Mind your balls

[u/Cndwafflegirl]

Things that help with yarn balls. Stop them from getting tangled . I freehanded the light green yarn minder bag. So sorry no pattern but you can make them to fit any ball size you use a lot. They work great for center pull skeins. I use hair clip to secure ends of balls and make balls bands tighter to prevent tangling. the last us a crocheted cup holder that I made but it works well as a ball minder, this would also work great made larger for caked yarns. I use left overs to make these things. The little cup holder takes me like 25 min and the ball bag takes an hour or two.
Please share your ideas too!

[u/Canuckle49]

I use these.

[u/StitchingSteel → u/Canuckle49]

You can get those from Uline, or a variation of it.

[u/Canuckle49 → u/StitchingSteel]

I just use these or the plastic mesh ones that come free on produce, I don’t know what Uline is. 🤔 Will Google ! 😊

[u/StitchingSteel → u/Canuckle49]

I don’t see that mesh very often on the fruit and veggies I buy.

[u/Quiltingemma1977 → u/Canuckle49]

Clever ! And smell nice too if they come off fruit!

[u/Quiltingemma1977 → u/Canuckle49]

Ooh!! Great idea !

[u/Queequegs_Harpoon]

I keep my balls in a sock

[u/Quiltingemma1977 → u/Queequegs_Harpoon]

Good idea thanks!

[u/DiannaDZ → u/Queequegs_Harpoon]

I used those socks whose mate got lost in the wash. I figured that out when my husband was in the hospital in 2012. Keeps yarn neat when carrying a project around.

[u/TalesOfTwigsAndTwine]

I usually cake my yarn and do a center pull, I also use a hair clip to secure the outer end

[u/Canuckle49 → u/TalesOfTwigsAndTwine]

Love the hair clip idea ! 👍🏻

[u/Quiltingemma1977 → u/TalesOfTwigsAndTwine]

Love the hair clip idea x

[u/Quiltingemma1977]

Wow these bags are so cute ! Such a cute idea like a jacket! Thankyou everyone for taking the time to reply.

[u/ButterscotchFine9176]

For my big balls

[u/Jadeangel_94]

Figures I’d see this right after buying hair ties 😭

[u/cariraven]

I occasionally use the cardboard tube/container that oats are sold in at the store to store balls when not actively in use. Cover the outside w/contact paper

[u/cariraven → u/cariraven]

And you can attach a snippet of the yarn to the top or the body of the can w/note of color/weight/content. Easier storage and keeps the cats at bay.

[u/todayithinkthis]

I use the baby hair clips for the outside ends of yarn on my cakes for temporary yarn storage before I actually use them in a project. I use the top/leg of old clean socks to put my cakes or skeins in as they are being used.