When I started my current project with fingering yarn and realized how difficult it is to feed from the center of the ball, it was obvious that I needed a new strategy. Feeding from the outside, however, has its own issues and means that the ball of yarn rolls all over the place and crocheting becomes a chasing game also. That's when the lightbulb went on and I decided to find a yarn bowl for home. I found this lovely one on etsy and got it shipped to the UK. It took a while to arrive but it was totally worth the wait: