Finding Yarn Ends

To easily find the tail end of your yarn skein once you’ve started using the yarn, use a bobby pin. Clip the end of the yarn with the bobby pin and push it into the skein. Totally secure and easy to find.

Center Wound Yarn Balls

Another way to make a center pull yarn ball: Start with medicine pill bottle, put end of yarn inside and snap the lid closed. Wind yarn around bottle keeping it below the bottle cap. When finished, remove bottle releasing the end of yarn and pull from center. The ball will stand and not roll when using.

Variegated Yarn

When knitting a project using variegated yarn, make sure you pull from the skein the same way (i.e., from the outside or from the center) for the entire project. There's a distinct diffeence in how the color patterning appears with most variegated yarns.

Self-Striping Variegated Yarns

If you are using variegated yarn, always pull the yarn from the skein in the same way (i.e., from the center or from the outside) throughout the project. With many variegated yarns there's a distinct difference in how the color patterning appears.

Right Direction for Fiber

When you are working with yarn and threads, they have a "right" way direction. When you pull the yarn from the middle of the skein, the threads coming from the yarn are going downward when you run your fingers down the yarn and will feel smooth. This is usually the right direction to work with the yarn.
If you take the other tail and run your fingers down the yarn you will see lots of tails sticking out and it will feel a little rougher. Using the yarn in this direction makes it more likely to twist and knot. Yarn can be used in either direction, just be aware and always use the yarn in the same direction for multiple skein projects.