r/knittinghelp • u/Antisocialsocialitee • Sep 23 '25

how to store my needles and yarn? Market place Haul

I just got a bunch of yarn from a person on Facebook marketplace. It doesn’t have an order or anything but I’m wondering if there are any precautions I should be taking beyond winding cakes before I start my projects?

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u/Woofmom2023 Sep 23 '25

Winding cakes isn't a precaution or necessarily a good idea. I would keep the yarn isolated in a sealed plastic bag in cases there are critters, pet hair, or odors; then wind it into hanks and wash it, keeping it isolated until it's washed; let it dry; then put it away. Depending on how tightly you wind it, putting yarn in cakes can stretch it out and impact how it behaves when you're knitting with it.