A working ball of yarn rolls because unwinding pulls it sideways. Everything sold to prevent that is trying to convert a rolling motion into a rotating one, or to stop the motion entirely, and the two approaches suit different yarns.
Rotating stands suit centre-pull cakes badly
A cake pulled from the centre does not need to rotate at all, and putting one on a spinning stand introduces twist. Rotating holders are for balls and skeins worked from the outside.
Bowls stop the roll without adding drag
A weighted bowl with a slot simply contains the ball and feeds through the slot. It adds almost no tension, which suits fine yarn where extra drag would distort the gauge.
Weight is what stops the whole holder travelling
A light holder walks across a table over an hour. Whether the design rotates, contains or clamps, mass is what keeps it where you put it.
What we have on the shelf for this
Everything below is in the Yarn Holders and Bowls section at Yarn Haven right now, listed newest price first. Stock moves, so the page is the authority.
- Blingcute Wooden Yarn Holder, 360° Rotating Stand for Crochet and Knitting — $27.99
- Yarn Holder for Crocheting & Knitting, Knitting Crocheting Accessory Gift — $27.99
- Yarn Holder for Crocheting and Knitting, High Strength Rotating Magnet — $26.99
What it costs
Across yarn holders and bowls at Yarn Haven prices currently run from $26.99 to $27.99. In yarn holders and bowls that spread is mostly build quality and pack size rather than brand name: the cheapest option on this shelf is a reasonable place to start, and the dearest earns the difference in daily use rather than on the specification sheet.
Questions we get at the counter
Do you sell yarn?
We carry a small amount. The shelf here is mostly hooks, holders, tension tools and storage.
Can I return a hook set?
Within 30 days, unused and in its original case and packaging.
Related parts of the shop
If this was not quite what you were looking for, the neighbouring sections are Crochet Hooks, Project Bags and Storage, Tension Rings and Guides, Yarn and Notions. They are all listed on the shop page.
Buying from Yarn Haven
United States orders of $25 and over ship free, and a flat $4.25 applies below that. Everything is packed at 45 Avenue A in New York and we ship within the United States only. Yarn Haven takes returns for 30 days from delivery on unused items in their original packaging, and the full terms are on the Yarn Haven return policy page. If a specification you need is missing from a product page, call +1 212-995-5991 during opening hours — Mon-Tue: Closed | Wed-Fri: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Sat: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Sun: Closed — and we will check the item physically rather than guess.
Side by side
The table below pulls the published figures off the 3 yarn holders and bowls listings above so they can be compared without opening six tabs. A dash means the manufacturer of that yarn holders and bowl did not state the figure, not that the item lacks it, because Yarn Haven does not fill those gaps with estimates. Where a number matters to your decision and the table shows a dash, call +1 212-995-5991 and we will measure the item at the 45 Avenue A counter in about a minute.
| Item | Price | Quantity | Size | Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blingcute Wooden Yarn Holder, 360° Rotating Stand for Croc | $27.99 | – | – | Wooden |
| Yarn Holder for Crocheting & Knitting, Knitting Crocheting | $27.99 | – | – | – |
| Yarn Holder for Crocheting and Knitting, High Strength Rot | $26.99 | – | – | – |
How the rest of the shop is laid out
Yarn Haven keeps a deliberately narrow crochet and knitting tools range, split into the sections below. The counts and price bands are read from the live yarnhaven.shop catalogue at the moment this page was built, so they show the actual shape of the the East Village shelf rather than a marketing summary of it. If a section looks small, that is because Yarn Haven would rather stock a few things we can answer questions about than list everything a distributor offers.
| Section | Items | Price range |
|---|---|---|
| Crochet Hooks | 8 | $5.99 – $28.99 |
| Project Bags and Storage | 3 | $9.99 – $25.99 |
| Tension Rings and Guides | 5 | $7.99 – $36.99 |
| Yarn and Notions | 3 | $1.22 – $8 |
| Yarn Holders and Bowls | 3 | $26.99 – $27.99 |
Reading a product page here
Every listing on yarnhaven.shop is written from the manufacturer specification, and where the manufacturer is silent Yarn Haven leaves the field out rather than fill the gap, which is why some crochet and knitting tools pages are shorter than others. The details block on each page carries the figures that were actually published — pack quantity, size, material and compatibility — and the paragraph underneath says which part of the the East Village shelf the item belongs to. Anything not covered there is a question for +1 212-995-5991, and Yarn Haven would rather answer it before an order than process a return afterwards. Stock counts come from the same records the counter uses, so an item showing as available is an item on the shelf at 45 Avenue A.
Collecting instead of shipping
Everything on this site can be collected from 45 Avenue A in New York instead of shipped. Place the order as normal, then call +1 212-995-5991 and we will hold it at the counter rather than hand it to a carrier. That is worth doing when you want to compare two items in person before committing to one, and it is the quickest route to having the thing in your hand. Our opening hours are Mon-Tue: Closed | Wed-Fri: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Sat: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Sun: Closed. If you have already ordered and simply want to know where the parcel is, the track order page takes the order number from your confirmation email, and [email protected] reaches a person within one business day if the tracking is not telling you enough.
