On-the-Go Yarn Keeper Made from a 2-liter Bottle

With 3 kids, I spend too many hours to count at practices, games and activities.  Most of my time is spent waiting.  I can't stand to just sit and wait, I have to be doing something.  I usually spend my waiting time crocheting.  One of the hassles of crocheting on-the-go is that the skein of yarn gets tangled up in the carrying bag.  I spend as much time unraveling the tangles as I do crocheting on the project. 

About a month ago, I received an e-mail newsletter from allfreecrochet.com and it mentioned a tip for preventing your skein of yarn from getting tangled. {here}   The tip involved repurposing, so I was interested and gave it a try.

First take a 2 liter bottle and cut the bottle in half.  After inserting the skein of yarn, the directions said to tape the bottle back together. 

 Since I was repurposing the bottle, I hated to use the tape (I  know, I know).  So instead,  I cut the top 1/3 of the bottle most of the way off, leaving part of the top connected like a hinge.  This allowed me to "close" the bottle over the skein of yarn without using tape.

Once you have your bottle opened,  simply insert the skein of yarn  into the bottle and pull the yarn from the middle of the skein through the mouth of the bottle.

The bottle gapes a little but it stays closed and contains the yarn.  Even with the gap, the yarn pulls out smoothly without getting tangled.  Of course, if that gap bothers you, you can use tape to secure the bottle all the way closed.

I was using 2 skeins of yarn for my project so I put them both in bottles and stuck the bottles in a canvas bag.  I was able to crochet at my son's practice with no tangling and no problems at all.  This is a great solution to prevent yarn projects from tangling, especially for busy on-the-go crafters.

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