Wandering Balls

unaveragejane

I made 5 wool dryer balls a few weeks ago, and they keep winding up stuck inside my clothes, sheets, etc and not getting used in the dryer that much. In fact, I'm down to 4 balls b/c I can't find one of them. Is this a normal problem? Should I (could I) add some wool to make them bigger?

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TJ1979

We've only got 2 balls, and they are always getting into mischief.

unaveragejane

You guise!!! I seriously need to know if bigger balls will stay put better!

Yeah, I didn't even manage to type that with a straight face.

TJ1979

I don't know.  If I had bigger balls, I would tell you.

ElleBeeDub

I have six balls, and I average 3 in the dryer at any one time due to this very same problem. Bigger might help some, but I think you're still going to end up with them wandering away. Bigger isn't always better.

CopperT0p

I bought my wool balls, they are each about the size of a hard ball.  

I only put them in my CD loads of inserts, and I've never lost one yet.  It might be a different story with clothes. I just make sure I count them as they come out to make sure I get all 3 back, then they go into a special box on top of the dryer. 

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sumati

My dryer balls are about 3" in diameter.  I got them from this Etsy seller (https://www.etsy.com/shop/cleansypria). We haven't lost any.  When we wash sheets, they will sometimes get stuck in the fitted sheet.  I've ocassionaly had them in pants legs, but not often.  We use 6 total (four wool and two nubby plastic dryerballs) with each load.

sarenu1

I got any extra one just for that reason.

welly01

We have three.  We always keep them in the dryer.  They usually get hung up in the laundry, but we just get them out before the next load.  DH can't stand clean laundry that's not put up, so our loads don't sit in a laundry basket very long.

unaveragejane

@welly01 - Where did you have YH trained??? I need the number! I try to fold laundry when I get it out of the dryer, and I put it at the bottom of the stairs for DH to carry upstairs for me when he gets home. I kid you not, he walked past baskets for a whole week last week until I reminded him in my "if I have to ask one more time..." voice that they needed to go up. I think he honestly doesn't see them!!!

Chichigo

unaveragejane said:

@welly01 - Where did you have YH trained??? I need the number! I try to fold laundry when I get it out of the dryer, and I put it at the bottom of the stairs for DH to carry upstairs for me when he gets home. I kid you not, he walked past baskets for a whole week last week until I reminded him in my "if I have to ask one more time..." voice that they needed to go up. I think he honestly doesn't see them!!!

I think some men have a gene that makes laundry invisible. Its related to the gene that blocks unpleasant odors coming from spoiled food or soiled diapers.

TJ1979

sarenu1 said:

I got any extra one just for that reason.

Is the one extra ball awkward?  Or do you find it beneficial?

welly01

unaveragejane said:

@welly01 - Where did you have YH trained??? I need the number! I try to fold laundry when I get it out of the dryer, and I put it at the bottom of the stairs for DH to carry upstairs for me when he gets home. I kid you not, he walked past baskets for a whole week last week until I reminded him in my "if I have to ask one more time..." voice that they needed to go up. I think he honestly doesn't see them!!!

The Navy.  

Seriously, I don't know.  He drives me CRAZY though.  He's such a clean freak.  He's definitely the cleaner of the two of us and I'm a little embarrassed to say he does more housework than I do.

unaveragejane

TJ1979 said:

sarenu1 said:

I got any extra one just for that reason.

Is the one extra ball awkward?  Or do you find it beneficial?

Would you loan it to me until I find the one that's missing? I feel so incomplete.

Lild09

I dunno ladies the balls we have are extra large (soft ball sized and we haven't lost one - all four are hanging out together on top of the dryer

Into+the+Kitty

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v0CXOnJsM4o

sarenu1

unaveragejane said:

TJ1979 said:

sarenu1 said:

I got any extra one just for that reason.

Is the one extra ball awkward?  Or do you find it beneficial?

Would you loan it to me until I find the one that's missing? I feel so incomplete.


Nope sorry, I need to repair one at the moment.

And usually I'm lazy and loose 2 of them in unfolded sheets.

And yes, I find I beneficial to have an extra ball or two handy...

Into+the+Kitty

sarenu1 said:

TJ1979 said:

sarenu1 said:

I got any extra one just for that reason.

Is the one extra ball awkward?  Or do you find it beneficial?

Would you loan it to me until I find the one that's missing? I feel so incomplete.

Nope sorry, I need to repair one at the moment. And usually I'm lazy and loose 2 of them in unfolded sheets. And yes, I find I beneficial to have an extra ball or two handy...

I've totally made the bed and not noticed the lumpy balls caught under the sheets until I got in bed that night.

jcwinsto

I kinda like finding balls under my sheets when I get in bed at night...

beccaxrad

Who's got the biggest balls of them all?

sumati

welly01 said:

The Navy.  

Seriously, I don't know.  He drives me CRAZY though.  He's such a clean freak.  He's definitely the cleaner of the two of us and I'm a little embarrassed to say he does more housework than I do.

THIS! My husband is OCD and he is the cleaner of the house too.  He does his own laundry b/c I don't "do it the right way"... He'll also go behind me and re-arrange dishes in the dishwasher the "correct" way.  LOL  

unaveragejane

@ITK - Do you like me or're you just ignorin' me? B/c I've got balls the size of small dogs...

Into+the+Kitty

unaveragejane said:

@ITK - Do you like me or're you just ignorin' me? B/c I've got balls the size of small dogs...

And sometimes I wish I was Tiger Woods.

unaveragejane

Big balls? Yes!!!

Into+the+Kitty

I've had that stuck in my head ever since reading your OP lol.

unaveragejane

And I thought I get weird songs stuck in my head.