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Color: Purple
Features
- Winds Yarn: Knit Picks Ball Winder helps you transform yarn hanks and skeins into compact center-pull cakes that sit nicely while you knit and crochet
- Simple to Use: The Knit Picks Ball Winder easily winds up to 100 grams or 3.5 ounces of yarn; from lace and fingering weights to worsted and bulky weights
- Quick Assembly: To use the Knit Picks Ball Winder just attach to any table edge or surface up to 1-1/2" thick, twist on the spindle, position the guide arm and start winding
- Easy Storage: The removable spindle and a foldable guide arm make for compact storage of the Ball Winder while still allowing quick and easy assembly
- Great for Crafting: The Knit Picks Ball Winder lets you organize wound yarn into usable cakes; use with Knit Picks Yarn Swifts for best results
Description
Transform hanks or skeins into compact center-pull balls that sit nicely while you knit. A clamp secures the ball winder to the table while you wind skeins up to 100 grams or 3.5 ounces. Best when used in tandem with a Yarn Swift. Note: The metal yarn guide arm comes folded against the ball winder for shipping. The guide arm needs to be moved and positioned opposite the winding handle for correct operation. Yarn hanks need to be wound into cakes or balls before knitting or crocheting! A hank is a loop of yarn with two ends; if you knit directly from an opened hank, your yarn may become tangled. By winding a hank into a cake, you create a portable ball of yarn that is easy to work from and will not tangle. Use a Yarn Swift to hold hanks of yarn open and in place as you wind them into cakes using a Ball Winder.
Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 6 inches
Item model number: 82500
Item Weight: 11.3 ounces
Manufacturer: Knit Picks
Date First Available: April 30, 2022
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Color: Purple
I was in the market for my first ball winder. When I searched on Amazon it must have turned up 500 offers (okay, maybe a slight exaggeration) but all basically exactly the same, to the untrained eye. How should I choose? I eventually chose this one because I used to order a lot from Knit Picks, basically that's the only reason. Well, I can tell you that this was a perfectly good choice to make. This was easy to set up, it easily clamped on to my kitchen table, and it worked really well. It works very smoothly and wound nice center-pull cakes. I had no problem removing them from the spindle. Overall I just can't see that any other ball winder would be any more efficient or easy to use, and I'm happy with this purchase.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2026 by Karen Hall
Color: Purple
At only $20 I didn't have super high hopes, but this ball winder exceeded my expectations with flying colors. TL;DR worth the money. Get one in your fave color. I bought the purple one - not that the color should matter - and promptly lost the box in my craft room for a couple days. After it reemerged, I set it up on my work desk to take care of a spaghetti mess from a frogged project. Packaging was minimal and setup was easy and intuitive; the instructions were right there on the outside of the box - no need for additional paper and printing. +1* for that. I didn't bother reading the other side of the box on how to operate it since I've watched enough yarn-tube vids to understand the general idea and my bestie has a winder that looks similar enough in construction that I've used exactly once in the past - more on that in a bit. Loop-tee-doo-ed my worsted cotton yarn through the guide arm, wrapped it a couple times around the shank and stuck the tail into the slot at the top, then started cranking. Oh my goodness - the gears are smooth as butter. The comparison benchmark was my bestie's grindy, jumpy, crotchety, "well loved" (and neglected) winder and this new, shiny Knit Picks beauty was such a breeze to operate. To say I had a triumphant smug smile on the whole time I was cranking that handle would be an accurate statement. Ok, story time is over, but I wanted to point out - yes you can unscrew the shank, detatch the table clamp and pull the guide arm out a little and fold it back in to get it back in the box... but I didn't bother. It's super easy to put together, a delight to operate, and easy enough to put back away into its box yet company enough to leave out. And it does what it is advertised for - it winds yarn in a pretty, functional cake. I've wound a whole, uncut skein of Hobby Lobby mercerized cotton yarn that I frogged from a project easily; I've wound a tiny scrap mini-cake of light acrylic; I've wound that medium cake of worsted cotton I mentioned earlier. I've got two more projects to frog of light bamboo and I have no worries that this winder can tackle them all. Ultimately the decision is yours to make, dear reader, but if you're looking for an affordable entry-level winder (btw I'm still a beginner to the fiber arts - been at it since March 2026 (it's May 2026 at the time of writing this)) please consider this one.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2026 by metal_weaver
Color: Blue
I've been using this for a couple of weeks and so far so good (made 9 cakes). Good value for my money. Was very easy to assemble, the only downside is that you cannot fold the metal arm back once it's assembled without potentially damaging the winder. Works great with #4 worsted yarn, it's a little touchy with #3 light yarn for babies. I think it's the silky texture of the baby yarn that made it a little harder to use. It only makes up to 3.5 oz cakes, but that fits my needs. I use it for partial skeins that are starting to collapse to avoid yarn barf and for my multicolored projects so that I can carry more variety in my bag.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2026 by Diana Gorrell
Color: Purple
Good device, but every time I use it I’m afraid that I’m going to break the handle off. I am new to crocheting and I have more yarn than I care to admit. This yarn winder has been great❣️❣️. I love it❗️❗️ It takes messy skeins or those softly spooled skeins or random yarn chaos and turns them into perfect cakes(?) spools (?) skeins (?) of yarn. My only concern is the quality. The entire winder is mostly plastic. There are times that the yard snags on itself (not on the winder) and causes a sharp tug on the winder handle. I am waiting for the day that this causes the handle to break off. There will be tears shed when this occurrs. I want a winder made of 100% metal and ZERO plastic parts. Until then, this little guys is great.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024 by Brina
Color: Red
Does exactly what it should. A little platic-y and janky, but does a good job. The yarn notch at the top isn’t great for thinner yarns, but I just add a thick yarn scrap on top and works well. Kind of loud and clanky, so definitely not usable in a quiet setting.
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2026 by Inna Golovakha-hicks
Color: Purple
This is a wonderful yarn ball winder. The turning is smooth and quiet. Any yarn mishaps, like yarn falling below the platform, is user error, not the winder's fault. I have truly enjoyed using this item and highly suggest it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2026 by Rebecca McBrayer
Color: Purple
The ball winder is super smooth and works well. Super easy to set up and use. So glad I can wind my yarn at home now. It doesn’t seem incredibly durable but I just make sure to store it well. Haven’t had any issues yet!
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2026 by Dennis
Color: Blue
My daughter was in need of a yarn winder so we picked this one up. She has put some real hours on this one and has told me how much easier crocheting is after prepping her yarn with this. She hasn't had any issues with the winder and she simply attaches it to our table, winds the yarn and puts it away. Super easy to use and came in handy when the power was out during a storm and she kept winding away. Qualiy Winder!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2026 by T. Wise