Make a Yarn Keeper

I found a wonderful yarn keeper. It's made in America, too.

It's a plastic container with a little lid. The lid has a hole, through which the yarn is fed. Also nice is that carrying handle (hard to see in the photo).
The container is holding two balls of yarn. Whether you pull the yarn from inside or outside the skein, it keeps your yarn tidy. It also prevents animal dander and mystery fuzz from working its way into your yarn. Your cats, however, might view it as the Enemy.
I bought it for ten bucks at JoAnn's.







If you're like me, however, you have more than one project going. I had just emptied a large coffee "can" and was about to put it into recycling. The aha moment occurred.

I made another yarn keeper. I tried to be discreet, but you can tell it was a Folgers coffee container.

You'll need the container and lid and a pair of scissors. Clean the container and dry it.

Cut a small hole into the lid. Try to keep the edges smooth. If needed, you can file or tape the edges, but tape might add stickiness to the yarn.

Feed the yarn of choice through the hole, put the yarn into the container and begin your project!