the time of year for knitting and crocheting gifts, but if you're like me, you are currently working on projects to get ahead for the holidays and cold weather.
I used this mineral water bottle for a yarn holder instead of throwing it into the garbage. Clean the bottle, let it dry. Removed the label and cut at the center.
I made a yarn tote from an empty container of pretzel mix, you can too. I bought the full container for $3.00 and knew just what I would use it for.
Install a toilet paper roll holder on the edge of your craft table to hold your crochet balls. It makes it easy to dispense yarn as your work on your project.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I need a yarn keeper because I''m knitting a cardigan with 6 different colours, just stripes. Any suggestions?
By Alice
How about cleaning out 2 liter soda bottles or gallon milk bottles. Punch a hole on one side, just large enough for the yarn to go through. Just a thought.
The soda botttles work great. Instead of cuttting a hole in the side for the yarn to go through, take the plastic cup off of the bottom of your bottle, put your yarn in the bottle running the end of your yarn through the neck of it then put the cup back on the bottom of the bottle to hold your yarn inside.
Coke bottle would work but they no longer have the plastic cups on the bottom. Ive used empty coffee cans and empty ice cream container, shoe boxes. You don't have to get fancy an regular box will do. You just need to be able to keep the yarn from getting tangled and rolling all over the place.
I am not a knitter, but I saw an idea for another use that might work. Could you use old socks to hold the yarn? By using one sock per color, they would not roll around or become tangled. Then all the socks (colors) could go in a box, basket, whatever is handy.
I take my yarn from the centre of the ball so it doesn't roll around. Your suggestion is perfect for me.. Thank you.
I have trouble often finding the yarn in the center. Is there a trick to it? So often I end up pulling out a big chunk of yarn and have to roll it into a ball to use it. It works so much better/faster if you can get it free from the center. Tell me how!~!
