Comments on: How to Find the End of the Yarn in a Pull Skein

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:37:35 +0000

Thank you! This worked and it was so easy!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:33:34 +0000

Thanks for the tip!! I’m an intermediate crocheter, but have always wondered if using the outside tail end was the best thing to do, because I have to stop and unwind the yarn from the ball to not have it tugging back at me.

By: sc

sc — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:04:41 +0000

Wow…thank you Tami. Your suggestion worked wonderfully! I looked at my new yarn and sure enough they had the outside tail tucked into one side and when I reached into the center of the opposite side I pulled out the other end with hardly any extra yarn. Thank you so much for this tip.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:53:59 +0000

I hate it when I go to try and find the end of the yarn on the inside and I end up on pulling 75% of the inside out especially when I just need a small amount of yarn to finish up a project. Why do yarn companies have to make it so difficult these days? When I first started buying yarn when I was a small child, they used to labol the ends and even leave about an inch or two hanging out so you wouldn’t have to go digging for it . . .

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:45:58 +0000

I used to always work from the middle of the skein but lately have had a terrible time with the yarn becoming all tangled up as I use it. So to avoid the frustration of having to stop a project to straighten up the mess, I have even had to use scissors to continue, I roll the skein up into a ball.

By: Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How Do You Wind Your Yarn? - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News

Wed, 26 May 2010 11:30:09 +0000

[...] Personally, I love pull skeins. Pull skeins are the skeins that have the yarn coming out of the middle. This is my favorite method because the skein doesn’t roll around and move when I crochet with the strand of yarn that comes out of the middle. Most major yarn companies, such as Red Heart, Lion Brand and Caron, wind their yarns into pull skeins to be sold. But if I do purchase yarn that is not in a pull skein, most of the time I’m too lazy to rewind it, so I just use it as it is. However, if my yarn is a tangled mess, then I’ll definitely rewind it into a nice pull skein. If you need help crocheting with a pull skein and would like to know more about the “yarn coming out of the middle” that I’m talking about, you can learn more about it here: How to Find the End of the Yarn in a Pull Skein [...]

By: Tami

Tami — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:02:00 +0000

I purchased a ball winder and I love it but I still try to find the center end before I wind to keep from getting knots. So far I have luck with finding the center end on the OPPOSITE end that the outside end was tucked into. Does that make sense? For example, if you see the outside end tucked into the left side (as you are looking at the skein) then pull it out and reach into the right side for the center pulling end. Hope this helps and thanks again for all your tips. Happy crocheting!!

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:18:08 +0000

Thanks so much for this great tip! I still consider myself a newbie at crocheting even though I’ve made a few things now, but I always have trouble with this! I’ll be anxious to give this a try!

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:08:11 +0000

My friend recommends always rolling a skein into a ball before starting. It takes a little extra time at the beginning, but since I’ve been doing it, I never get knots in the yarn while I’m working on a piece.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:05:32 +0000

Thank you for that bit of info. I like to use the yarn from the center. Some yarns will show you on the lable where to pull the center and on what side the outter end is. Some, however, will not show you and that’s when I get scared to dig into the center thinking I’m going to really tangle the whole thing and have a mess on my hands. So, with this bit of information, I’ll pull the end from the center with more confidence. Thank you so much.