I am knitting me a k2 p2 scarf with 2 skeins of Paton’s Merino at the same time and I am almost out but I have one more left and I want to split it in half. I am not sure how to do it and make it even, any suggestions?
If you have a postage or food scale you can do it by weight…otherwise maybe you can wind it onto a swift or chair back, count how many times you wind it around, and re-wind half that number into a ball? :shrug: I can’t think of any easier ways to do it…
are you wanting to split it in half so you can use two strands? if so I would just knit from the inside and outside of the ball.
otherwise i guess you could measure it and then go from there. i usually just eyeball it. i think some would probably use a food scale too. :shrug:
You could pull the center yarn out and use the yarn on the OUTSIDE and put them together and knit that way.Or wind separte balls that way,but I would have someone hold the yarn while you do this.
:doh: What brendajos and momwolf suggested makes complete sense…unfortunately I already unwound the doggone thing! :doh: Sorry, I guess I should have said that before.
Just start winding new ball till they are both the same size
I purchased a kitchen scale that goes up to 16 oz. at Wal-mart for about $4. When I split a skein to make a pair of socks, I wind the ball on my winder and weigh the original skein until it’s half the original weight. Then I cut the yarn and wind the other half.
It works great! 
when you say you have unwound it, what form is it currently in?
2 hot dog looking balls of yarn currently and the sizes are about even but one is tighter than the other one. I think I need to unwind the loose one and rewind it. (my poor wrists!)
I don’t know if this helps, but I do as the others have suggested and wind it into two center pull balls. I eyeball them to get approximate equality, but I don’t cut the yarn. I put both balls (still joined) into a zip lock bag and use them that way accordingly. Example, even if I do this for a pair of socks (2 socks 1 skein) I work both socks at the same time, or work one without binding off then start the other. So if one ball has more yarn at the end I can just take from the other. Forgive me if that makes no sense lol. It isn’t even bulky to walk around with both in a baggie at the same time.
axe?
axe :roflhard: :roflhard: :roflhard: :roflhard: :roflhard: :roflhard:
I would find both ends then WIND BOTH ENDS TOGETHER into any type of ball.
When you finish rolling, that’s the exact center of the yarn and you can cut it.
Now you need to unwind the ball into 2 balls.
I’d ask someone for help.
And make sure there aren’t cats around.
