Purchased this ball winder some time back. And did lots of winding. You wind hanks or skeins of yarn into yarn cakes. Cakes are slightly different than yarn balls. Cakes generally aren't wound tightly, and usually have an inside pull. Yarn balls can be pretty tight (cause you typically wind by hand), and unroll outside in.
A cocoon of yarn also seems quite appropriate. If you click to enlarge you'll see a bit of an indent in the center of these cakes...Something could nestle right down in there......be protected, just like insects are when in a Cocoon
It so happens much of yarn cakes you see above are being used in the afghan Learning Logs I'm currently working on.
Here's a poem, my darling SIL Jan, and her friend Kathy wrote for Bridge and Beyond a few years back. It's such a sweet poem, thought it worth a share again.
A cocoon of yarn
Awaits the magic of
Hand and Hook
What will I be?
Scarf,
hat,
afghan,
love
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Where are You and Your Yarn From?
I'm trying to identify where everyone is from, partially for fun. Take a look at the map. Also, believe it will aid me in cases where we have several people with the same name. Please look at the lists of bloggers and non bloggers and see if I have the state you hail from. If not, please leave a comment and let me know.
Additionally, we've had help from Scotland, England, Germany Puerto Rico, Canada, and France! They don't appear on the map, but their help is still greatly appreciated.
