From Hank to Cake

As a crocheter and knitter, too much yarn is never enough yarn. I find myself constantly wanting to add to my collection and I was blessed enough to get my hands on some Cascade Yarns. My stash grew to include gorgeous hanks of Ultra Pima, beautiful pima cotton, amazingly soft and a dream to use on either my needles or with my hook and Hampton which consists of both Pima Cotton and Linen. These yarns are PERFECT for tropical weather as they are light dk weight and plant based. They come in multiple shades and around 200-250 m per 100g. I was absolutely in love the moment I unwrapped the package.

My issue, I didn’t have a swift or a winder and for someone with a small business, I didn’t have the budget to get one so I had to improvise. I can honestly say, I love my method! It’s very relaxing, meditative and simple. All you need is some time, some patience, a hank, a paintbrush and you can wind your skeins into cakes.

NOTES:

The paintbrush I use, is a size 12. It goes from thick to narrow at the handle so the cake is easy to pull off when it’s finished. I imagine any similar object from wide to narrow should also get the job done.

The cake is centre-pull. You also need to drape the ring of yarn around a chair back or place them over your knees so it doesn’t tangle. You can even ask someone to hold it for you but it takes about 30 minutes to wind 250m.

STEP 1: Leave a long tail and wrap the yarn around the paintbrush about 5 times.

STEP 2: *Wrap the yarn at an angle (around 45degrees) 5 times.* Rotate the paintbrush and repeat **.

And that’s it! Please let me know if you tried this method. Follow me on IG, Tik-tok, and share your new cakes with me #aliceincrochetland, #adventuresincrochetland

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