How to Turn Your BSY Yarn Into the Perfect Cake

Are you wondering how to make your BSY skein of yarn into a workable cake? Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to cake your colorway for some tangle-free crafting! We also offer caking services with each order if you would like to avoid the hassle. 

Materials:

1. Your BSY Yarn
2. Yarn Swift
3. Yarn Winder
4. Scissors
5. A Love of Crafting

The steps below serve as a guide in addition to our video tutorial. 

Step One: Prep Your Yarn

Undo the twists in your hank, giving it a little snap!

Step Two: Put Your Yarn On the Swift

Put your loop around the swift arms. Don’t forget to slide the swift up to create enough tension. 

Step Three: Cut the Ties

Locate the ties (4). Cut each tie right at the knot, and pull the tie out. One of the ties will have four strands, meaning you should cut this one last. Once cut, this tie will create the beginning and end of your cake. The beginning strand will be the one that comes off the easiest, meaning the end may be tucked behind strands. 

Step Four: Hook the Yarn to the Winder

Take your beginning strand and hook it onto your yarn winder. Loop it through the tension arm, and place the strand in the ridges on the post. 

Step Five: Start Spinning

Take a loose hold on your strand in between the swift and winder as you start spinning with your winder. 

Step Six: Pull Your Cake Off the Winder 

Keep spinning until you reach the end! Pull your cake of yarn off of the winder, and you’re ready to craft to your heart’s content.