Tangled Skein

pictish · Tangled Skein

Anyone know of an easy and quick soloution??? There is no way I can wind it as it is. This is the first time I have bought from this person and tho the colours are gorgeous I can't be doing with this nonsense Evil or Very Mad

knittingnanny

Send it to me and I'll post it back - promise Wink

Linda

loobyj

Bucketfuls of patience and some soothing music in the background Confused

lj

pictish

Aww thanks but I couldn't ask you to do that Shocked

I will just sit and do it manually rather than use the ballwinder if there's no other way - I've tried sort of giving it a tug and letting it dangle all to no avail Laughing

pictish

FatCat

yeah, get Mr P to do it for you! Very Happy

Patience is the way, do a bit at a time. I remember the first yarn I ever bought that arrived in a skein, I had no idea how to wind it and ended up with biggest ball of yarn vomit you can imagine. It was Lion and Lamb, so pretty yarn vomit but still. Took me about 4 days to sort out, just a bit at a time otherwise I ended up getting really cross with it, and myself Evil or Very Mad

Bet you sort yours out far more quickly, looking forward to seeing it!

franney

i love untangling, i find it soothing Laughing

I don't know as i could offer any advice though, i think it's just a matter of looking at the tangles and working out which way you need to go to undo it - which is probably what you're doing anyway cos that's how you undo tangles ROFL

Sorry, my brain's gone into overlaod today, it's all the excitement dontcha know Wink

pictish

Well I've done it!! And what a mess - I've never had one like that and what's more it had 3 knots. I may not be buying from this seller again tho the yarn and colours are lovely Confused

Thanks for the advice Razz

Wildpurl

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought Tangled Skein was going to be another pictish recommended yarn supplier. Shocked

I was thinking "oh noooooo!" because I thought I would be presented with dreadful temptation again. Confused

I was really surprised when it was actually about a tangled skein Laughing

pictish

Now that could say as much about you as it does me Laughing

FatCat

LOL at Carola! ROFL

Glad you got the skein sorted Ali, but all those knots Shocked

G'wan, do we get to see this very pretty yarn .....? Very Happy

CJ

I had some of that tofutsies and it had 7 knots in about 400m. Shocked

oh, now I want to know where you got it from, cos I hate tangles and knots. Laughing

FatCat

CJ

oh, that's good to know.

but I also wouldn't use it for socks again, they're my only pair that developed a hole in them. Rolling Eyes

FatCat

I've never had any holes in mine either Confused

you must've had a duff ball and no mistake Shocked

CJ

yep, it must have been a right duffer - lol!!

Fi

I don't mind untangling, just ask Blue.

pictish

I'm sorted now but thanks Fi!!!

It's funny how some of us like it and even find it relaxing Shocked

while others get really stressed out with it Laughing

lillybee

I haven't bought a skein, can't believe it. I remember growing up, my mum would stick a skein over my hands and make me sit still while she wound it into a ball Very Happy

pictish

Ahh maybe you don't knit with hand dyed sock yarn?? Wink

I used to get DH to help me wind my yarn like that and that's why he made me a swift Laughing

gilraen

I'm glad it's all over now! Smile