[Nfb-krafters-korner] Massive knot in yarn

[Susan Roe]

Hi Angelina,

Crochetting is one of my favorite yarn crafts.  Dealing with knots or 
inperfections in yarn is all a part of fiber crafting or as my husband puts 
it, fiber obsession.  I deal with a lot of the pound skeins too, but I 
prefer pulling from the center of the skein rather than a ball because the 
ball is so large.  I do not like pulling from the outside of a skein because 
you have to shift the skein around too much as you work.  I have found very 
few yarns that I can't work knots out of and always work at them a bit 
before I throw up my hands and pull out the snippers.  I try to always add 
yarn on the ends of a piece because it is easier to blend in the ends, but I 
have worked on granny square baby or lap throws that are just one giant 
square and the yarn changes are throughout the piece.  I allow a good 3 
inches for the knot to be tied loosly, continue crochetting for at least 2 
inches and then I weave in the ends.  I do this by untieing half of the 
loose granny knot, slightly snugging the remaining half of the knot and then 
either weaving the ends along the stitches on either side of your half knot 
with a crochet hook or a yarn needle.  If I'm joining two different colors, 
then the color on the right gets a small knot tied on the end of the yarn 
and the new yarn end does not.  Then when it comes time to weave in those 
ends, the smooth strand goes to the left and the one knotted strand goes to 
the right after snipping off the knot.

Susan R.
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anjelina" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 5:16 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Massive knot in yarn


> Hi all:
> I have a massive tangled mess of a knot in this skane of yarn I'm working 
> with. I'd say I'm not even half way through and it's becoming nearly 
> impossible to remove. If I cut it out, how  do I continue on? I'm working 
> on the single crochet stitch.
> Is it better to roll a skane into a ball before using the yarn?
> Thanks for any advice.
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