Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I got this and a swifter at the same time. YAY! PROS: So much easier and faster to wind than creating a ball by hand. Glad I bought it!!! The resulting cake is easy to USE when knitting (as opposed to a ball) because the cake stays put when you pull on it. Works smoothly and is quiet. Negative review states that it is not good for fingering yarn. I did not have a problem with fingering yarn; it inserted into the slits on the bobbin and held just fine. PRO FOR SOME, CON FOR OTHERS: the hole in the middle of the cake is large. Some may like that because it may make it easier to center-pull the yarn, and leaves plenty of room to insert the label when storing the cake. I prefer a smaller cake but that is personal. I am editing this review after more use. Initially, I thought the bobbin in the middle wasn't held in tightly, allowing the cake to pop off. Since then I realize that with some effort this middle bobbin does in fact click in securely and WILL NOT POP OFF. So if you were having trouble with it popping, off, try again. It does click in to place. In fact, once it's in it's hard to take it apart. CONS: It is not easy to break down into the small box it came in, so storage is not optimal. But the thing is not too big. And I love it more every time I use it.