Yarn comes in many forms. If you saw the video I did last week about making yarn balls, you’ll realize that there are different ways your yarn might come packaged. Many of those forms are usable just as they are, but one particular configuration is almost impossible to use without transforming the yarn into a different shape, the skein or hank.

How a yarn is packaged is called put-up. That just means that it comes in a skein, on a cone, on a tube, in a cake or ball, or wound on a card. The image and gallery below shows those various put-ups.