How to make a magic yarn ball

How to Make a Simple and Fast Yarn Ball: A simple, basic, yarn ball. For those who hate how yarn comes from the store. I'm sure there are many ways to do this, and this is my way. Use them to simply keep your yarn nice and neat, decorate with them, or use them in craft projects. It's all u…

The Magic Knot is a great skill to have in your tool box. It is faster than the Russian Join and leaves no tails to weave in from the change.

Join yarn scraps with this step-by-step magic knot tutorial. Perfect for stash busting projects and making balls of scrap yarn or joining a new skein of yarn to your work in progress. You'll have far less ends to weave in once you know how to make a magic knot! #magicknot #joiningyarn #magicknotcrochet #joiningscrapyarn #scrapyarnball

Last year Hubby came home with a bottle of champagne. It was nestling in straw in a gorgeous wooden box. The champagne is long gone and the straw ended up on the compost heap. But the box lives on. It will never be worth a fortune. But it is strong with rope handles and leather hinges. My eyes lit up; I love pretty boxes and had the perfect use for this one. I saw it as the ideal place to put all those small oddments of yarn that are left over after projects. I sort my oddments into dk, 4…

If you’re a bit like me, you’ll have loads of odds and ends of the various projects. Make a magic ball to use it all up in a scrappy surprise project!

Get back to your roots with this classic craft for a decorative Glue Yarn Ball! With this simple DIY, you can make a ton of them for just a few bucks!

In How to Roll a Center Pull Yarn Ball, you will find great ideas to help you avoid buying a yarn winding product at the store. These tips replace those products with simple household items like toilet paper rolls or crochet hooks--or even with yourself! As a crafter, you know the importance of trustworthy yarn organization. A pull center yarn ball will streamline the crocheting process and keep all those strings from ending up in a pile at your feet while you work on your project. Being…

You can learn how to turn those hard to manage skeins of yarn into easy to handle yarn balls with this How to Wind a Yarn Ball Tutorial. You only need yarn and a paper towel roll to do it! This will make crocheting so much easier and more portable for when you're traveling, too. You might need a partner as it shows in this video tutorial. We're sure one of your fellow crocheters would help you out in a heartbeat.

Despite years of hints to my husband, I still don’t own a yarn swift and winder, so I thought I’d share my favorite technique for how to wind a yarn ball by hand! All you need is an empty paper towel roll, scissors, and a lovely skein of yarn. I’m winding this buttery soft Mamacha...Read the Post