Just made this up

[suzidemars]

I've been putting my regular sized skeins of yarn into a ziplock and leaving a corner open to keep my yarn from tangling as it shrinks.... and to keep it safe from my kids! But I couldn't fit the giant size skein of Red Heart SS into one...... so I stuck it in a bread bag! Works awesome. Just tie the top leaving a bit open and voila! I feel so handy!!!!

[CLLinda]

Pretty clever. Necessity is the mother of all invention. Thanks for sharing your neat solution.

 

It's much cheaper than a yarntainer!

 

[Donna's crochet Designs]

What I like about the idea is the recycling! You go girl!

[suzidemars]

I do believe I'm cheap to a fault...... ok and incredibly broke. The 12 upside down salad dressing and ketchup (etc) bottles in the fridge make my husband crazy!

I'm just savin' his hard earned paycheck..... FOR YARN!!!!!

[Lavelle26]

What a clever idea. Another idea is one I learned as a girl. Cut the top portion of a soda bottle off, insert the skein and place the top back on (around the bottom...you have to squeeze it a tad) . The yarn is threaded through the little hole at the top.

[Addey]

I cary most of my projects in galon zip bags. It keeps everything neat and together. I like the bread bag idea, I used one this morning as my lunch bag, because I forgot mine at the office Friday... oops...

[Elle]

I've been putting my regular sized skeins of yarn into a ziplock and leaving a corner open to keep my yarn from tangling as it shrinks.... and to keep it safe from my kids! But I couldn't fit the giant size skein of Red Heart SS into one...... so I stuck it in a bread bag! Works awesome. Just tie the top leaving a bit open and voila! I feel so handy!!!!

 

I was doing this for a while, but my yarn kept getting trapped in the zipper, so I took a hole punch and made a little round hole in the side of the bag right below the zipper and that took care of the problem.

 

Elle

[detroitdeb]

Boy, I must be dense, never thought of any of these! Going to try the zip lock bag idea for sure!!

[Bejae_60]

hey great idea....... thanks

[requin]

That's a great idea! Learn something new everyday.

[vonnie]

I used the little snack baggies for my sewing thread when I made my painted doily out of sewing thread, really worked great to keep them from tangling.....

[threadlover]

I use these bags also, but the hole punch idea is great. Thanks

Marcia