A yarn bowl? Yes, a yarn bowl! It is just what it says: a bowl for yarn. Not for storing your yarn,1 but to use while knitting to keep your yarn from rolling onto the floor, and in my case getting covered in cat hair.
I am so excited about my new yarn bowl and I absolutely love it! It is simply beautiful, ever so practical, and just a joy to use.
The bowl features a yarn slot–a cutout through which you thread your yarn–and a notched area to keep the yarn in place. Then with a gentle pull your yarn ball turns freely and easily within the bowl. So the bowl is great for feeding the yarn, and for keeping it clean.2 And it is truly a work of art.
The yarn bowl I was fortunate enough to acquire was made by K. Mohlman of Earth N Elements Pottery in Wisconsin. The piece I chose has a little bird sitting on a small blossoming branch in the bowl’s interior. The bowl also features two coordinating handmade buttons attached with twine on the bowl’s sides.
Ms. Mohlman’s work is just lovely and I highly recommend you check it out. Find her on Etsy under the shop name “EarthElements” or click here.