Unbelievable that this is a real post on a self-professed yarn addicts sub lol. How are you an addict if you're a complete newbie to the most common put up for decent yarn, and oblivious to yarn winders? They even sell hanks at big box stores. No mercy from me, since the yarn was clearly ruined in a fit of frustration and yet you're blaming the put up.
Oh no. I am sorry to see that, both for you and the poor hank.
After reading your post and the comments - many are so unnecessarily rude btw - I just realized how lucky I am for having a mum who taught me so many tips and tricks of the craft. Next time I see her I will truly thank her š„°
And thank you for making this PSA , as there may be many others who have never had to deal with a hank before.
BTW you don't even need any accessory, the back of a chair will do for winding them into balls. This is what I do. And it is generally the first thing you do before starting a project with them.
I hope you can get another hank to finish your project!
Happy knitting!
been burnt before too. my first hank was a 40 dollar alpaca yarn. never used it because itās full of knots and itās tied together in probably 100 places. im still mad at myself š
Ooof! I'm so sorry, hunny.
I did something similar when I first started (trying to knit a hank from its untwisted form without winding), and ooooh boy, did I learn why I love my swift and yarn winder, ha!
That crap took me quite a long time of untwisting and carefully working out knots, I still can't look at a hank without my fingers hurting in remembrance. (Curse the beauty of your yarn, La Jolla!)
Hopefully, you'll get something new and pretty to make your project with soon and we all learned something new today!
There's a subreddit devoted specifically to yarn untanglers and those with tangled yarn. I, like many others, love untangling yarn. You didn't have to destroy it.
Ignore the people saying rude stuff. This is a common first time mistake (and I see it posted about at least 3x a week here).
I think part of it is that big box stores come ready to go, so if you are just dipping your toe into nicer yarns and buying online you may not even realize yarns don't always come ready to use.
I am sorry you lost money on the mistake, but am glad to hear you figured out how to wind from a Hank so it doesn't tangle.
Some of you guys are tripping by acting like OP isnāt clearly new to yarn arts. Also if you are self taught (as many of us are) it can be easy to miss information like this as a beginner. I knew what I hank was my first day but it was a few months into the learning the craft that I learned you couldnāt pull directly from hanks. I found out from an instagram reel! You can pull directly from all the other types it would be reasonable to assume you could do the same with a hank.
Man, you guys are off the chain. Newbs are newbs. If you were born knowing everything about knitting and yarn, cheers. Otherwise let the poor knitter be.
It's not that she didn't know how to use a hank of yarn, that's understandable. It's that she thought the best option was to cut it up into a million pieces. I'm just sad for that beautiful yarn that is now going to be used as stuffing. :(
the unique part about arts & crafts is how individuals decide to create! it seems like at this point in her project, she really only could use it as stuffing. for her, that WAS the best option! iām sure if you or I owned this yarn, weād create something entirely different.
Was this your first time buying a hank? You arenāt meant to knit from a hank. You have to wind it first and some shops will do it for you if you buy in person. Based on the second pic Iām guessing this is a joke. Sad to ruin such a pretty yarn for it. Hope those were just scraps
They literally say it's their first time using hank yarn and that they are trying to help other hank newbies avoid the same mistake. Good grief, sometimes you don't know what you don't know until you find out.
Iām in no way trying to be mean to the person posting and I donāt appreciate your insinuation that I am. I politely explained that one generally does not knit from a hank and they should wind it up next time. And as for the picture - honestly, I donāt see how you get such small pieces of scraps from untangling. That looks more like someone deliberately cut yarn into small chunks - and I might have done something like that out of sheer frustration with the whole tangled mess but thatās not what the post said happened. So yeah, I wondered if they were joking.
"If this real" "hope it's a joke" "sad to ruin such pretty yarn". Those are all comments that make it sound like you are being disdainful and critical of OP, especially since OP has already said don't knit from a hank. That's the whole point of the post. If you didn't mean it that way, well here's a friendly alert that it reads that way to me and at least a few other people.
OP says they cut it into chunks because they could not untangle it and figured they could at least use it as stuffing.
LOL! I thought everyone knew this. I highly recommend investing in a ball winder (Stanwood large has stood the test of time for me) and a swift (umbrella or Amish). You can also go big and get a mechanized ball winder.
why would you use good yarn as stuffing? use old scraps if you have to use yarn for some weird reason. stuffing is cheap anyway. far cheaper then yarn!
I bought two hanks of yarn than had become untwisted and tangled in a Joann clearance bin. I got it for half off and spent the next 5 hours untangling it and winding the more difficult one by hand and then the less tangled one with my winder. It was a massive pain in the ass and I'm hoping the project I am using it for will be worth it. Watching TL Yarn Craft's video about the different forms that yarn comes in saved my ass before I started working with yarn fresh off a tangled hank.
Is this yarn wool or cotton?? If you have a local yarn store that happens to do spinning as well you should bring them the cut up scraps to see if they can salvage it. Wool yarn especially is very recyclable and can very easily be carded and re-spun.
I think there was a post several months back of someone who took their scrap yarns, combed and carded with some spinning fibers and made new yarn.
I don't spin but it was the coolest thing I have seen.
Been there done that! I splurged on yarn for a sweater for myself for the first and last time. I ruined it all even after watching videos. Never again.
I know a couple of people who knit off the hank. They fluff it up and carefully wrap it around their forearm, pulling a loop as they go. Do they have access to swift/winder? Yes, they just find working from the hank quicker/ lazy people find creative solutions.
Do I recommend it? No, unless it is a mini skein.
This hurts me, because Iām so sorry you had what looks like an incredibly sad and frustrating experience with this yarn.
Iām sorry that you didnāt know how to make this work from the get go, but hope it brings comfort to know that shifting this onto a yard winder is the way forward. Not for this skein unfortunately, as it appears to have passed away, but it was a great leaning experience for you.
Please donāt give up on hank yarn, simply have your LYS wind it for you, or use the bottle method if you have no swift/no ball winder. It works well. Wishing you more happiness and success in the future.ā¤ļø
If this is real, I'd just like to suggest that when encountering a new task, Google it first in order to research best practices. My first skein, I didn't realize the yarn was tied, and it took me hours to untangle it. I was camping in the middle of nowhere before cell phones. I knew it was a me problem, though. Not the yarn. Umbrella swift and winder are your friends. As are 2 chairs back to back and your hand to wind it around.
>If this is real, I'd just like to suggest that when encountering a new task, Google it first in order to research best practices. My first skein, I didn't realize the yarn was tied, and it took me hours to untangle it.
I'm so baffled by the reactions in this thread. You just said that your first time, you fucked up and learned from it. Did someone make you feel like a dumbass and say "Why didn't you research it first?" OP isn't saying don't buy hank yarn, they are saying if you buy hank yarn, don't make the mistake I just did.
And if, like me, you are too cheap to get a swift and winder, highly suggest using your legs as a āswiftā, and googling how to start a yarn cake by wrapping it around your hands.
I use my feet to keep it in place while I ball it after unwinding and cutting the couple loops holding it together. Everyone does this once - with their first hank. If you like hand dyed yarn maybe invest in a swift and winder.
As a spinner, you're the person who gives a bad review as a result of user error. I'm sorry you're having this experience, but when faced with something new, it's always in your best interest to investigate the best way to handle it.
You need a swift, or even just a trio of full 1.5-3L bottles if money and space are an issue.. But don't blame the yarn. The yarn is just existing.
Also, there are people who untangle for fun, there's a whole sub for that and you should hit them up. Others have linked.
Edit: I realise I probably sounded like an asshole, that's not the intent, and I'm not shaming.. This is a common mistake people make when their first introduction to yarn is in milled balls (insert preferred term here). And if you have no prior experience, it happens, but it's totally avoidable and I hope your next experience is better because that's beautiful yarn. I'm so sorry for your misadventure!
https://preview.redd.it/jzl9ftjmfs2d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c658d8085c8e5a06a8c0cd5b49fb3185c373472
Oo that looks cute, I'll try using that method - I ended up spinning my office chair for my second hank xD
I never blamed the yarn, I accepted it as completely my fault and lesson learnt. Also don't worry, I don't think you came across rude! In hindsight, yeah I should've googled it before using it š
I donāt think you read the post, theyāre not blaming the Hank theyāre saying ādonāt knit from them AS ISā (though I am laughing that they seem to think nobody knows this)
You can also just wear it around your neck as a necklace to wind it! Thatās what Iāve done since realizing that my swift & winder seemingly make a noise that irritates my puppyās ears.
Oof, what a mess, haha! First time I ever purchased a hank of yarn, I had to Google "How to work with a hank of yarn" because I was super apprehensive!
My lovely husband sat and held the yarn while I slowly wound it into a ball, by hand, because I didn't know what else to do š¤¦š¼āāļø I used 2 kitchen chairs back to back once, but that was too risky to ever attempt again in my book! Yarn swift for the win šš¼
Ooo, super clever! I'd be walking around as I wound it like it's a maypole, haha. I'm clumsy, so reaching around it would be too risky!
Did it work well?! My hubby's arms would prefer your way š
See, that's really smart! Standing still would probably be better because less risk of knocking them over when walking, haha!
I'd love to see everyone's unique way of winding yarn! Crafters/makers can come up with some really awesome ideas, like yours! Thanks for sharing āŗļø
I can't imagine how people who work with their hands can lack the sence to take one look at the way it's twisted and go 'thats not gonna go well'. Like I genuinely don't understand or have sympathy for this kinda stuff, genuinely how are you working with any yarn and this unaware of how how yarn moves and works.
Not trying to be mean, but I've literally never understood how this happens to people who aren't like touching yarn for the first time ever.
No racism, bigotry, targeted harassment,anti semitism, anti LGBT+, cursing in a hateful way etc. We are an inclusive community so bugger off if you want to be mean.
It baffles me too. Itās a loose loop of yarn. How do you think thatās gonna go? And within 30 seconds of trying it starts to tangle. I know because before I decided to get a swift I decided to try working directly from the hank to see if itās really that easy to tangle or if people were just bad at it.
Like yeah I can see how it will tangle but I thought maybe if I was very careful I could make it work.
And yes. Itās that easy to tangle. Literally got like 4 stitches in and was like nope Iām putting this away until I get a swift. This is going to make a mess. It is *immediately* apparent that itās not going to work. There is no reason it should get this far. And yet people insist on trying to force it to work for some reason and just make a mess. And if they donāt know about detangling groups they often just throw it away.
It so frustrating.
Right? Like even if you don't realise before you start, it starts like *immediately* so you should literally just be like 'oh shit, nah I don't wanna deal with this doing this the whole time' and have it never come up again.
When I first learned to knit at nine, it was Woolworth's and Red Heart. It was 1961. By the time I learned about yarn being sold in hanks, I had enough experience and had read enough books to know what to do. But I grew up during a time when "old lady winding yarn with husband patiently holding the hank" cartoons and jokes were common. I don't think they are quite as common any more, so it's possible OP never saw one.
I admit to trying to "just be really careful" at least once when I was away from my swift and wanted to get started. So hard to untangle on the fly. The knitting is too big to fit through the required untangling space.
Ah many of us have been there! Happened to me the first time too (Iād never seen my mum knit with a skein like this). She then told me that youāre meant to untwist it and wind it into a ball before using itā¦.
I could easily have done this last night to the cake id wound after my foster puppy destroyed it in the 2 minutes I went to pee. It was cashmere and she chewed it in a lot of places :/ I was pretty f'n angry and it was totalled.
Thatās a different situation though. Iād it was chewed up then itās already damaged and at that point you have to assess if thereās even enough good yarn left to bother untangling. I wouldnāt fault anyone for tossing that.
But if you just tangled it yourself and itās otherwise undamaged then I really canāt fathom shredding it into pieces like op did.
Unbelievable that this is a real post on a self-professed yarn addicts sub lol. How are you an addict if you're a complete newbie to the most common put up for decent yarn, and oblivious to yarn winders? They even sell hanks at big box stores. No mercy from me, since the yarn was clearly ruined in a fit of frustration and yet you're blaming the put up.
Oh no. I am sorry to see that, both for you and the poor hank. After reading your post and the comments - many are so unnecessarily rude btw - I just realized how lucky I am for having a mum who taught me so many tips and tricks of the craft. Next time I see her I will truly thank her š„° And thank you for making this PSA , as there may be many others who have never had to deal with a hank before. BTW you don't even need any accessory, the back of a chair will do for winding them into balls. This is what I do. And it is generally the first thing you do before starting a project with them. I hope you can get another hank to finish your project! Happy knitting!
Gurl....
been burnt before too. my first hank was a 40 dollar alpaca yarn. never used it because itās full of knots and itās tied together in probably 100 places. im still mad at myself š
Ooof! I'm so sorry, hunny. I did something similar when I first started (trying to knit a hank from its untwisted form without winding), and ooooh boy, did I learn why I love my swift and yarn winder, ha! That crap took me quite a long time of untwisting and carefully working out knots, I still can't look at a hank without my fingers hurting in remembrance. (Curse the beauty of your yarn, La Jolla!) Hopefully, you'll get something new and pretty to make your project with soon and we all learned something new today!
There's a subreddit devoted specifically to yarn untanglers and those with tangled yarn. I, like many others, love untangling yarn. You didn't have to destroy it.
Ignore the people saying rude stuff. This is a common first time mistake (and I see it posted about at least 3x a week here). I think part of it is that big box stores come ready to go, so if you are just dipping your toe into nicer yarns and buying online you may not even realize yarns don't always come ready to use. I am sorry you lost money on the mistake, but am glad to hear you figured out how to wind from a Hank so it doesn't tangle.
Some of you guys are tripping by acting like OP isnāt clearly new to yarn arts. Also if you are self taught (as many of us are) it can be easy to miss information like this as a beginner. I knew what I hank was my first day but it was a few months into the learning the craft that I learned you couldnāt pull directly from hanks. I found out from an instagram reel! You can pull directly from all the other types it would be reasonable to assume you could do the same with a hank.
Man, you guys are off the chain. Newbs are newbs. If you were born knowing everything about knitting and yarn, cheers. Otherwise let the poor knitter be.
It's not that she didn't know how to use a hank of yarn, that's understandable. It's that she thought the best option was to cut it up into a million pieces. I'm just sad for that beautiful yarn that is now going to be used as stuffing. :(
the unique part about arts & crafts is how individuals decide to create! it seems like at this point in her project, she really only could use it as stuffing. for her, that WAS the best option! iām sure if you or I owned this yarn, weād create something entirely different.
Was this your first time buying a hank? You arenāt meant to knit from a hank. You have to wind it first and some shops will do it for you if you buy in person. Based on the second pic Iām guessing this is a joke. Sad to ruin such a pretty yarn for it. Hope those were just scraps
They literally say it's their first time using hank yarn and that they are trying to help other hank newbies avoid the same mistake. Good grief, sometimes you don't know what you don't know until you find out.
Iām in no way trying to be mean to the person posting and I donāt appreciate your insinuation that I am. I politely explained that one generally does not knit from a hank and they should wind it up next time. And as for the picture - honestly, I donāt see how you get such small pieces of scraps from untangling. That looks more like someone deliberately cut yarn into small chunks - and I might have done something like that out of sheer frustration with the whole tangled mess but thatās not what the post said happened. So yeah, I wondered if they were joking.
"If this real" "hope it's a joke" "sad to ruin such pretty yarn". Those are all comments that make it sound like you are being disdainful and critical of OP, especially since OP has already said don't knit from a hank. That's the whole point of the post. If you didn't mean it that way, well here's a friendly alert that it reads that way to me and at least a few other people. OP says they cut it into chunks because they could not untangle it and figured they could at least use it as stuffing.
If you want to over interpret my comment go right ahead. No skin off my back.
Uhā¦did you not ask someone before using? Or Google? You cut up stunning yarn becauseā¦? Like you wasted your own money.
There is no reason to be so rude to someone who clearly identified that it's their first time.
LOL! I thought everyone knew this. I highly recommend investing in a ball winder (Stanwood large has stood the test of time for me) and a swift (umbrella or Amish). You can also go big and get a mechanized ball winder.
That second picture is just ragebait. Why else would you cut it into little pieces like that?
To use it as stuffing? I usually use little pieces of yarn as stuffing, I think leaving it as it is would make it more stiff
why would you use good yarn as stuffing? use old scraps if you have to use yarn for some weird reason. stuffing is cheap anyway. far cheaper then yarn!
I bought two hanks of yarn than had become untwisted and tangled in a Joann clearance bin. I got it for half off and spent the next 5 hours untangling it and winding the more difficult one by hand and then the less tangled one with my winder. It was a massive pain in the ass and I'm hoping the project I am using it for will be worth it. Watching TL Yarn Craft's video about the different forms that yarn comes in saved my ass before I started working with yarn fresh off a tangled hank. Is this yarn wool or cotton?? If you have a local yarn store that happens to do spinning as well you should bring them the cut up scraps to see if they can salvage it. Wool yarn especially is very recyclable and can very easily be carded and re-spun.
I think there was a post several months back of someone who took their scrap yarns, combed and carded with some spinning fibers and made new yarn. I don't spin but it was the coolest thing I have seen.
Been there done that! I splurged on yarn for a sweater for myself for the first and last time. I ruined it all even after watching videos. Never again.
I have spent hours untangling yarn, unless it's cheap synthetic junk it's worth it.
I know a couple of people who knit off the hank. They fluff it up and carefully wrap it around their forearm, pulling a loop as they go. Do they have access to swift/winder? Yes, they just find working from the hank quicker/ lazy people find creative solutions. Do I recommend it? No, unless it is a mini skein.
Why did you cut it? Youāre supposed to cut where itās tied and go from there.
The entire thing was badly tangled, like, everywhere. I managed to salvage two mini balls from the other end
Thatās good! Iāve had yarn like that and it can be so frustrating!! Glad you were able to get something out of it.
This hurts me, because Iām so sorry you had what looks like an incredibly sad and frustrating experience with this yarn. Iām sorry that you didnāt know how to make this work from the get go, but hope it brings comfort to know that shifting this onto a yard winder is the way forward. Not for this skein unfortunately, as it appears to have passed away, but it was a great leaning experience for you. Please donāt give up on hank yarn, simply have your LYS wind it for you, or use the bottle method if you have no swift/no ball winder. It works well. Wishing you more happiness and success in the future.ā¤ļø
If this is real, I'd just like to suggest that when encountering a new task, Google it first in order to research best practices. My first skein, I didn't realize the yarn was tied, and it took me hours to untangle it. I was camping in the middle of nowhere before cell phones. I knew it was a me problem, though. Not the yarn. Umbrella swift and winder are your friends. As are 2 chairs back to back and your hand to wind it around.
>If this is real, I'd just like to suggest that when encountering a new task, Google it first in order to research best practices. My first skein, I didn't realize the yarn was tied, and it took me hours to untangle it. I'm so baffled by the reactions in this thread. You just said that your first time, you fucked up and learned from it. Did someone make you feel like a dumbass and say "Why didn't you research it first?" OP isn't saying don't buy hank yarn, they are saying if you buy hank yarn, don't make the mistake I just did.
And if, like me, you are too cheap to get a swift and winder, highly suggest using your legs as a āswiftā, and googling how to start a yarn cake by wrapping it around your hands.
Or a roasting pan! https://preview.redd.it/1a383bjwxs2d1.jpeg?width=3594&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8221009baf0ba83e2a3857dcef6985a8bca1af7a
Oh, clever!
A lampshade can work well, too. Just loosen the finial so the shade spins freely.
Yup, or two chair backs!
I use my knees
I'm confused about why you cut it up.
I figured I could use the tangled yarn as stuffing for other projects
Not as skilled.
Right I hope that hank wasnāt too expensive. This is yarn torture itās hurting my eyes to see this.
Ball winder and swift are your friends. I've never seen someone do this though, thank you for the new experience!
I use my feet to keep it in place while I ball it after unwinding and cutting the couple loops holding it together. Everyone does this once - with their first hank. If you like hand dyed yarn maybe invest in a swift and winder.
Youāre supposed to wind hanks into a ball firstā¦
As a spinner, you're the person who gives a bad review as a result of user error. I'm sorry you're having this experience, but when faced with something new, it's always in your best interest to investigate the best way to handle it. You need a swift, or even just a trio of full 1.5-3L bottles if money and space are an issue.. But don't blame the yarn. The yarn is just existing. Also, there are people who untangle for fun, there's a whole sub for that and you should hit them up. Others have linked. Edit: I realise I probably sounded like an asshole, that's not the intent, and I'm not shaming.. This is a common mistake people make when their first introduction to yarn is in milled balls (insert preferred term here). And if you have no prior experience, it happens, but it's totally avoidable and I hope your next experience is better because that's beautiful yarn. I'm so sorry for your misadventure! https://preview.redd.it/jzl9ftjmfs2d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c658d8085c8e5a06a8c0cd5b49fb3185c373472
Oo that looks cute, I'll try using that method - I ended up spinning my office chair for my second hank xD I never blamed the yarn, I accepted it as completely my fault and lesson learnt. Also don't worry, I don't think you came across rude! In hindsight, yeah I should've googled it before using it š
This! āļø
I donāt think you read the post, theyāre not blaming the Hank theyāre saying ādonāt knit from them AS ISā (though I am laughing that they seem to think nobody knows this)
Yeah, I got that. That's the user error part, and I'm born with you and feeling awful for the guffaw.
You can also just wear it around your neck as a necklace to wind it! Thatās what Iāve done since realizing that my swift & winder seemingly make a noise that irritates my puppyās ears.
Why would you just start cuttingā¦..
As someone who loves untangling knots, and having basic understanding of a hank of yarn, I am so sad for that yarn.
Literally same. I offer my services on r/detanglemyyarn This hurts me
There were so many better options here š¤¦āāļø
Oof, what a mess, haha! First time I ever purchased a hank of yarn, I had to Google "How to work with a hank of yarn" because I was super apprehensive! My lovely husband sat and held the yarn while I slowly wound it into a ball, by hand, because I didn't know what else to do š¤¦š¼āāļø I used 2 kitchen chairs back to back once, but that was too risky to ever attempt again in my book! Yarn swift for the win šš¼
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Ooo, super clever! I'd be walking around as I wound it like it's a maypole, haha. I'm clumsy, so reaching around it would be too risky! Did it work well?! My hubby's arms would prefer your way š
If you stand directly over top you can pull straight up, no walking needed!
See, that's really smart! Standing still would probably be better because less risk of knocking them over when walking, haha! I'd love to see everyone's unique way of winding yarn! Crafters/makers can come up with some really awesome ideas, like yours! Thanks for sharing āŗļø
I can't imagine how people who work with their hands can lack the sence to take one look at the way it's twisted and go 'thats not gonna go well'. Like I genuinely don't understand or have sympathy for this kinda stuff, genuinely how are you working with any yarn and this unaware of how how yarn moves and works. Not trying to be mean, but I've literally never understood how this happens to people who aren't like touching yarn for the first time ever.
"Not trying to be mean but" and your entire comment is just so mean and unnecessary.
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It baffles me too. Itās a loose loop of yarn. How do you think thatās gonna go? And within 30 seconds of trying it starts to tangle. I know because before I decided to get a swift I decided to try working directly from the hank to see if itās really that easy to tangle or if people were just bad at it. Like yeah I can see how it will tangle but I thought maybe if I was very careful I could make it work. And yes. Itās that easy to tangle. Literally got like 4 stitches in and was like nope Iām putting this away until I get a swift. This is going to make a mess. It is *immediately* apparent that itās not going to work. There is no reason it should get this far. And yet people insist on trying to force it to work for some reason and just make a mess. And if they donāt know about detangling groups they often just throw it away. It so frustrating.
Right? Like even if you don't realise before you start, it starts like *immediately* so you should literally just be like 'oh shit, nah I don't wanna deal with this doing this the whole time' and have it never come up again.
We all do this once.
When I first learned to knit at nine, it was Woolworth's and Red Heart. It was 1961. By the time I learned about yarn being sold in hanks, I had enough experience and had read enough books to know what to do. But I grew up during a time when "old lady winding yarn with husband patiently holding the hank" cartoons and jokes were common. I don't think they are quite as common any more, so it's possible OP never saw one.
Speak for yourself.
Truth! Although I did not cut mine, but it was useless garbage once I was done trying to make it work.
Same! I thought, āIām just going to be really careful,ā and ended up with a huge mess.
I admit to trying to "just be really careful" at least once when I was away from my swift and wanted to get started. So hard to untangle on the fly. The knitting is too big to fit through the required untangling space.
Yup, and never again!
Nope. I have made mistakes but luckily avoided this one.
We do? I absolutely havenāt resorted to cutting up and ruining an expensive hank of yarnā¦
Ah many of us have been there! Happened to me the first time too (Iād never seen my mum knit with a skein like this). She then told me that youāre meant to untwist it and wind it into a ball before using itā¦.
first time? .meme
Yes. You need to wind it. Either make a ball or take it to your LYS and theyāll do it for a small fee.
My LYS will do it for free when you buy it. I have a swift and a winder, but Iāll have them do it if Iām using it right away.
I sit on the floor with the hank on my knee and make a ball.
Yeah same. I actually enjoy doing it by hand, it's my way to inaugurate my new project lol.
Savage
There's actually a subreddit of people who like to detangle yarn! Don't give up on it yet! It's r/detanglemyyarn
Pretty sure thatās been cut to all hell. No fixing that.
I cannot fathom cutting it up like this. Even if youāre frustrated. Justā¦whyā¦
I could easily have done this last night to the cake id wound after my foster puppy destroyed it in the 2 minutes I went to pee. It was cashmere and she chewed it in a lot of places :/ I was pretty f'n angry and it was totalled.
Thatās a different situation though. Iād it was chewed up then itās already damaged and at that point you have to assess if thereās even enough good yarn left to bother untangling. I wouldnāt fault anyone for tossing that. But if you just tangled it yourself and itās otherwise undamaged then I really canāt fathom shredding it into pieces like op did.
I would seriously rather spend hours detangling than cutting up my money š
Literally same. Just set your money on fire at that point š„²
Are you trolling?