What does Little Jack Horner have to do with heroes?
He taught me how to make a ball of yarn. I know it sounds silly. Anyone can wind a ball of string, but Jack's way is better.
In the first place, I don't drop it. Secondly, it is wound firmly, but not so tight as to take all the lovely crimp out of the fibers, and third, it is fun to do.
Start by loosely winding around a finger. After a few wraps, remove the yarn from the finger and wind in the opposite direction, so the yarn encloses those loose loops. When you have a nice wad, transfer it to your thumb, and hold it there with your other fingers. Start to wind, giving the wad a slight turn as you wind.
As you wind the yarn, it will build up around your thumb. Excellent!
If you are untangling the yarn as you wind, you can remove it from your thumb and put the small ball through any loops in your lap that want to make a knot.
When you are done winding, pull the yarn off your thumb - and knit.
"Little Jack Horner
Sat in a corner,
Eating his Christmas Pie.
He put in his thumb,
and pulled out a plum!
And said
What a good boy am I!"
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