Yarn Bowl - A Knitting Must-Have...

Up until last fall, I didn't know that these existed.  However, once I knew...I had to have one of these clever inventions!  

Yarn bowls...do you know what they are?  They are bowls made with a hole or a design cut into the side of the bowl (usually ceramic)...used to keep your yarn contained and keep it from getting tangled.  It keeps your yarn off the floor or anywhere else it can collect lint and pet hair...and whatever else you might have on your chair or floor.  What a wonderful idea!!!  The only thing is, when I first started looking at these, I didn't find any for less than $35.00 and that was just a bit too pricey for me.   Here are a few examples...

  

I don't know how 'new' these are to the knitting world, but as time went by, I started seeing fancier yarn bowls.  Like these...

                              

animals

covered

                                                                                   

double

                                  


Well, you get the idea, right?   If you'd like to see more yarn bowls, just do a search on Etsy or Pinterest.

Of course, I could have gone the cheap route...

*above photos courtesy of Pinterest.

But, instead I found a beautiful simple yarn bowl with a price I could manage.  I took the photos with my can of soda next to the yarn bowl so that you can better tell the size of it. 

 A beautiful butterscotch color...I LOVE it!!!

I have already put it to use and it works wonders!  Keeps my yarn in one spot...and clean.  And, not tangled (though, truth be told, I never had a problem with that).

Okay, so it's not a must-have, but it sure is a nice-to-have!  



"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11