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Today is the first day in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. You can enter each day to win the prize of the day! Contest rules and how to enter are below.
On the first day of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway, my true love gave to me, a tutorial on how to wind yarn from AllFreeCrochet.
Today’s Tutorial: How to Wind a Yarn Ball
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What is your favorite yarn slogan?
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“When in doubt, knit!”
Or crochet
I dont usually rewind, but this is Easy ! And at this time of year, any stress reducer i can find is Very much appreciated. So….. Thank you !
If the worst thing that happens to me today is dropping a stitch, then it’s been a darn good day!
No yarn is a bad yarn.
What a great idea! I usually do the same thing just on my fingers, mainly when I’ve had to undo something and have a tangle of yarn, but I have a friend who rewinds ALL her yarn (even pull skeins) into balls, so I’ll be sharing this technique with her. Thanks for the tutorial!
In a ball of yarn is the potential to make a dream that you have come true
It’s a ‘yarn’ of a tale!!
Now I know what to do with a farm-dyed hank I’ve been puzzling over.
I’d have to say that “no yarn is a bad yarn” is my favorite slogan. Thank you for the giveaway!
“stitch and unwind”
I must say i check your site every day to decide what my next project will be.
I totally agree that “no yarn is a bad yarn”. I have a jumbo plastic bag of various kinds of wool beside my favorite chair and when I see something I start it, even if I am not yet finished the previous o=project. I can do two at once.
Keep knitting and Ignore cleaning
Knit-2 together, make 1 or more friends.
I love the slogan “I’m a knotty knotty hooker” … lol
“Keep Calm and Carry Yarn”
First off, love the video! So clear and simple. Thank you 🙂
My favorite yarn slogan is “I Only Crochet On Days That End in Y”.
Knitting saves my sanity!
“I’m a knotty knotty hooker”… I LOVE this!!! I have the sweatshirt & wear it proudly!!
Knitting like crazy
There are many cute slogan for knitting/crocheting but I loved this one….
“I have all the yarn I need” – said no crocheter ever.
“I knit so I don’t kill people.” Thank you for the 12 Days giveaways.
You can never have enough yarn!!!
I knit so I do not kill people.
You can never have too much yarn!
I always carry my knitting with me to keep my sanity.
I only crochet on days that end in y.
I itch to stitch.
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn
So many yarns, so little time.
There’s no such thing as too big a stash!
“Keep calm and carry yarn” — works for me!
So many projects started and so many need to be finished.
So many yarns so little time. Thank you for the winding tutorial
Very easy. Love it.
Knitting keeps me sane…….
I knit/crochet so I don’t hurt anyone!
I Knit So I Don’t Kill People! (read on a cool Blog…she had a shirt with this on it!! lol Looove it!! 🙂
Have yarn will travel! :0)
I knit so I don’t kill anyone. BTW, my grandson has named me the “Knitinator”! Love it!
Keep clam and carry yarn 🙂
This is one that I like….”Knit happens”
If I can’t take my yarn, I’m not going!
I crochet for your protection 😉
My Doctor says “Yarn”
I itch to stitch!
Yarnaholic.
Yarned and dangerous!
Coffee and yarn….the perfect match!
I crochet so I don’t punch people
“You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy yarn, and that’s kind of the same thing.”
“So much yarn, so little time.”
both are my favorite sayings 🙂
If I can’t bring my yarn, I ain’t coming!
Yarn is cheaper then therapy
~*~ Crochet Away ! ~*~
Oh to be a happy hooker than an empty needle!
You can never have too much yarn.
Keep calm and carry yarn!! I take a bag with my WIP where ever I go!! 🙂
Yarn is cheaper then therapy….. And is makes better company 😉
Keep calm and carry yarn, also there’s
no such thing as too big of a stash.
High hoo,High hoo, I love how my crocheting goes!!
Knitting is like sex – if I like you and you appreciate it, it’s free; otherwise, you can’t pay me enough.
So many yarns, so little time!
If I can’t take my yarn then I’m not going!
So much yarn so little time is my favorite yarn slogan.
You can have my yarn and hook when you pry them from my cold dead hands
No stressing, just frog it and make it right!
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn
There is no such thing as “too much” yarn!
My favorite is “Happy Hooking!”
so many yarns so little time.. sooo true.
Keep calm, carry yarn!
It all begins with ewe!
There’s no such thing as too much yarn!
The one with the most yarn wins
So many yarns, so little time!
“You can never have to much yarn”
My favourite slogan “Knitting is knotty” haha I have it on a shirt too!
“I Crochet because punching people is frowned upon”
I’m at my KNITS end!
“It all started with a little hook…”
It looks like I’m not unique, but I quite like, “so much yarn so little time.”
On the first day of Christmas, my true love brought to me “One Golden Hook”.
“if crocheting burned calories I’d be a skinny hooker”
Yarn + Crochet = Good Therapy
I’m not a yarn hoarder, I’m a yarn collector!
Yarned and Dangerous. 🙂
Yarn is cheaper than therapy!!
If I can’t take my yarn, then I’m not going! Thank you!
She who dies with the most yarn wins.
Yarn is cheaper than therapy.
Off to the frog pond
Dear Santa,
Please bring more yarn.
Keep calm and carry yarn 🙂
What do you mean I have enough yarn?
Yarn is cheaper than therapy.
Knitting keeps the blahs away!
Oh, the wondrous things I could create!
Sit and Knit a while.
“I carry a 9mm” Thank you for the giveaway
I’m a Happy Hooker!
When I’m lying in bed at night not able to sleep because I’m solving all the problems of myself, friends and family, I think of yarn and knitting and once again I’m happy!
My T-shirt That says: “I’m a crocheting Grandma-just like other grandmas, except more awesome!
Keep calm and Knit on!
“Keep knitting and ignore cleaning”.
Crochet is the best therapy so I don’t unravel.
What a helpful tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
My favorite slogan – I only crochet on days that end in “y”.
keep calm and carry yarn!
You won’t like me when I’m angry, therefore never interrupt a knitter when she’s counting stitches or changing types of stitches in a row, otherwise you will see the real Hulk.
Have yarn…will travel
If I can’t take my yarn, I’m not going.
I love my job because I get to do what I love to do, teach knitting and crocheting.
A hook everyday keeps the doctor away!
Thanks for the video! ”Keep calm and carry yarn”
You can never have too much yarn & hooked on crochet!
“Yarn is cheaper than therapy” I like many of them but I think this is my favorite.
Crochet and Chocolate….Perfect!
Yarn is cheaper than therapy is one of my favorites!
I like “knit, relax, repeat”
But since I am a crochet person my absolute favorite is “My needle addiction led me to hooking” and “Knotty Knotty Hooker”.
When rolling yarn in a ball, do not untangle go slow, do not untangle go slow. Then it works.
“It’s not a hobby, it’s a post apocalypse life skill” lol one of my favorite songs so far 🙂
Yarn is cheaper than therapy
I’m working on my PHD (projects half done) in knitting!
I recently saw a post that I shared with my crafty friends. “You can’t buy love but you can buy homemade and that’s kind of the same thing.” Before that it was “Knitting/crocheting beats therapy.”
Who ever dies with the most stash wins. Thank you for the giveaway.
Yarn, yarn everywhere and not a stitch to drop!
Have sticks, will knit.
To the YARN!!
I’m a yarnaholic on the road to recovery. Just kidding, I’m on the road to the yarn store.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Never question the size of my yarn hoard. It saves lives!
Winding yarn has always been a chore, but I’m going to give the paper towel roll method a try!
I crochet so I don’t kill people.
Let’s have a yarn!
“I’ll be there as soon as I finish one more row/”
Turn it off and knit something!
Thanks for the suggestion! looks like it will make it easier to use.
Yarn is my addiction.
Knitting is my therapist.
I thank you for the tutorial on winding yarn onto a paper towel roll.
it was very helpful. I will be using that technique.
thank you
“Putting knots in fibers for years (and not getting in trouble for it anymore) ” 🙂
You can never have enough yarn.
keep calm and carry yarn
I crochet but have recently started knitting
How much is enough yarn? One more skein. Maybe two more, or perhaps . . .
“there is no such thing as too much yarn!”
Keep Calm and Crochet On!
“Weave fast, dye young, and leave good-looking warps”
Support you local “hookers”……on my fave t-shirt:)
“happy hooker” and “knit wit”
“Hooker for life” has always been my favorite saying! Loooong before it was cool to be a Hooker! 🙂
“Yarn is my therapy”
You knot ought to spin such a yarn.
“Queen of Yarn, Master of Needles”
There’s always room for yarn !
Definitely “I knit so I don’t unravel.”
Happy Hooker!
Hubby calls me: “the happy hooker”. I always have a smile on my face, and working with yarn always makes me happy. Even my coffee mug has a smiley face one it, seriously.
wip
“Bistitchual: I knit and crochet”
I have too much yarn… said no one ever!!
Great way to recycle those cardboard tubes! Looks easy, too.
Needles full of yarn make the anger go down… 🙂
I’m a Knit Wit
I’m a yarnaholic on my way to recovery. Just kidding, I’m on my way to the yarn shop.
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn!
“Gage is for wussies!” 🙂
my favorite at the moment is ‘Dear Santa please bring more yarn’…but I also like the one about being a skinny hooker… ^_^
So much yarn, so little time.
Yarn is cheaper than therapy 🙂 Thanks so much for the giveaway. The “How to Wind a Yarn Ball” video is so helpful!
Keep calm and carry yarn.
If in doubt, rip it out.
Favorite slogan would have to be, “I’d rather be knitting”
Life is but a skein of yarn!
My friends say I have “OCD – Obssesive Chrochet Disorder”
Yarn is my drug of choice………. 🙂
“Oh knit, oh knit, oh knit. I dropped another stitch.” I seem to use that quite often.
Just pour me my coffee, hand me my knitting and slowly back away.
Tea and knitting calm the soul
“I knit so I don’t kill people”is by far my favorite
Keep calm and carry yarn.
Life is too short to use cheap yarn
I knit, therefore I am.
I’m a Happy Hooker! LOL
Thanks for the chance to enter the giveaway.
Keep calm carry yarn
I love being a yarn holiday and hooker too, come see me and I will make something for you!
Oh darn, no yarn!!
A cup of tea and a hank of yarn. It doesn’ t get better than this!
My husband told me if I brought home any more yarn he would leave me. I will miss him.
so much yarn, so little time…..my favorite
Thereis never enough yarn.
Have needles will travel. Just like Have guns will travel on easier and a lot safer
Money can’t buy you love; but, it sure can buy yarn!
“I crochet so I don’t kill people.” or “Back away from the yarn and no one will get hurt”…
knitaholic
There’s no such thing as too much yarn.
It’s not a hobby, it’s a post apocalyptic life skill.
I always wondered how to do that ! Thank you !
Hand me my yarn and back away and no one will get hurt!
“I’ve never seen an ugly yarn”
I have always used my fingers to wind but this seems a lot easier, I am going to try this. my two favorite sayings are, knotty,knotty hooker, and keep calm and carry yarn.
it’s for the veterans
I’ve never met a yarn I didn’t like!
This tutorial was well paced, informative, and practical. Thank you.
a sailor’s yarn is best for a tail-or
My doctor told me I need more fiber, so I’m on my way to the yarn store!
I knit so I don’t kill people
Knit fast. Die warm.
caution: I play with yarn
Stitchin’ time saves my mind.
Knit a sweater, warm a heart!
I love being a “Hooker”, it is a favorite past time of mine
Never underestimate a woman with knitting needles and soft yarn.
Keep calm and carry yarn!
Knitting is better than eating. Lol
A Lady never discusses the size of her stash.
Wish I had more time to crochet. Work gets in the way.
You can never have too much yarn
Maybe I should finish one of these projects that are 95% done before I start a new one, said no crocheted EVER…… every time I find a new amazing bit of yarn a new project is born, it may be an addiction!!!!!
Knit-wit
Have yarn? Knit!
This is soooooo helpful!! Thank you and smiles!
To knit or not to knit—- knit,of course
Knitting: It’s cheaper than therapy. And a lot more fun.
I don’t really know any slogans!
Knitting is a wonderful therapy for PTSD
My yarn and hook allow me to conquer the world.
I always have something on my hook.
You can never have enough yarn!
A very relaxing hobby!
I knit so I don’t kill people.
If I sits I knits.
I Love the saying “I’m a knotty knotty hooker”….
KNIT ON, with CONFIDENCE and HOPE through all crises.
A Lady never discusses the size of her yarn stash (superimposed over a picture of the Dowager Countess).
“Yearned and Dangerous”
There’s no such thing as too much stash!
Yarn and projects are great.
Just keep knitting
Knitting is the new yoga.
The more yarn, the better!
I crochet so I don’t kill people
Knit one Sip one
Might as well face it you’re addicted to yarn.
Stitch n’ bitch, ladies!
I knit, therefore I am.
You can never have to much yarn!
I’d prefer the partridge in the pear tree, but the mug isn’t a bad replacement.
“Knit and let knit”
don’t know if its a recognized slogan, but was the first thing I thought… crochet it out.
“It’s not a hobby, it’s a post-apocolyptic life skill.”
And I’m not a crocheter, but I do like “Crochet is twice the cool with half the tool.”
Please don’t ask me what I’ll be making with this
yarn. I’ve run out of lies and will be forced to
admit that I am just feeding my yarn stash……
-I love this quote because it is totally true
-and so me!
“Of course I talk to myself when I crochet. Sometimes I need expert advice”
“Of course I talk to myself when I crochet, sometimes I need expert advice”
Keep calm and knit on!
My doctor told me to get more fiber so I went to my local yarn store after work.
“If crocheting burned calories I’d be one skinny hooker.”
“I crochet so I don’t ravel!”
when you’re knitting, you’re not focusing on your problems. When you’re not focusing on your problems, you can happily create. When you’re in a state of creation, you realize that there’s a lot to be grateful for. When you’re in a state of gratitude, you can find peace in the midst of chaos. Knitting is good therapy.
Just keep knitting, just keep knitting- say it like Dory from Finding Nemo
Hello… My name is Lorrie and I’m a “Yarnaholic”
To the yarn!
what an easy way to wind a skein. so much better than winding a ball. I will definitely try it.
There is always room for yarn!
“keep calm and knit on”
I’m a knotty hooker!
My favorite slogan is: “I knit so that I don’t kill people!” (Especially after rush hour traffic.)
Knitting: cheaper than therapy.
“I have enough yarn” said nobody. Ever.
I crochet so I won’t kill people!
I learned a lot of new ones reading through the comments, but really didn’t know any when I started. I really enjoyed ” I’m a knotty, knotty hooker;” as well as “There is no such thing as too much yarn.” I did have a friend once tell me her yarn supply was “Stable – Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy.” I thought it was funny, but always struggle to remember it:) Thanks for the wonderful contests and the patterns throughout the year!
Yarn keeps my hands busy and my heart happy!
YARN, IT’S WHAT WE DO! AND MAY GOD FOR GIVE THOSE THAT DON’T!
“Knitting saves my sanity”
“Yarn is the answer, who cares what the question is”. 🙂
As long as you have a skein you are sane
Confucius say: No wise knitter ever be nit wit.
My favorite yarn slogan comes from Nemo’s friend Dory.’I don’t need any yarn, hey look yarn! ‘
Hey, thanks for the contests! Just a quick note… I never really had problems winding yarn balls though your tutorial is very nice for those who struggle. I found over the years, as with any tricky maneuver, it’s basically all in the wrist…. Lol! Cheers!
I have never bought yarn like that. It seems like alot of work. I don’t think I could tie my husband up long enough to unwind/rewind it into a ball.
You never have enough yarn
yarned and dangerous
The one who dies with the biggest yarn stash, wins!!
I knit so I do not hurt anyone.
I am a “Happy Hooker”
“Official Curator of Yarn in my house”
I came, I saw, I knit.
Knitting is cheaper than therapy.
Stitch and unwind
You never have enough.
I knit so I won’t kill people!
You know that you are obsessed with yarns when you have more skeins than shoes. And I do have lots of shoes!!!
I knit so I don’t unravel!
No skein, no gain, no christmas prezzies!
Busy hands are happy hands
Its a yarn of a story.
“I knit so I don’t kill people”. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Happy Stitching!!!!!!!!!!
Cool trick !
you can never have enough yarn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Keep Calm, Relax & Crochet On.
“Any hour spent with yarn is happy hour!” <3
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn
None come to mind right now
All I wanna do is crochet all day
Knitting is the new yoga!
I like “I’m at my knit’s end”!
“Crocheting is the new black!”
Thanks for the chance to win!
Yarn Forever, Housework Never
I find your lack of yarn, disturbing.
KEEP CALM, KEEP YARN
“Oops…Crochet Happens!”
Close knit friends
“In a ball of yarn is the potential to make a DREAM that you have come true.” Melanie Falick
Crochet the Day Away!
Keep calm and carry yarn!
Yarn………….. you had me at yellow!
I’ll take WIP therapy
just because you can crochet it, doesn’t mean that you should!
I can crochet that!
purls are a girl’s best friend
A much neater result than what I have always one up with. Now, if could be done without the assistance of a pussy cat……
Yarning is better than falling asleep.
My favorite saying,
Sticks and stones may break my bones but hooks and chains excite me!
Definitely “If crocheting burned calories I’d be one skinny hooker.”
I crochet so I don’t unravel! 🙂
What an adorable little mug!!
I have all the yarn I need – said no crocheter ever!
In the whole grand scheme of life, there is never too much yarn.
Every day is a hooking day
All the years I’ve been crocheting I never thought of this. How handy this will be!
there is no such thing as too much yarn…
Gracias 🙂 I love reading though every email I get from ya’ll!
I knit so I don’t unravel.
For better or worsted.
Stay calm and crochet on!
How much yarn is too much? no one’s ever counted that high.
Yarn it and Darn it!
Nothing better than to just crochet away the day!
Keep calm and carry yarn!
OMG just read K’shandra’s slogan and that one works for me. “If crocheting burned calories I’d be one skinny hooker!” Too funny!!!
Think of something you love, today, and knit it.
There is no such thing as too much yarn!
If all else fails, keep calm and keep crocheting!
o much time so little yarn
Keep calm & carry yarn!
Some of the craftiest people I know are hookers!
I knit so I don’t kill people
You can never have too much yarn!!!!
I’m a Yarner Farmer!
I’m a happy hooker!
I’m currently going through breast cancer treatment and instead of saying “Think Pink and Stay Calm”, I say Crochet and Stay Calm! Crocheting has helped me so much! Thank you!
I could tell a yarn or write a yarn; but I’d rather de-stress with yarn.
Crocheting is my superpower whats yours?
Thanks
My favorite is … I knit so I don’t kill people.
yarned and dangerous!
“I’m a Yarn Star – I Yarn Out” (from Diesel Sweeties comic). The logo is a star with a ball of yarn and knitting needles superimposed, and it’s on my bright red project bag and a tee- never fails to get positive comments!
Yes, I like to knit! No, I am not “old”!
would have to say that my favorite is “I am a knotty knotty hooker.”
Never enough time to craft.
All work and no yarn or knit makes a very unhappy mama!
My favorite saying is…
I crochet so I don’t kill people.
It makes me laugh every time! 🙂
One darn yarn deserves a stitch in time so i can have a mug to plug my hooking rhyme.
Thank you for this opportunity!
just one more row…. then i will start cleaning….
Spinning Yarn into Gold!
Once your learn to knit, you will never be bored again!
“Yarn is cheaper than therapy!”
A skein a day keeps insanity at bay.
have sticks, will knit!
Knotty hooker
It’s a toss up . . . “I knit so I don’t kill people” . . . or . . . “Keep calm & carry yarn” 🙂
Just one more row. . . . . .
A day without yarn is a day wasted!!
Don’t talk to me I’m counting
Don’t talk to me I’m counting! HA
Yarned and dangerous!
I knit so I won’t kill anyone.
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn!
Stitch and Rewind is my favorite.
You really can’t have enough yarn. Because there are too many projects to make
I bloody love knitting …
“K)nitting is sitting still for creative people.” (not original with me)
They call me the “Knittin’ Kitten”
My 3 favorites are
“Come to the Dark Side, We have Yarn.”
“I keep my end tables full of projects so I don’t have to dust them.”
“I’ve run out of places to hide…I mean store my yarn.”
Favorite yarn slogan: WIPs and CHAINS excite me! 😉
Stay Calm and knit
Look Ma No Yarn! ……just kidding of course 🙂
Hot Off The Hook–HOTH
I’m working on my Phd (projects half done). This is so me.
A skein a day keeps the blues away.
Keep Calm and SL ST in the first CH
I crochet to make an evening of television bearable!
My closet is full of projects awaiting creative inspiration (not unfinished!).
I’m a Knit-Wit.
Crochetsomnia: when you can’t go to sleep because you’ve been crocheting all night
My favorite one is: I crochet so I don’t kill people. LOL
You get more mileage from knitting than crocheting.
That will block right out 🙂
Keep calm and yarn on!
I crochet because the voices in my head tell me to. :0
knittiing is my happy place:)
Life is too short to buy cheap yarn.
Stress less knit more.
Darn the Yarn, MY best Friend.
Darn and Yarn, MY best Friends.
My Mom taught me how to knit and crochet when I was around 8 years old, I still do both and love knitting tea cozies. I enjoy making things.
Penney
Merry Christmas
“I’m a knotty hooker”
Also, “If I can’t take my yarn, I’m not going!”
Whether you knit or crochet, needle on….
“No Skein, No Gain”
“No Pain, No Gain”
Knit on!
If I won the 12 days of Christmas giveaway, that would give me enough time to knit and crochet gifts for next Christmas. I would love to go to Asheville to Friends and Fiberworks to buy more yarn for the patterns in the books.