IKEA has this magnet board thingy that I originally bought to use with lace charts to make it easier to follow what I am working on. I have found another use for it though… I have attached my ball winder to it, and have wrapped the yarn around two of the corners and it’s just enough tension to hold the yarn as I slip off a few rounds at a time and wind it up into a nice cake. Here’s a sketch, til I take a picture, for those of you playing along at home:
This is my solution to not having a swift to wind the lovely yarn I bought from Shelridge Farms back in March.
I finally have half of it wound and will be using it for the KBTH Bear sweater, whichever one I choose to make. I’m thinking the greens and purples, but haven’t quite got that figured out yet.