There is a simple tool for making center pull yarn balls that has been in use in my areas of the world (the Nordic countries). It is called “nystpinne” in Swedish. Recently I noticed that Roxanne Richardson happen to have a video about this tool and I thought that I might as well link to it because it is a tool that anyone could make a rough version of with literally nothing else than a knife and some small trees growing in the ditches along the roads. You do not need expensive tools for making a center pull ball.
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For small bibs and bobs of yarn I will use my thumb as a nostepinne.
In a pinch, I have used a fat marker with masking tape wrap for a bit more texture.
This do it yourself person used paper, double sided tape and scissors.
“So I did what any self respecting craft lover would do, I made my own using a sheet of A4 paper, double sided sticky tape and a pair of scissors.”
Silly me, I’ve collected cardboard tubes from things like plastic kitchen wrap or aluminum foil boxes to use as nostepinnes.
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Brilliant!
Thank you so much for your post & your link! I actually found one of those tucked away in an old knitting bag. I completely forgot I had one! Lol! Now I can make some novelty yarn with my odds & ends that will have a proper center pull 
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Thanks for posting this! 
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