A couple years ago I wanted to take some yarn I had and split the ply for a smaller weight yarn. But when I tried it took forever, made a terrible tangled mess, and I gave up thinking it wasn't worth the work. I took to the internet to see if someone else had any better ideas. Some would say "use your porch and gravity" or "hire your two kids to help". But at the time my kids were a baby and toddler age, not to mention trying to convince kids in general. So I gave up on the idea for a while. Then earlier this year I discovered Drop Spindles while on Youtube and had a stroke of genius. If you could use a drop spindle to spin threads to make yarn, why couldn't you use it to un-spin it?! So I stopped by a local yarn store and researched about drop spindles and ended up making my own at home. (I'll post a tutorial for that next month.) With the help of the Drop Spindle and my Ball Winder I can now split yarn in at least half the time it took to do it the old way. Supplies
Wrap your new split yarn around some cute Kitty Cards and you're ready to go!
Tip: If you're going to split a large amount of yarn it's a good idea to use the Ball Winder to wind it up instead of the Kitty Cards. What kind of projects are you going to try with this method? I'm currently working on a Lavender Bolero. See you next time! |
AuthorI've been crafting since early 2010 and have become "hooked" on crochet ever since. My inspiration often comes from my family and anything adorable. Latest from InstagramCategories
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