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Problem: Chenille is knitting up on the bias
Please help. I am a novice knitter that has acquired a cotton chenille
yarn which is ribbon/tape-like, that knits up biased and gets much worse after washing. Should I: 1. abandon current pattern and knit a plain yoke sweater that spirals upward. 2. attempt to "treat" the yarn by wetting and hanging to dry with weights. (idea from a book) 3. wash it roughly to get it completely biased and then knit with the yarn (or will it just get worse and worse?) Yes, I can return the yarn, but I do so love the wonderful soft feel of the knitted fabric. All suggestions welcome. Thank you. |
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Sorry I can't help you, Vivien. I also have some lovely chenille and I am
half afraid to work with it. Welcome to RCTY. I hope someone can help you. Katherine "Vivien" wrote in message om... Please help. I am a novice knitter that has acquired a cotton chenille yarn which is ribbon/tape-like, that knits up biased and gets much worse after washing. Should I: 1. abandon current pattern and knit a plain yoke sweater that spirals upward. 2. attempt to "treat" the yarn by wetting and hanging to dry with weights. (idea from a book) 3. wash it roughly to get it completely biased and then knit with the yarn (or will it just get worse and worse?) Yes, I can return the yarn, but I do so love the wonderful soft feel of the knitted fabric. All suggestions welcome. Thank you. |
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In article , "Katherine"
wrote: Sorry I can't help you, Vivien. I also have some lovely chenille and I am half afraid to work with it. Welcome to RCTY. I hope someone can help you. Katherine Tricky chenille.... I have found when I am weaving with it to not take in account the furry part of the yarn but work with it as if you are only working with the core. This may also work for knitting. Make some samples and use finer needles and see what happens. Els -- I have added a trap for spammers......niet..... |
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I find crocheting with it is easier . I have never wet it and only
wash it by hand as it tends to shed it's fur if you do it in the washer ( kids found this out the hard way ) . For knitting I have tried with it , I use a large needle and a loose stitch of knit with few purls . It has always come out straight for me , but I hardly pull on it and make sure my tension is steady. Coggie (Els van Dam) wrote in message ... In article , "Katherine" wrote: Sorry I can't help you, Vivien. I also have some lovely chenille and I am half afraid to work with it. Welcome to RCTY. I hope someone can help you. Katherine Tricky chenille.... I have found when I am weaving with it to not take in account the furry part of the yarn but work with it as if you are only working with the core. This may also work for knitting. Make some samples and use finer needles and see what happens. Els |
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