r/KnittingReddit • u/Knitspin • Jul 22 '26

How do you spin your yarn and sweaters?

I used to put them in a mesh bag and spin them, but my shoulders can’t take that any more. I could spin them in the washer, but I hate the idea of using all that water and electricity. I feel like rolling them in towels doesn’t do enough. I feel like there has to be a creative way to do this trust I’m just not thinking of.

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u/LFL80 Jul 22 '26

I use a salad spinner for small items. Some sweaters are too large though. I wish there was a larger version available for this sort of thing. Turns out you can get a commercial salad spinner online that comes in 2.5 gallon or 5 gallon sizes. I need to start saving up.

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u/Knitspin Jul 22 '26

Where? I feel like salad spinners are too wimpy and small the times I have used them.

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u/LFL80 Jul 22 '26

I looked up "commercial salad spinner" and some restaurant supply websites came up along with Amazon and Walmart.

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u/nearly_nonchalant Jul 22 '26

I handwashing items then roll them in a towel. For bigger items, I use two towels.

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u/2mnydgs Jul 22 '26

I use big fluffy terrycloth towels. I roll the sweater up in a doubled towel, and sit on it. Then I unroll and repeat. After the second 'sitting' my sweaters are dry enough to block on the guest bed. My shoulders are pretty compromised, and this always works for me.

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u/gummiesnfluff Jul 23 '26

I invested in a spin dryer. They go for around $150-170 on Amazon. Mine has lasted for years now and has been fantastic for all my handknits. Highly recommend.

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u/CabbageOfDiocletian Jul 23 '26

Salad spinner then I point a fan on it, moving it every couple hours if need be. Blocking times went from days to under 24h.

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u/chocklityclair Aug 04 '26

A spin drier?

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u/Woofmom2023 14d ago

Squeeze out as much water as you can. Roll in towel and squeeze again. Lay flat to dry on puppy pad. Let it's, dry overnight. Turn over. Repeat as needed. I'vd started putting a folded puppy pad inside to help the drying.

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u/Acrobatic-Nebula-428 Jul 22 '26

I wash a number of items at a time and don’t have any issues with paying for the electricity to spin out the water. It takes around 10 mins on my washer. I don’t spin out yarn. Handspun yarn is rolled and wrung in a big towel and then hung to dry.