Dear Lady, I'm 83 years old and when I was about 6 years old, so we are talking about 77 years ago, the women in Portugal already used yarn bowls. They are very useful if you are working with thread rather than yarn. They are just OK for yarn, but for thread, they are excellent.
I wonder what these look like? I’ve never seen anyone using these here in Portugal. Also, it seems our yarn is always in skeins or those long ‘rolls’, I haven’t seen a single cake!
Not sure what the problem is using skeins or hanks with a yarn bowl. I pop the yarn onto my yarn winder and 5 minutes later I have a cake of yarn which I can then put into my yarn bowl. It takes no time at all to be honest.
coming in a year late lol to say that if you want to try out a yarn bowl without spending any money, stick a binder clip on the side of a bowl from your kitchen (as long as it fits your ball/skein/cake). for the "swirl" function, you can flip the metal tabs up and thread your yarn through. $0 & works fine esp to try it out!
Good review. But I’m surprised not many people are talking about how the swirls(especially in the Wood material) aren’t sanded well, causing yarn to get snagged... functionally disappointing especially when the bowl itself is so VISUALLY pleasing...
Thanks! I see what you mean. As far as the bowls I have, I’ve never had that issue or I would’ve talked about it. But I can see how it would be super frustrating!
Poor review. you were not stating the same thing in each bowl. bowls come in different sizes. what ever size you need you buy. putting your hook through a whole is really no big deal. you can still put your hook in your yarn from the top. that minor noise you commented on is per yarn how fast a person crochets, they all will make a sound. talk about the depth of the yarn swirl or if they have smooth holes, you can make a cake any size you want to fit your bowl.... I'd say, it taught me nothing e
I noticed a pop-up that asked if viewers liked the music.... in other circumstances I might have ... sadly I found it distracting and frustrating that I couldn't figure out a way to mute it. You see, what you have to say is much more important. The background sound seemed to be holding a competition and it was drowning you out. Would you perhaps consider for future videos allowing the viewer the option to decide if they want to hear the music? Might it be possible to offer a link from your Little Red Piano TH-cam channel in the description box that would allow viewers the option to play the music in the background ?
Lovely review, thank you for that. I think the heavy stainless bowl is more for bulky yarn use. A nice chunky Bernat or Caron 5 or 6 weight would sit nicely in that one. You would need the wider swirl for a chunkier yarn. That was a very helpful overview, looking forward to your next one.
You mention that you don't have time to wind your twisted hanks into cakes. How do you crochet from a hank (without first winding it into a cake) without it ending up a twisted mess?
Sorry that wasn’t clear. I don’t crochet from a hank - you’re right that would be a mess. I just meant that I use skeins more than hanks for that reason. I believe I also said that I don’t have the time to wind SKEINS into cakes since they are workable as is already.
I enjoy using my yarn ball winder and will purposely wind skeins into cakes. I have been known to become mesmerized watching the winder create the most perfectly-wound cake of yarn. In my next life I plan to learn about physics so I can understand how it works lol.
@@DesertBlossomCrafts You must be lucky and never get the dreaded skein yarn barf. I always wind my skeins into cakes before working because always there's a yarn barf, large or small. It's easier to unsnarl it out before starting to crochet.
I never buy or use yarn bowls. I find them very difficult for me because I have quite a tight tension when it comes to knitting and I’m afraid that if I put my yarn in one of those things, I’ll pull it off the table and it will break whether it’s wood, ceramic, or plastic. I tried yarn bowls several times but I never can get them to work out for me.
I have the plastic one from Amazon......at first I thought it was a no go. But I watched this video and it set my fears at ease lol! I discovered that the yarn does not go through both holes, then, that it was not broken. So I learned that I need to pull the yarn towards me with the yarn looped through the big hole facing opposite me. Voila I am now a happy camper!😀 Thank you for this review
Great yarn bowl review. I know so many people want to buy a yarn bowl because they're beautiful and people think they're going to really enjoy using them. Then once they have one, they never use it since all their yarn is in skeins. Who does that? ME. I did exactly that and now I'm not quite sure where my pretty wooden yarn bowl is. Packed in with my "crochet stuff", I'm sure! Lol Thanks for the pros and cons about 🧶 yarn bowls. This was a very informative and helpful video! Well done! 👍🙂🧶🧶🧶
I found personally that if you have a yarn roller to make your skeins onto cakes the yarn bowls are actually really effective especially if you pull from the middle of the cake and turn it on it’s side so it’s not rolling around the yarn glides out smoothly it’s a bit of extra effort rolling the yarn but if you want to make more use out of your yarn bowl I found it’s worth the extra time 😌
@@jerilund2969 I love my yarn winder! And I love center pulls. Never knew about the center pull until the last decade. All those lost years of joy ! lol
Ty! My husband will disown me if I buy more crochet items lol. I currently have 2 dressers, a 4 shelf closet, and 3 storage containers full of hooks, buttons, needles, other gadgets gathered over 50 years and TONS OF YARN and pattern books. I doubt I would use these. I have a little finger that works nicely. Plus, thanks for the tip on skeins. While both my daughter and oldest grandson afghans are with Lion cakes, my 16 year old grandsons afghan is Mary Maxim skeins.
I'm glad I stayed through your showing of your 5 bowls. At the beginning, when you only mentioned the con of them not working with skeins, I was concerned that you didn’t include material/construction and bowl weight too. Thankfully, you covered some of this as you talked about the specific bowls you have. The biggest issue I've found is with damages (cracks, chips and broken off pieces on the wooden and ceramic bowls I've either purchased or looked at in stores) and rough edges on improperly sanded wooden bowls and some ceramic ones (maybe due to the type of clay used?) I didn’t pay close enough attention to that until I noticed one of my smoother yarns looking a little fuzzy in the end product. Oops! And weight also became a consideration after a lightweight wooden one I'd been using was pulled off the table, by a knotted join in the yarn. The bowl broke and the ball rolled under the couch. Took a while to get all the cat and Sherry hair off it. 😜
Yeah this late, I came here to find out why I need a yarn bowl. I am a center puller. I just don't understand why some yarn companies make it close to impossible to find that center pull...looking especially at you Bernat Blanket. I have found a way to deal with the outside pulls. We all get packages in cardboard boxes. If you use a box that is 8" or 10" tall and about the same width, drop skein or ball or cake into the box and start pulling. If its an outside pull its just going to jump around inside the box...no dust bunnies or pet hair. Or use a small plastic trash bag...6 - 10 gallons. Same thing drop in yarn and get started. No muss no fuss. The plastic works wonders if you are using multiple strands together. Each in their own bag. I do not need a yarn bowl!😊
i personally dont have a yarn bowl, but i would really reccomend getting a yarn winder first, they are quite cheap, and make yarn much easier to crochet with and storage, i have a manual winder, and making yarn into cakes really helps, you only got to get that center pull and that way you won't even need a yarn bowl, however, I do think they look nice on the workspace, and even as part of a greater "crochet on the go" piece, so as said in the video, the bowl will prevent your yarn from flying around. Overall, you like the bowl, buy it, use it whenever to can and want to, but remember that to crochet you pretty much only need yarn and a hook.
Such a helpful and detailed video. Thank you so much for sharing! Excited to scroll through your other videos! I just purchased the maplewood bowl (LOVED the design!) and it was so reasonable!
There’s i special someone i like that crochets and I know nothing about it and I was looking for a birthday gift for them, thought I found it but now I’m not completely sure lol
It looks as though the yarn will slip out of the projected end of the swirl. I crochet and my yarn is on the floor in a round basket, $3 from Walmart. Do you have a video of which height you would need to use this yarn bowl?
It´s not true, that you cańt use them with Skeins. I work a lot with Skeins and use a Yarnbowl and it works fine . No Problems till now and i do that for almost 40 Years now .
Anyone have any specific products they would like me to review next?
Dear Lady, I'm 83 years old and when I was about 6 years old, so we are talking about 77 years ago, the women in Portugal already used yarn bowls. They are very useful if you are working with thread rather than yarn. They are just OK for yarn, but for thread, they are excellent.
The yarn I was using was fingering weight, but I imagine thread would work well too! Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I wonder what these look like? I’ve never seen anyone using these here in Portugal. Also, it seems our yarn is always in skeins or those long ‘rolls’, I haven’t seen a single cake!
Not sure what the problem is using skeins or hanks with a yarn bowl. I pop the yarn onto my yarn winder and 5 minutes later I have a cake of yarn which I can then put into my yarn bowl. It takes no time at all to be honest.
If that works for you, great! I don’t like adding in an extra step - but it also could be because my yarn winder is pretty cheap.
Thank you for this information.
You’re welcome!
I am looking for an easy crochet poncho pattern. Thanks so much for your help.
Also wanted to let you know my favorite yarn bowl was the first wooden bowl. Is it available in Amazon?
When using a cake and pulling the yarn from the middle, simply lay cake on its side and pull from the middle. Works great and cake doesn’t spin.
Another great tip! Thank you!
coming in a year late lol to say that if you want to try out a yarn bowl without spending any money, stick a binder clip on the side of a bowl from your kitchen (as long as it fits your ball/skein/cake). for the "swirl" function, you can flip the metal tabs up and thread your yarn through. $0 & works fine esp to try it out!
That’s a great tip if you want to go the cheaper route!
Good review. But I’m surprised not many people are talking about how the swirls(especially in the Wood material) aren’t sanded well, causing yarn to get snagged... functionally disappointing especially when the bowl itself is so VISUALLY pleasing...
Thanks! I see what you mean. As far as the bowls I have, I’ve never had that issue or I would’ve talked about it. But I can see how it would be super frustrating!
You probably get what you pay for.
I’m a ceramicist and hearing your opinions on what makes a good yarn bowl is really helpful thank you!
How neat! You’re welcome!
Shark Tank idea: Design a skein yarn bowl. 😂
😂😂Seriously!
That's what I need!
Thank you for the review. There are issues, I just like the Pretention of a yarn bowl. Makes me feel all fancy LOL
Why exactly can't I use one with a skein?
Poor review. you were not stating the same thing in each bowl. bowls come in different sizes. what ever size you need you buy. putting your hook through a whole is really no big deal. you can still put your hook in your yarn from the top. that minor noise you commented on is per yarn how fast a person crochets, they all will make a sound. talk about the depth of the yarn swirl or if they have smooth holes, you can make a cake any size you want to fit your bowl.... I'd say, it taught me nothing
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Thanks for your feedback 👍
I noticed a pop-up that asked if viewers liked the music.... in other circumstances I might have ... sadly I found it distracting and frustrating that I couldn't figure out a way to mute it.
You see, what you have to say is much more important. The background sound seemed to be holding a competition and it was drowning you out.
Would you perhaps consider for future videos allowing the viewer the option to decide if they want to hear the music? Might it be possible to offer a link from your Little Red Piano TH-cam channel in the description box that would allow viewers the option to play the music in the background ?
There isn’t really a way to give that option to mute the background music 😕 But, for the record, I don’t use music in my videos anymore. 👍
With a dremel tool make your own!
Thanks this review has helped me make my decision.
So glad it was helpful!
Lovely review, thank you for that. I think the heavy stainless bowl is more for bulky yarn use. A nice chunky Bernat or Caron 5 or 6 weight would sit nicely in that one. You would need the wider swirl for a chunkier yarn.
That was a very helpful overview, looking forward to your next one.
Oh that makes total sense! I don’t know why I didn’t think of that! And thank you, glad you enjoyed it☺️
It was useful thanks. I'm making some yarn bowls and wanted to know what not to make.
Glad to hear that! Ooh, that sounds amazing, good luck!!
The cost of one of these would buy more yarn, or something much more needed. I bought a large deep cereal bowl from a thrift store. It works perfect
You mention that you don't have time to wind your twisted hanks into cakes. How do you crochet from a hank (without first winding it into a cake) without it ending up a twisted mess?
Sorry that wasn’t clear. I don’t crochet from a hank - you’re right that would be a mess. I just meant that I use skeins more than hanks for that reason. I believe I also said that I don’t have the time to wind SKEINS into cakes since they are workable as is already.
I enjoy using my yarn ball winder and will purposely wind skeins into cakes. I have been known to become mesmerized watching the winder create the most perfectly-wound cake of yarn. In my next life I plan to learn about physics so I can understand how it works lol.
@@DesertBlossomCrafts You must be lucky and never get the dreaded skein yarn barf. I always wind my skeins into cakes before working because always there's a yarn barf, large or small. It's easier to unsnarl it out before starting to crochet.
I habe a yarn bowl that I don't like. It was handmade by a friend. But I don't like it because my yarn still jumps out. Maybe I need a different one.
I never buy or use yarn bowls. I find them very difficult for me because I have quite a tight tension when it comes to knitting and I’m afraid that if I put my yarn in one of those things, I’ll pull it off the table and it will break whether it’s wood, ceramic, or plastic.
I tried yarn bowls several times but I never can get them to work out for me.
I have the plastic one from Amazon......at first I thought it was a no go. But I watched this video and it set my fears at ease lol! I discovered that the yarn does not go through both holes, then, that it was not broken. So I learned that I need to pull the yarn towards me with the yarn looped through the big hole facing opposite me.
Voila I am now a happy camper!😀 Thank you for this review
Great yarn bowl review. I know so many people want to buy a yarn bowl because they're beautiful and people think they're going to really enjoy using them. Then once they have one, they never use it since all their yarn is in skeins. Who does that? ME. I did exactly that and now I'm not quite sure where my pretty wooden yarn bowl is. Packed in with my "crochet stuff", I'm sure! Lol Thanks for the pros and cons about 🧶 yarn bowls. This was a very informative and helpful video! Well done! 👍🙂🧶🧶🧶
Thank you! Aw man, I know, I hope I can save some people from doing that😆You’re very welcome!
I found personally that if you have a yarn roller to make your skeins onto cakes the yarn bowls are actually really effective especially if you pull from the middle of the cake and turn it on it’s side so it’s not rolling around the yarn glides out smoothly it’s a bit of extra effort rolling the yarn but if you want to make more use out of your yarn bowl I found it’s worth the extra time 😌
@@jerilund2969 I love my yarn winder! And I love center pulls. Never knew about the center pull until the last decade. All those lost years of joy ! lol
A regular pail works just as well and are a fraction of the cost. 💰 Biggest con of all is cost
Ty! My husband will disown me if I buy more crochet items lol. I currently have 2 dressers, a 4 shelf closet, and 3 storage containers full of hooks, buttons, needles, other gadgets gathered over 50 years and TONS OF YARN and pattern books. I doubt I would use these. I have a little finger that works nicely. Plus, thanks for the tip on skeins. While both my daughter and oldest grandson afghans are with Lion cakes, my 16 year old grandsons afghan is Mary Maxim skeins.
LOL! They’re definitely not for everyone ❤️
I'm glad I stayed through your showing of your 5 bowls. At the beginning, when you only mentioned the con of them not working with skeins, I was concerned that you didn’t include material/construction and bowl weight too. Thankfully, you covered some of this as you talked about the specific bowls you have.
The biggest issue I've found is with damages (cracks, chips and broken off pieces on the wooden and ceramic bowls I've either purchased or looked at in stores) and rough edges on improperly sanded wooden bowls and some ceramic ones (maybe due to the type of clay used?) I didn’t pay close enough attention to that until I noticed one of my smoother yarns looking a little fuzzy in the end product. Oops!
And weight also became a consideration after a lightweight wooden one I'd been using was pulled off the table, by a knotted join in the yarn. The bowl broke and the ball rolled under the couch. Took a while to get all the cat and Sherry hair off it. 😜
I’m glad the reviews were helpful! Damages would definitely be disappointing. And you’re right, weight is a big thing too!
Great review! I want a yarn bowl because they are so beautiful, but I work mostly with skeins.
Thanks! Yeah, I understand that!
A Yarnbowl is good at Skeins too. I use them for all kind of Yarn
I work from skeins, center pull usually, but as the skein collapses I wind it into a ball, then I need a bowl lol
Yeah this late, I came here to find out why I need a yarn bowl. I am a center puller. I just don't understand why some yarn companies make it close to impossible to find that center pull...looking especially at you Bernat Blanket. I have found a way to deal with the outside pulls. We all get packages in cardboard boxes. If you use a box that is 8" or 10" tall and about the same width, drop skein or ball or cake into the box and start pulling. If its an outside pull its just going to jump around inside the box...no dust bunnies or pet hair. Or use a small plastic trash bag...6 - 10 gallons. Same thing drop in yarn and get started. No muss no fuss. The plastic works wonders if you are using multiple strands together. Each in their own bag. I do not need a yarn bowl!😊
i personally dont have a yarn bowl, but i would really reccomend getting a yarn winder first, they are quite cheap, and make yarn much easier to crochet with and storage, i have a manual winder, and making yarn into cakes really helps, you only got to get that center pull and that way you won't even need a yarn bowl, however, I do think they look nice on the workspace, and even as part of a greater "crochet on the go" piece, so as said in the video, the bowl will prevent your yarn from flying around. Overall, you like the bowl, buy it, use it whenever to can and want to, but remember that to crochet you pretty much only need yarn and a hook.
That was an excellent! I’ve been wondering about which to try. Thank you!
It really depends on how well the yarn is balled.
Yes, for balls it really does!
Thank you for the review! It's definitely helpful!
My pleasure! I’m so glad!
Such a helpful and detailed video. Thank you so much for sharing! Excited to scroll through your other videos! I just purchased the maplewood bowl (LOVED the design!) and it was so reasonable!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Please send me names of pleases to order Yarn bowls
There’s i special someone i like that crochets and I know nothing about it and I was looking for a birthday gift for them, thought I found it but now I’m not completely sure lol
Lol, sorry about that😬Here’s a list of lots of crocheter gift ideas if you need other ideas!! >>desertblossomcrafts.com/gifts-for-crocheters/
Enjoyed your review 👍
No thrown pottery bowls?
It looks as though the yarn will slip out of the projected end of the swirl. I crochet and my yarn is on the floor in a round basket, $3 from Walmart. Do you have a video of which height you would need to use this yarn bowl?
Some of the swirls do work better than others. That’s cool! I don’t have a video on that yet but it’s a good idea for one!
Cost is also a factor.
It´s not true, that you cańt use them with Skeins. I work a lot with Skeins and use a Yarnbowl and it works fine . No Problems till now and i do that for almost 40 Years now .
How do you do?
It isn't working with my skein. Tips?
Thank you I have the wooden bowl but, I also like the idea of the one with the holes.
Good for you! Yeah, the holes are nice!😊
Thank you, just ordered in the dark mango
Oh awesome! You’re welcome!
Great review!
Thank you😘