Failed Yarn Ball Winding

Do you ever end up with this kind of mess? You buy a couple skeins of yarn, then forget to ask the store to wind them into balls, so you use your friend's yarn-ball-winder. The first skein goes lickety-split and in an instant your yarn is nicely wound into a ball. But the second skein has an instant, too: it instantly goes all to hell and you end up taking home a big mess. Then you slowly, painstakingly begin to wind up the yarn yourself, and boy that's the time you need good, bright light. Arrgghh. It's aggravating and compelling, but also satisfying.  

27 degrees this morning; everything covered in frost.