I’ve taught a couple of people to knit over the years, and one thing a lot of people don’t know is where to start a skein of yarn. Remembering to start a skein (a.k.a. the giant machine-wound wads yarn come in at the store) from the inside will change your life. You’ll rarely have to deal with big tangles and you don’t need to waste time balling it. … And maybe then chasing after your ball when it falls off the table… and maybe then your dogs decide it’s a toy and run away with it too.
Here’s how to find the center of a skein of yarn, easy peasy:
Bonus tip: I always leave my yarn’s label on when I am knitting a project. When it starts to thin out after you’ve used a lot of it, the label helps keep it in shape.
I’m a beginner Crocheter. Thank you for the tips! Very helpful to me.
I’m still a little confused. Do you search through the inside of the skein to find the end or just grab a line of yarn from inside and cut it to start using? Sorry I didn’t understand. I’ve never knitted before and am reading your posts and am going to try. I have attempted to use yarn like this with the knotting problems so hopefully I’ll figure this out and be a little closer to success.
Yes, reach inside the center of the skein and fish around for the end. All skeins are just one long piece of yarn wound by a machine. Never cut the inside with a scissors – that will for sure result in tangles. Just look at the animation – I reaching in the center, fished around for the end, and pulled it out. If you start a skein from the center like this, it should rarely tangle. :)