I wind all of my skeins by hand. No swift, no ballwinder. I stretch the skeins around my knees, and wind a round ball if I'll be using the yarn right away, or a light center pull ball if I'll be swatching and setting the yarn aside for awhile. I just remembered that when I was a kid, I used toilet rolls for the center of my hand wound balls, why did I ever stop?! It's such a good way to start the wind and keep everything tidy. Yarn is @oldmaidenaunt #corriedale #sportweight in #grellow, just showed up today! . . . . #yarn #wool #swatching #knitting #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #knitsagram #strikke #strikking #wolle #knitweardesign #tattooedknitter #indieyarn #indiedyers #handknit #oldmaidenaunt