Nancy's Knit Knacks is pleased to announce the introduction of an addition to its Yarn Ball Core product  line: Mini-Cores™.

Over the past 2 years, since the introduction of our standard Yarn Ball Cores and our Heavy Duty Ball Winder, we had numerous requests to develop a smaller core for those times when a person only wanted to mount a small amount of yarn onto a core. People who made yarn kits up also wanted a different solution.

So we developed the Mini-Core™.

These cores measure just 3-1/2" in length and are 0.8" in diameter (outside diameter, inside diameter is approx 0.625").

How do you use them?

You simply wind a ball of yarn on your ball winder. Then you position the core on the top of the spindle and you pull your yarn up onto the core.

Be sure to squeeze the ball after it it goes onto the Mini-Core because the spindle diameter is much larger than that of the Mini-Core.

Depending on the type of yarn, it will either collapse easily and hug the core or it may not. In which case, you simply wrap a #32 rubber band around the ends of the core which will hold the yarn ball in place (but not too tightly).

What can you do with yarn that is on a core?

Anything that you want! Seriously, you are simply mounting the yarn onto a paper core for the purpose of:

We do not profess to know all of the applications for such a tool but we know that for decades (centuries?) knitters have wanted to mount their yarn onto cores of some type for any number of reasons. They struggled with toilet paper rolls, paper towel tubes, whatever they could get their hands on. 

We have provided a solution by designing a paper core that will not easily crush and which is made from acid-free paper.

Now that we make Yarn Ball Cores available in two sizes, hopefully, we have met the demand of the knitting industry.

Mini-Cores by NKK are are available in packages of 25 cores and sell for $6.00 per package. We also offer a Bulk Pack of 100 cores for just $20.00

Each package includes instructions explaining how to use the cores.

Our cores can be used with all ball winders.

Our cores can be mounted on any tool that has a spindle rod of 5/8" or less.

Yarn Label - You simply store the yarn label inside the core where is safely stored and accessible. If you no longer have the label, then write down the yarn info on a small piece of paper and roll it inside the Core.

Mini-Cores by NKK™ - Another simple solution to an age-old problem

Each package includes 25 cores for $6.00

Also available in Bulk Packs (100 cores per box for $20.00)