[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Projects that don’t work out

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Hi Cindy.
Thanks for the thorough explanation.  
What does the washing do?  Is it just to clean old yarn, or does it help it relax and not be so loopy or crinkly or whatever from having been knitted?
Tracy


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Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2026 12:25 AM
To: Ericka via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org>
Cc: slery <slerythema at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Projects that don’t work out

Please don't throw out yarn, lol. You can frog (undo, dismantle) the yarn. If it has been in the project for a long time, you will want to let the yarn rest and or wash it. To wash it, you want to make a hank. 
Use the back of a chair or anything that you are able to wrap the yarn around (at least 12 inches) and be able to to slip the yarn off. 
EXPLAINATION: a straight back chair that you wrap the yarn around and then grab two sides and be able to pull up and off the chair. You could also use a stool or a box or anything that is wide enough.

After wrapping the yarn around the chair back, take some scrap yarn pieces and tie around the yarn before pulling it off the chair. Tie at least two pieces, one on each side. You want to knot these pieces of yarn so that they do not come off and you can cut them off later. Put the yarn in a lingerie bag. If the yarn is washable, throw in washer, if not, soak in a pan or sink. No detergent is needed. If dryable, toss in a dryer on low. If not, take your hands and gently press to release as much water as possible. DO NOT twist or squish. Pat with towels and lay out to air dry. You could hang the hank over a hanger to allow it to air dry.

Once dry, wind into a ball or center pull cake.

Cindy

On 2/27/2026 5:45 PM, Ericka via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
> Hello everyone! It is 63° in northern state of Wisconsin. I live on the Illinois Wisconsin border and it’s nice today. So great to shed the winter coat and wear a T-shirt and a hoodie.
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> I know everyone’s got a scrap pile of sorts. Little bits of left over from projects, but I don’t know what to do with projects that look like trash. I have stuff from the time when I was a beginner and I feel bad about throwing yarn out. Please advise otherwise it’s going in the circular vile under screwup.
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