The Yarn Keeper

We crafters are creative and resourceful. The age-old problem of how to keep our yarn tangle-free causes us DIYers to try everything from bowls, baskets, turning spindles, bags, soda bottles, baby-wipe containers and laundry baskets to freestanding toilet paper dispensers. Oh, the tangled web we weave! While certainly not alone in the multitude of products, the Yarn Keeper Bracelet by The Quilted Trillium (thequiltedtrillium.com) is a unique solution.

Most yarn dispensers are stationary, meaning if you need to move, they need to be picked up and moved with you. Stationary items also mean our furry friends and curious children can get into them and create a catastrophic tangled web! The Yarn Keeper Bracelet is an ideal crocheter’s/knitter’s companion as it moves with you. Put the bracelet on and your yarn will unwind as you work, or, alternatively, hang it up near you to keep your yarn off the table away from curious pets or little fingers.

The Yarn Keeper Bracelet is designed in two parts. The first is the spring-loaded bracelet that goes over your wrist. The second is the “V” that holds the yarn. It attaches to the bracelet using a hook that is on a swivel. The swivel allows the yarn to rotate as needed to dispense yarn. If you need to move around or answer the door without putting your work down, the bracelet goes along with you.

Before seeing this product, I used a bag and pulled the yarn through a hole designed in the bag. I found myself stopping to pull yards of yarn out of the hole in the bag so that I could continue my project without restriction. When the pulled yarn was used up, I would repeat the process. I was excited to test The Yarn Keeper to see if it offered a solution to the “starting-stopping-pulling” process. After winding my skein into a ball, I inserted the point of the

“V” through my ball. I placed the bracelet on my arm and began to crochet. I tend to relax on the sofa while crocheting and found that I needed to sit up straighter to keep the bracelet from resting on the cushion so it could rotate as intended. Sitting up straight is definitely a good thing and my back will thank me in the long run. As I began crocheting, the yarn twisted off the ball effortlessly. No more “starting-stoppingpulling”! I then tried hanging it on my reading lamp (higher than my arms and off to my left), and despite finding myself slouching again, the yarn continued to dispense just as designed where furry friends and little fingers could not reach.

If your animals have woven you a tangled web, or if your trip to the kitchen to check on dinner found you untangling a mess upon your return, go to The Quilted Trillium, click Catalog and then Notions to order yours today.