Comments on: Skeins aren’t scary – how I handwind a ball http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/ adventures in knitting and endurance sports Sat, 09 May 2009 13:41:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brandi http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-403 Brandi Sat, 09 May 2009 00:15:09 +0000 http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-403 Thank you SO much for posting this! I just started knitting this week and I knew there had to be an easier way than pulling knots out for three hours, lol! ;) Thank you SO much for posting this! I just started knitting this week and I knew there had to be an easier way than pulling knots out for three hours, lol! ;)

]]> By: andi3216 http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-389 andi3216 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:18:51 +0000 http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-389 I think your tutorial is fantastic! It really helped me, because no one addresses how to handle the rest of the skein while you are winding the ball. I probably should have told you sooner, but I did reference your post on my blog - with a link to it. I hope you don't mind... If you do, I will certainly remove it. But since I found it so helpful, I figured others would as well! :) I think your tutorial is fantastic! It really helped me, because no one addresses how to handle the rest of the skein while you are winding the ball.

I probably should have told you sooner, but I did reference your post on my blog – with a link to it. I hope you don’t mind… If you do, I will certainly remove it. But since I found it so helpful, I figured others would as well! :)

]]> By: A few knitting tips from a beginner for other beginners… UPDATED 02/01/08 « blogidy blog http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-382 A few knitting tips from a beginner for other beginners… UPDATED 02/01/08 « blogidy blog Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:44:36 +0000 http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-382 [...] Another lesson I learned the hard way: what to do with a skien and how to wind a center pull ball! The first time I brought home a skein of yarn I was a little confused as how to actually use it… Thanks to Google, I found out that you need to wind it into a center pull ball. I found this nifty little video at knittinghelp.com. So I began and ended up with a complete ! The one thing that most of the tutorials I found online fail to mention is that you need to put the open skein around something (like the back of a chair, someones hands, your knees, a swift - if you are fortunate!, etc.) to keep it from turning into a tangled mess. Here is a good post I found about how to handle the skein. [...] [...] Another lesson I learned the hard way: what to do with a skien and how to wind a center pull ball! The first time I brought home a skein of yarn I was a little confused as how to actually use it… Thanks to Google, I found out that you need to wind it into a center pull ball. I found this nifty little video at knittinghelp.com. So I began and ended up with a complete ! The one thing that most of the tutorials I found online fail to mention is that you need to put the open skein around something (like the back of a chair, someones hands, your knees, a swift – if you are fortunate!, etc.) to keep it from turning into a tangled mess. Here is a good post I found about how to handle the skein. [...]

]]> By: thosecrazyrosenberrys http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-319 thosecrazyrosenberrys Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:08:19 +0000 http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-319 thank you so much for this. i feel the same after seeing the prices of a swift and ball winder. many thanks again and happy crafting! thank you so much for this. i feel the same after seeing the prices of a swift and ball winder. many thanks again and happy crafting!

]]> By: Helena http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-209 Helena Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:47:49 +0000 http://stringtheories.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/skeins-arent-scary-how-i-handwind-a-ball/#comment-209 The RKG has a swift and winder. Come to the Guild meeting on September 5th. You can sit there during the meeting and wind your yarn! The RKG has a swift and winder. Come to the Guild meeting on September 5th. You can sit there during the meeting and wind your yarn!

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