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Am I supposed to roll up a skein into a ball each time or does it depend on the yarn/brand? I can't imagine having to ball up those one pound skeins... I have noticed that I get tangled yarn sometimes and I was just wondering what you experienced crocheters do?

As you can guess I'm completely new at this... <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Well I might be the wrong person to ask, I find the end in the middle of the skein and start crocheting away. 99.9% of the time, the only ball winding I do is when I am taking something apart (frogging).

That's what I do also.

me too....unless the yarn comes on a hank, then you almost have to ball it. i learned that the hard way.

I crochet from the skein as well. Only a few times have I ever had to ball the yarn. My mother use to go through the process. I can remember endless hours of holding my hands out in front of me with her skein of yarn over both hands as she rolled it in a ball. It's a wonder I ever took up crocheting and knitting.

What is a hank?!!!

A hank is where the yarn is wound, for example, over two pegs. Imagine holding your hands out a foot apart with your thumbs up and having someone wrap a length of thread around and around then taking that circle of yarn, letting it off your hands. Or like winding it around a large spool then removing the spool from the center. It tends to twist around itself and is usually tied with the end of the thread around one part so you can find the outside end, separate it, and reverse the process, rolling it into a ball.

Aunt Lydia's Rug Yarn was always (as far as I've seen) in hanks, for example, if you've seen those, or like embroidery thread is wound.

it will end up looking like this: http://www.berroco.com/images/quest/quest_hank_500.jpg

Thank you!!! I'm learning something new every day!