A ball, a skein, a hank, a cake

These are all different terms for yarn and the way it is wound. I realize I toss these terms around a lot and that non-knitters probably have no idea that they all mean something different. So, here goes...

A ball...

A skein...

A hank...

A cake...

All except the hank can be immediately knit—the hank must be wound first... into a cake or a ball.

So there you have it. A ball, a skein, a hank, a cake. 

It's starting to sound like Dr. Seuss in here. 

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