{"product_id":"knitters-pride-plastic-yarn-ball-winder","title":"Knitters Pride Plastic Yarn Ball Winder - 4 Ounce Capacity","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compact hand crank winder that makes a center pull cake from a skein or hank, so the yarn feeds from the middle and stays where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clamp is what sets this one apart. It opens to 2.6 inches, so it takes a thick kitchen counter, a butcher block, or a heavy work table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUsing it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClamp it down, thread the yarn through the guide, and wrap it around the top of the spindle before you start turning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet the yarn come off the skein with no tension on it, from a swift or a helper's hands. That is what gives you an even cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift the finished cake straight up off the spindle and pull your working end from the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapacity: 4 ounces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClamp: fits surfaces up to 2.6 In thick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation: hand crank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCake: center pull, coreless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour ounces covers a standard single skein. If you need to wind bigger hanks whole, the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ball-winder\"\u003eother winders\u003c\/a\u003e go up to 10 ounces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions we get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow thick a table will the clamp take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Up to 2.6 inches, which is more than most winders allow, so it suits a counter or a workbench.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need a swift?\u003c\/strong\u003e It makes winding easier and gives a neater cake, but a second pair of hands or a chair back will do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a coreless cake?\u003c\/strong\u003e The yarn winds around the spindle and comes off as a self supporting cake with a hollow middle. You knit from the center out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knitters Pride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45560423809200,"sku":"A10941","price":63.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/paradisefibers.com\/products\/knitters-pride-plastic-yarn-ball-winder","provider":"Paradise Fibers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}