Lisa of Polka Dot Cottage shows you how to knit smarter

Do you spend much of your knitting time trying to get the knots out of your yarn? How about that loose skein that flops around in your bag of unfinished projects? This genius knitting tip from Lisa of Polka Dot Cottage will teach you how to make a center-pull ball of yarn by winding it around a pencil. From now on, you can get around to your knitting or crochet projects instead of untying knots! Of course, starting off with the best crochet yarns can help too.
Head to Polka Dot Cottage for the how-to.

There's another method pictured above which uses an empty toilet paper tube.

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