Good morning, just discovered your channel, I just found utube a little while back, but addicted to it, so many talented people I just love learning from, I just turned 70 back in Feb, and learning so many cool things. Thank you I just joined you so will be back for more and watch your older video. Be blessed
This video is so old yet so helpful!! This is the first time I’ve had to do this for socks! Normally I just buy 2 skeins! This time I have 1 hank. Thank you so much for this! Miss you on RUclips. I hope you are well. Thanks again!🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Staci, I love how you have real life "problems" in your videos like the equipment not being clamped optimally. And your old ball winder held together with earring wire!!!! It makes me feel like the problems I encounter can't be all that bad if the experts also suffer some stuff! It makes me more willing to try something that might seem a little hard at first. You do a real service and give me inspiration!
I recently had to divide a skein of yarn into two equal balls because my project was knit holding two strands of yarn together but didn't require more than a skein in total. Just one more reason.
You might also need two equal balls for two cardigan fronts or two sleeves. If you're tight on yarn, that will give you a better sense about whether you need to add some design accents with other yarn to make everything work.
You are brilliant! You’ve taken something that mystified me and turned it into a simple little thing. On top of that, everything that I need to wind 2 equally weighted cakes is right here in my craft room. Thank you so much for your videos. I always learn so much from you.
Plying two thinner yarns together to make a thicker one. I’m doing this all the time at the moment for a project. This is a good tip. Although I did think about using my kitchen scale, so far I’ve just been doing it by eye, and haven’t been doing too badly. I’m adding embroidery to my crochet squares so any off cuts are coming in for that, so no waste. My dad made me an umbrella hank winder which fits into the barrel-shaped wooden table clamp he made for me previously, for my embroidery frame. Nice to have one piece of equipment that does 2 things! For winding centre pull yarn balls, I have a small cone winder that I bought when I was doing machine knitting years ago. Pulling the yarn off the cone, the hole in the centre is a bit larger than I’d like, but even with a more tightly wound ball, the hole is going to get bigger as you work anyway, so it’s no matter.
I know this is an old video but the subject caught my eye. One tidbit you might have wanted to mention is that if you are using a patterned yarn, where the pattern is repeated over and over, the second ball of yarn, if wound off the first, will have the pattern in REVERSE order. So when you're done winding that second ball to size, it will need to be re-wound again so that the patterning goes in the same direction as the first ball. (I'm pretty sure this is why so many people like making fraternal socks with self-striping yarn... it's easier than winding that second ball twice.)
I just discovered you and now all I am watching is your videos. I have knit since I was 7 and I have learned so many new helpful tips I never knew. Thank you!
Have a good holiday! Thank you for another amazing video. These technique and knitting help type videos have to be my favorite. I have learned so much.
I also wind equal size balls or cakes for two at a time top down mittens and just about anything that I will be making two of. Socks, boot toppers, mittens, gloves, fingerless gloves and arm warmers... and I often do sleeves in the round two at a time also and sometimes close to the end you may need about another half skein for each arm.
I also have a Strauch ball-winder and I LOVE it! I used to wind balls on a makeshift nostepinne (actually an old drop spindle with the whorl taken off) and it would take HOURS to wind a ball - OK, I'm all for doing it by hand, but really? Hand spun makes a difference. Hand knit makes a difference. But hand winding balls of yarn has no impact on the finished product and is not a smart use of time. So, some friends contributed towards a ball winder for my Birthday a few years back and I settled on a Strauch and it is a great piece of equipment to have! LOVE it!!
I actually wanted to split a skein as I'm making a protect that needs me to crochet using two threads at the same time and I didn't need a enough yarn to buy more than one skein of any color
Hello I like to wish you a happy Holiday and a Happy New Year. This video is very good and helpful. I am so happy to be subscribed because I never had a mentor I liked to watch like you. Thank you for all the good information and bright smiles you share with all of us.
For anybody knitting with self-striping yarn who wants their socks to match as closely as possible, wind off half the yarn like you normally would, but wind the second ball from the end rather than the middle (but always knit from the center pull yarn) -- you have a better chance of matching the sequence of stripes to the first sock. Like Staci said, you will also want to find the exact spot where the stripe sequence matches your finished first sock. But do prepare yourself for the chance that the yarn manufacturer had to tie the yarn in the skein somewhere, which will potentially be a frustration for you if this messes up the stripe sequence. I, however, am perfectly okay with fraternal socks: cuff down, one at a time is how I roll.
I have a ball winder that's that style. I found out last night that I could wind 260 grams in one pull skein. The hank was advertised as 250 grams, but I weighed it. It was 260 grams.
I was hand-winding my two hanks into two skeins that I now need to split in half to indicate in my scarf knitting process when I will have reached the middle to add another pattern element in. When I bought the hanks of yarn I wasn't aware that hand-dyed yarn comes with so many obstacles 🙈
When knitting socks, gloves etc. I knit them two at a time using the outer end of the ball for one and the inner end for the other one. That's much easier.
I know some people do that successfully, but as a knitting teacher, I don't recommend it. The chance of tangles and knots are great, and you're always untwisting one working yarn from the other.
@@verypinkknits That is right 🤔 but I manage having the yarn tangled even if I have two skeins as I always take my knittings with me when I go out. I am a binge knitter on rails ☺
Great tips, thanks! I have a question about using self striping yarn to make socks...what's the best way to ensure you start with the same color (and amount of that color) on each sock??? I've had a hard time figuring out a good way to do it without wasting a lot of yarn. Thanks!
***** - I've never bothered with this, preferring to make "fraternal twin" socks rather that socks with the stripes exactly matching. There is no trick other than what it sounds like you're already doing...it does waste yarn. You have to cast-on for each sock in the exact same place in the color pattern to get them to match perfectly.
VeryPink Knits Thanks Staci! Makes sense. I guess I was too worried about them matching exactly. I need to 'let it go' and just be happy with the finished socks :-)
Funny timing. I literally just finished doing this by hand last night, and I was thinking "I really need to invest in better equipment" after my third plastic ball winder broke.
MyWarriorInHiding - funny thing that I didn't mention in the video...when I got my new ball winder and swift, my old plastic swift was being held together with the wire from a broken earring! Yeah, it was time to upgrade. :)
Why did I not think to use a scale? It seems so obvious now that I've heard it! Lol Also, some patterns call for double strands of yarn (two strands as if they are one). It's easier to just buy two skeins and wind them into one cake though
I am trying to wind 2 balls of yarn from a ball of yarn that is not a cake. What are some suggestions on how to hold the ball of yarn that I am pulling from without having a second pair of hands?
If you're trying to wind from a hank, you really need a ball winder and swift to wind it into a cake or ball first. If you don't have a ball winder and swift, you can put the yarn over the back of the chair.
Do you think I could get away with using a center-pull ball instead of a cake? I don't have a ball winder, and I'm on a SUPER tight budget (thanks, student loans!).
Good morning, just discovered your channel, I just found utube a little while back, but addicted to it, so many talented people I just love learning from, I just turned 70 back in Feb, and learning so many cool things. Thank you I just joined you so will be back for more and watch your older video. Be blessed
This is my favorite comment here~!! You rock~!!🧶🥢
This video is so old yet so helpful!! This is the first time I’ve had to do this for socks! Normally I just buy 2 skeins! This time I have 1 hank. Thank you so much for this! Miss you on RUclips. I hope you are well. Thanks again!🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Staci, I love how you have real life "problems" in your videos like the equipment not being clamped optimally. And your old ball winder held together with earring wire!!!! It makes me feel like the problems I encounter can't be all that bad if the experts also suffer some stuff! It makes me more willing to try something that might seem a little hard at first. You do a real service and give me inspiration!
I recently had to divide a skein of yarn into two equal balls because my project was knit holding two strands of yarn together but didn't require more than a skein in total. Just one more reason.
You might also need two equal balls for two cardigan fronts or two sleeves. If you're tight on yarn, that will give you a better sense about whether you need to add some design accents with other yarn to make everything work.
You are brilliant! You’ve taken something that mystified me and turned it into a simple little thing. On top of that, everything that I need to wind 2 equally weighted cakes is right here in my craft room. Thank you so much for your videos. I always learn so much from you.
Plying two thinner yarns together to make a thicker one. I’m doing this all the time at the moment for a project. This is a good tip. Although I did think about using my kitchen scale, so far I’ve just been doing it by eye, and haven’t been doing too badly. I’m adding embroidery to my crochet squares so any off cuts are coming in for that, so no waste.
My dad made me an umbrella hank winder which fits into the barrel-shaped wooden table clamp he made for me previously, for my embroidery frame. Nice to have one piece of equipment that does 2 things! For winding centre pull yarn balls, I have a small cone winder that I bought when I was doing machine knitting years ago. Pulling the yarn off the cone, the hole in the centre is a bit larger than I’d like, but even with a more tightly wound ball, the hole is going to get bigger as you work anyway, so it’s no matter.
I know this is an old video but the subject caught my eye. One tidbit you might have wanted to mention is that if you are using a patterned yarn, where the pattern is repeated over and over, the second ball of yarn, if wound off the first, will have the pattern in REVERSE order. So when you're done winding that second ball to size, it will need to be re-wound again so that the patterning goes in the same direction as the first ball. (I'm pretty sure this is why so many people like making fraternal socks with self-striping yarn... it's easier than winding that second ball twice.)
I just discovered you and now all I am watching is your videos. I have knit since I was 7 and I have learned so many new helpful tips I never knew. Thank you!
Oh that is just too easy. I never thought of putting the ball ON the scale while winding. Doh! Thanks for teaching an old knitter a new trick!
Love your channel! I'd avoided knitting until your great videos. Thanks!
Omg this is a great video! I knew I should’ve watched ya before I tried this. Lol a great video loaded with information. Thank you.
I have the same yarn ball winder & LOVE it. Shout out to Strauch Fiber Equipment Co.!!!
Thank you Staci for another well-done and informative video. And thanks also for sharing the information about the ball winder and swift.
Have a good holiday! Thank you for another amazing video. These technique and knitting help type videos have to be my favorite. I have learned so much.
Two at a time socks! Thank you for this video!
I also wind equal size balls or cakes for two at a time top down mittens and just about anything that I will be making two of. Socks, boot toppers, mittens, gloves, fingerless gloves and arm warmers... and I often do sleeves in the round two at a time also and sometimes close to the end you may need about another half skein for each arm.
I always learn so much from your videos. Thank you.
I also have a Strauch ball-winder and I LOVE it! I used to wind balls on a makeshift nostepinne (actually an old drop spindle with the whorl taken off) and it would take HOURS to wind a ball - OK, I'm all for doing it by hand, but really? Hand spun makes a difference. Hand knit makes a difference. But hand winding balls of yarn has no impact on the finished product and is not a smart use of time. So, some friends contributed towards a ball winder for my Birthday a few years back and I settled on a Strauch and it is a great piece of equipment to have! LOVE it!!
All I need is the first two bars of your theme music and I am carried off to a land of fiber magic...
I do the same for my 2 at the time's toe-up socks!
I actually wanted to split a skein as I'm making a protect that needs me to crochet using two threads at the same time and I didn't need a enough yarn to buy more than one skein of any color
1st thing thank u for calling it a skein of yarn and not skeen. Thanks for the tutorial so much easier now
Your videos have helped me so much. Thank you for your time.
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I like to wish you a happy Holiday and a Happy New Year. This video is very good and helpful.
I am so happy to be subscribed because I never had a mentor I liked to watch like you.
Thank you for all the good information and bright smiles you share with all of us.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Thanks so much for all your videos
Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
Happy Holidays Staci! You are always so helpful and I look forward to each new video! Thank you!!!
Thank you that's next on my wish list. Merry Christmas and happy new year. Your tutorials have helped me so much... Wish more great videos next year.
Thank you for this video...even for us loom knitters this information is very useful!
Merry Christmas Staci !!
For anybody knitting with self-striping yarn who wants their socks to match as closely as possible, wind off half the yarn like you normally would, but wind the second ball from the end rather than the middle (but always knit from the center pull yarn) -- you have a better chance of matching the sequence of stripes to the first sock. Like Staci said, you will also want to find the exact spot where the stripe sequence matches your finished first sock. But do prepare yourself for the chance that the yarn manufacturer had to tie the yarn in the skein somewhere, which will potentially be a frustration for you if this messes up the stripe sequence. I, however, am perfectly okay with fraternal socks: cuff down, one at a time is how I roll.
I have a ball winder that's that style. I found out last night that I could wind 260 grams in one pull skein. The hank was advertised as 250 grams, but I weighed it. It was 260 grams.
I was hand-winding my two hanks into two skeins that I now need to split in half to indicate in my scarf knitting process when I will have reached the middle to add another pattern element in.
When I bought the hanks of yarn I wasn't aware that hand-dyed yarn comes with so many obstacles 🙈
I also use equal sized balls of yarn for doing 2 sleeves or 2 fronts together!
You answer so many questions I️ have!!! You’re the best.
When knitting socks, gloves etc. I knit them two at a time using the outer end of the ball for one and the inner end for the other one. That's much easier.
I know some people do that successfully, but as a knitting teacher, I don't recommend it. The chance of tangles and knots are great, and you're always untwisting one working yarn from the other.
@@verypinkknits That is right 🤔 but I manage having the yarn tangled even if I have two skeins as I always take my knittings with me when I go out. I am a binge knitter on rails ☺
Brilliant - thank you 👏🥰
Great tips, thanks! I have a question about using self striping yarn to make socks...what's the best way to ensure you start with the same color (and amount of that color) on each sock??? I've had a hard time figuring out a good way to do it without wasting a lot of yarn. Thanks!
***** - I've never bothered with this, preferring to make "fraternal twin" socks rather that socks with the stripes exactly matching. There is no trick other than what it sounds like you're already doing...it does waste yarn. You have to cast-on for each sock in the exact same place in the color pattern to get them to match perfectly.
VeryPink Knits Thanks Staci! Makes sense. I guess I was too worried about them matching exactly. I need to 'let it go' and just be happy with the finished socks :-)
Wow this is so simple, I feel silly for not thinking of this XD
Thank you and Happy Holidays to you...:)
Thanks! Very informational!
If you have a big, loose hank and want to weigh it, put a bowl on your scale, zero out your scale (‘tare’), then put the yarn in the bowl.
thank you i have ben working on this forever you are the best
Can you knit 2 socks at a time by magic look from a ball using both ends at once? Will the twist difference effect the sock coming from each end?
This is for toe up socks.
Funny timing. I literally just finished doing this by hand last night, and I was thinking "I really need to invest in better equipment" after my third plastic ball winder broke.
MyWarriorInHiding - funny thing that I didn't mention in the video...when I got my new ball winder and swift, my old plastic swift was being held together with the wire from a broken earring! Yeah, it was time to upgrade. :)
Why did I not think to use a scale? It seems so obvious now that I've heard it! Lol
Also, some patterns call for double strands of yarn (two strands as if they are one). It's easier to just buy two skeins and wind them into one cake though
Useful, thanks.
What if you don’t have a ball winder, how do you make your yarn into a ball? I want to make toe up socks. Thanks
You have to wind by hand, the old-fashioned way.
I am trying to wind 2 balls of yarn from a ball of yarn that is not a cake. What are some suggestions on how to hold the ball of yarn that I am pulling from without having a second pair of hands?
If you're trying to wind from a hank, you really need a ball winder and swift to wind it into a cake or ball first. If you don't have a ball winder and swift, you can put the yarn over the back of the chair.
anyone have any idea how to get two equal balls from one hank with no scale?
AWESOME!
I made a hat out of hand dyed yarn, it looks like a zigzag with the colors
Do you think I could get away with using a center-pull ball instead of a cake? I don't have a ball winder, and I'm on a SUPER tight budget (thanks, student loans!).
I use a scale 9 times out of 10 for craft things rather than food things.
Me, too!
nostepinne.
Genius! Thank you!
So helpful, thank you!