How to Wind a Center Pull Ball of Yarn by Hand-part 1

KnittingAngel

there are 2 ways of doing this
1. with a large knitting needle [like a size 50] or a large size dowel [ a broom handle will do
2. or using your hand
i am discribing the hand method

prepair your yarn.
unwrapping the yarn. draping the looped yarn over a back of a chair can help keep the yarn more stable.

Hand Method
Hold one free end in your hand and drape the long end around your thumb as shown in picture 1.
Make your hand into a gun, and wrap the yarn in a figure 8 around thumb and finger. Continue in this method until you run out of room on your fingers!

Slide the stack of figure 8s off your finger and thumb and pinch together in the middle.
Pinch the yarn stack between finger and thumb, keeping the starting end draped over your thumb.  You want to make sure as you wind the ball that this end remains free and accessible!
Start to wrap the yarn around this bunch in a circular motion to form a ball.  Keep your thumb pinched into the middle as you wrap.
Continue wrapping the ball of yarn.  You will quickly see it begin to resemble a proper ball and it will be easier to understand what youre doing.

I like to keep my thumb stuck into the center of the yarn where I started wrapping so I dont lose the free end.
Then I just wrap and turn, wrap and turn all around the ball until Im out of yarn.
Finally, tuck in the end of the yarn youve been wrapping so it doesnt unravel.
Now you have a center-pull yarn ball.  Take the center end that you kept free, and start your knitting from there!



i am very happy that i have a hand ball winder.

sillinesscom

I've been winding hanks by hand for two days, it's very meditative but I also feel like I'm going insane

Sg00

Super useful! I’ve just been winding it around a toilet paper roll this whole time lol

droppedstitches

This is very clear. It is a good resource. Thank you for sharing and teaching!!

ratatootie

Great, and quite therapeutic too!

ehummingbird

Thank you.I am going to try this.

loveeluna

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

qwerty01234

Thank you for sharing!

Elopy

Thank you for sharing!

Elopy

Thank you for sharing

Bunbuni

Thanks for sharing !

toti1418

Gracias por la idea!

sharbeth

good idea and instructions

tcca

I do this too!

gala705

:) Спасибо!

denica

        Thank you very much!{:3_52:}{:3_52:}{:3_52:}

Iichan

Thank you !! This  is perfect!

livia7785

Thanks For Sharing

landlady

I do it this way.

anonymous84

now this is useful! thank you