Yes, I’ve got another one of those pesky empty coffee cans, like a broken toe (because a chairs  jump out at me)… it happens.  What to do with this one? Hmmm, I’ve got some yarn that I’m going to be using soon so I thought I would go with recycle coffee can procedure #3 in my house Use it as a container for unwound yarn.

Some folks knit or crochet straight from the skein, or from a cone, or a ball; but me, I like my yarn to flow smoothly so my tension remains the same so I needed a way to keep it unwound all in one place with a lesser chance of my toddler getting a hold of it.

Yes, you can (pun intended) purchase a yarn container in various sizes at your local craft store or online, or you might  even use a 2 or 3 liter soda bottle.  But of course I have coffee cans – here, free, and recyclable.  Decorate it if you like and simply make a hole in the top to string your yarn through (after you’ve unwound into the can first of course!)

Now to unwind your yarn!  You can do it by hand, it’s free that way after all but if you have a busy household like I do you need it done asap so the kids and critter(s) don’t get tangled, in which case I suggest you get something like the Berkley Magnum Xpress Line Stripper .  Yarn junkies can have power tools too