{"product_id":"portable-yarn-holder-small-zip-bag-one-skein","title":"Portable Yarn Holder — 5.5 Inch Zip Bag That Feeds One Skein as You Knit","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cvideo height=\"365\" width=\"325\" class=\"dh-video-desc\" controls=\"controls\" loop=\"loop\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" muted=\"muted\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"playsinline\"\u003e\n\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/videos\/c\/o\/v\/fc7141aca66e4d8a86ca9feb8e4c74fb.mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/video\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is about the size of a large coffee mug. Five and a half inches tall, a little over five across — small enough to sit in your lap while you work, small enough to live in a handbag, and just big enough to swallow one full skein of yarn and zip shut over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrop the ball in, pull the end up through the hole in the lid, close the zip. Now the ball turns inside the bag instead of rolling across the floor. It does not pick up lint, it does not unravel in your tote, and the cat cannot get at it. You knit; it feeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is all it does, and it does it for one skein at a time — which is why it is this size and not a bigger one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1082\/9474\/files\/6_d883d59e-517d-4ac5-9c6b-2c6b92cdfb12.jpg?v=1726053831\" alt=\"Dimensions image of the portable yarn holder in a teal and navy paisley print, labelled 5.5 inch tall and 5.2 inch across\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big it is, exactly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.5 inches tall by 5.2 inches across.\u003c\/strong\u003e About 14 cm by 13 cm. Roughly a large mug, or a one-litre tin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne standard 100 g skein drops straight in with room to turn. Three or four small balls if you are working from leftovers or with fine yarn. It is sized for the ball you are using right now — not the project, and not the stash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have been looking for something that swallows a jumper's worth of wool, this is the wrong shape of thing and we would rather you knew before it arrives. If you have been looking for something that keeps one ball clean in a handbag on a train, this is exactly it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe hole in the lid\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne reinforced grommet, set into the centre of the lid, inside the zip line. The working strand comes up through it and the ball stays below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a small piece of engineering and it is the whole reason the bag exists. A ball loose in a bag drags across the lining, catches on the zip, and arrives as a knot. A ball feeding through a grommet just turns. One buyer put it better than we can: \u003cem\u003e\"smart person to think of this item to keep thread from tangling.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1082\/9474\/files\/5_2f0c6114-2955-434e-a39a-eea2af694f85.jpg?v=1726053730\" alt=\"Feature panel for the portable yarn holder showing the Oxford cloth close up and a close-up of the hole in the lid with blue yarn running through it, labelled hole for yarn, prevents yarn from tangling, helps keep yarn in place\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOxford cloth\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed, water-resistant, wipes clean with a damp cloth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA zip right around the lid\u003c\/strong\u003e, so the top opens fully and the whole ball is in front of you rather than down a narrow neck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA lined lid\u003c\/strong\u003e with the grommet set in the middle of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA fabric carry handle\u003c\/strong\u003e across the top — enough to hook over a wrist or two fingers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlat base\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it stands up on a table or a car seat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout 60 g empty.\u003c\/strong\u003e You will not notice it in a bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere people actually use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a train. In a waiting room. In the passenger seat. On the arm of a chair with the cat on the other one. Beside a hospital bed. In a handbag alongside the phone and the keys, which is the use case it was really built for — one ball, one hook, no fuss, nothing to untangle when you get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also does well with stranded colourwork at home: two or three of them lined up, one colour each, every strand running clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eEight prints\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGeometric, Peony, Deers, Cashew Flowers, Roses, Pink, Leaves and Honey Bees. Same bag underneath all eight — the print is the only thing that changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1082\/9474\/files\/aaaa_3adec313-9b56-4af6-81a3-30dc49d38d0e.jpg?v=1726053671\" alt=\"The Peony print yarn holder shown open with three small balls of yarn inside, beside the lid removed to show the grommet hole and a strand of green yarn threaded through it\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst a yarn bowl.\u003c\/strong\u003e A bowl is lovely and it stays on the table. This closes, and it travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst dropping the ball in your handbag.\u003c\/strong\u003e The ball comes out furred, tangled and two feet shorter than it went in. That is the problem this solves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst a full project bag.\u003c\/strong\u003e A project bag carries the whole project — yarn, hooks, pattern, scissors. This carries one ball and feeds it. Plenty of people own both and use this one for the sock they are working on in the car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions knitters and crocheters ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat size of yarn actually fits?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA standard 100 g skein drops in with room to turn. Fine yarn or leftovers — three or four small balls at once. Very chunky yarn and 200 g cakes are a squeeze; this is sized around one everyday skein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow small is small?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n5.5 inches tall by 5.2 across, about the size of a large mug. Worth picturing before you order — it is the thing buyers most often tell us they wish they had pictured, and it is why the dimensions are in the second image rather than buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I knit straight out of it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes, that is the design. Thread the end through the hole in the lid before you zip it, and work with the bag closed on your lap or beside you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it keep the yarn clean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThat is what the zip and the Oxford cloth are for — no dust, no carpet fluff, no pet hair. Several buyers bought it specifically to keep a helpful cat away from the ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it waterproof?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is water-resistant. The printed Oxford cloth sheds a splash and wipes clean, which covers a wet walk or a spilled cup. Do not soak it, and let it dry open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it make a good gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is small, it is inexpensive, and it solves a problem every knitter has. A lot of them go out as stocking fillers and to mothers and grandmothers who take their yarn everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne ball. Clean, contained, feeding. 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