As explained by the blog Knits and Knots by AME, the term frogging came to be because knitters and crocheters used to say ...

For knitters and crochet enthusiasts, winding yarn balls has been an arduous, time-consuming and physically taxing process. It has usually involved, with a few exceptions, cranking a machine by hand ...

If you love knitting, you're bound to have lots of half balls of yarn in your craft stash. We've got the perfect solution: make them into yarn cakes. What are yarn cakes? They're tightly wound balls ...