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GraceMT's avatar

Tbh I’m a fan of yarn chickens. They are nice for borders or just playing around with stitch patterns. I even ran out of yarn on a single-skein shawl and finished it with a yarn chicken. The main thing is to secure the ball of yarn with a rubber band in my scrap bin. Otherwise over time the darn things play a game of Twister™️ and become inextricably entwined

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Melanie Pluck's avatar

I’m so guilty of buying an extra ball but in reality, as you point out, I rarely need it. For garments, as I’m short, I often vary body and/or sleeve accordingly. So why has it not occurred to me before, I do not need the extra ‘just in case’ ball. Thank you for opening my eyes.

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