lol. I’ve a swift and a ball winder, but sometimes I just want to sit with the skein on my knees and wind the ball by hand around a pencil (or needle). And, of course, it will get tangled and the ‘simple’ task will take longer than it should, but I’m usually watching tv and don’t really care. 🙂 Can’t say I’ve ever tried to knit from the skein. Reminds me of when my son was in the Air Force and the barracks had all these signs “Don’t…” all kinds of things not to do. After reading a few and some really stupid ones, my son finally realized the signs were because ‘someone’ had done whatever each sign was about. He apparently had more common sense than many. lol

Oh, that’s funny! Who kicked up how much of a fuss to get that put there?

A friend of a friend knits from the skein. She carefully opens it up, removes any ties or bands then drapes it over her shoulders like a lei and knits away. When done for that session, she twists the skein back into a store-like knot and tucks it into her bag.

Laughing here.