[Nfb-krafters-korner] Massive knot in yarn

[Annette Carr]

Hi Angelina,

I think you made the right decision of cutting and knotting the yarn back
together.  Your goal right now is to develop your crocheting skills, and
having a knot is not a big deal.  Keep up the momentum.

Sometimes I do not think it matters which end of the skein you start with,
you can still end up with a knot.  I think it just has to do with how life
has impacted the skein of yarn during its travels.  

And yes, I too like to use the Pound of Love yarn and that would be one very
big ball of yarn to be chasing around when it decides it wants to go on an
adventure.  However, I think at some point with most of the Pound of Love
skeins of yarn, I have had to stop and untangle a potentially large knot and
roll the remaining yarn into a skein.

Annette


Annette
 

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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 7:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Massive knot in yarn

Thanks all for your suggestions. Since this is only practice I did cut the
knot out and tied the two ends together. Next time I'll put myself up to the
task of untangling  the mess. I think I started pulling from the outside
strand and somehow it got wrapped in with the other end.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
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Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Massive knot in yarn


> 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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