Knitting bug -- OUCH!

MSey wrote:
"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 9:42 am, "MSey" wrote:
I've often wondered how one could do that. I don't mind having two
balls
going at once though. Knitting with two or more colours got me over
that.
;-)
Two balls is fine if you've got them (though you do have twice the
temptation for the cat dangling from your work then). Often I only
have one ball of yarn left when I reach the sleeves of a baby outfit
for example and that's when working from both ends of the ball is a
very handy thing indeed.

Good point! Didn't think of that. I'm always afraid I won't have enough
wool so tend to buy an extra ball or two. (Not very thrifty, I know.) Do
you have a special gadget that allows you to take the wool from the inside
and outside of the ball at the same time?

Even with the skeins direct from the store you can pull from both the
inside and outside. If you wind hanks into balls, you can make a center
pull ball without a ball winder.

sue

On Jun 8, 4:51 pm, "YarnWright" wrote:
Vintage Purls spun a FINE 'yarn':
snipped to make a huge very evil GRIN

Two balls is fine if you've got them (though you do have twice the
temptation

I rolled on the floor laughing!

Noreeeeen!
Mind out of the gutter this instance young lady!

:-)

As I like to say...

"Get your mind out of the gutter...
so mine can float by!"

David

--
David R. Sky
http://www.shellworld.net/~davidsky/


On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, Vintage Purls wrote:

On Jun 8, 4:51 pm, "YarnWright" wrote:
Vintage Purls spun a FINE 'yarn':
snipped to make a huge very evil GRIN

Two balls is fine if you've got them (though you do have twice the
temptation

I rolled on the floor laughing!

Noreeeeen!
Mind out of the gutter this instance young lady!

:-)

MSey wrote:
"suzee" wrote in message
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MSey wrote:
"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 9:42 am, "MSey" wrote:
I've often wondered how one could do that. I don't mind having two
balls
going at once though. Knitting with two or more colours got me over
that.
;-)
Two balls is fine if you've got them (though you do have twice the
temptation for the cat dangling from your work then). Often I only
have one ball of yarn left when I reach the sleeves of a baby outfit
for example and that's when working from both ends of the ball is a
very handy thing indeed.
Good point! Didn't think of that. I'm always afraid I won't have
enough
wool so tend to buy an extra ball or two. (Not very thrifty, I know.)
Do
you have a special gadget that allows you to take the wool from the
inside
and outside of the ball at the same time?
Even with the skeins direct from the store you can pull from both the
inside and outside. If you wind hanks into balls, you can make a center
pull ball without a ball winder.

sue

Really? I tend to wind a lot of balls because I actually prefer knitting
and crocheting from a ball. But I had no idea you could wind a ball by
hand, on your hand, and make it a center pull.

Now I'm wondering how you do it.

Murielle

There's a video that demonstrates it here -
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting...iques/misc.php

You can also use a small tube with the yarn end pulled through it to
start the ball, and pull out the tube when you're done.

sue

suzee wrote:
MSey wrote:

Really? I tend to wind a lot of balls because I actually prefer knitting
and crocheting from a ball. But I had no idea you could wind a ball by
hand, on your hand, and make it a center pull.

Now I'm wondering how you do it.

Murielle

There's a video that demonstrates it here -
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting...iques/misc.php

You can also use a small tube with the yarn end pulled through it to
start the ball, and pull out the tube when you're done.

Forgot to say that you should go down almost to the bottom to locate the
link to the video.

sue

It is not too hard to wind a centerpull ball by hand. I often use my
knitting sheaths, or (bamboo) needle cases, or a piece of plastic pipe as my
form. (For quick, easy, cheap, and ugly, it is hard to beat a piece of
3/4"PVC pipe.) see
http://www.anntorrence.com/blog/2007...ind-a-pul.html

With some care and skill you can wind centerpull balls without a form but it
is much easier with something to wind the yarn on to. see
http://goddess1.typepad.com/i_hide_y...pull_balll.pdf
or
http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure...le.asp?iaid=18

Winding such center pull balls was the first bit of knitting that I did that
impressed my wife, because her mother, was a very fine knitter, who never
learned how to wind center pull balls.

Aaron
"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 11:54 am, "MSey" wrote:
Do you have a special gadget that allows you to take the wool from the
inside
and outside of the ball at the same time?

I use my ball winder (see the link below for an example) to rewind the
ball. because it winds around a core, it's easy to get at the center
thread once you remove it from the winder.

http://knittersreview.com/article_to...e/020822_a.asp

VP

Aaron Lewis wrote:
It is not too hard to wind a centerpull ball by hand. I often use my
knitting sheaths, or (bamboo) needle cases, or a piece of plastic pipe as my
form.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Now I don't wish I had a $30 ball winder any more and can stop trying to
find one for sale for dirt cheap!!

--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.

Thank you!

I'm going to try this.

Murielle
"Aaron Lewis" wrote in message
et...
It is not too hard to wind a centerpull ball by hand. I often use my
knitting sheaths, or (bamboo) needle cases, or a piece of plastic pipe as
my
form. (For quick, easy, cheap, and ugly, it is hard to beat a piece of
3/4"PVC pipe.) see

http://www.anntorrence.com/blog/2007...ind-a-pul.html

With some care and skill you can wind centerpull balls without a form but
it
is much easier with something to wind the yarn on to. see

http://goddess1.typepad.com/i_hide_y...nter_pull_ball
l.pdf
or

http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure...alArticle.asp?
iaid=18

Winding such center pull balls was the first bit of knitting that I did
that
impressed my wife, because her mother, was a very fine knitter, who never
learned how to wind center pull balls.

Aaron
"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Jun 8, 11:54 am, "MSey" wrote:
Do you have a special gadget that allows you to take the wool from the
inside
and outside of the ball at the same time?

I use my ball winder (see the link below for an example) to rewind the
ball. because it winds around a core, it's easy to get at the center
thread once you remove it from the winder.


http://knittersreview.com/article_to...ofile/020822_a.
asp

VP

"suzee" wrote in message
reenews.net...
suzee wrote:
MSey wrote:

Really? I tend to wind a lot of balls because I actually prefer
knitting
and crocheting from a ball. But I had no idea you could wind a ball by
hand, on your hand, and make it a center pull.

Now I'm wondering how you do it.

Murielle

There's a video that demonstrates it here -
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting...iques/misc.php

You can also use a small tube with the yarn end pulled through it to
start the ball, and pull out the tube when you're done.

Forgot to say that you should go down almost to the bottom to locate the
link to the video.

sue

Thanks, Sue.

This computer is a little slow for video but the other is coming back from
its "doctor" next week so I'll be able to check it out then.

Murielle

Aaron Lewis wrote:

It is not too hard to wind a centerpull ball by hand. I often use my
knitting sheaths, or (bamboo) needle cases, or a piece of plastic
pipe as my form. (For quick, easy, cheap, and ugly, it is hard to
beat a piece of 3/4"PVC pipe.) see
http://www.anntorrence.com/blog/2007...and-wind-a-pul
.html

With some care and skill you can wind centerpull balls without a form
but it is much easier with something to wind the yarn on to. see
http://goddess1.typepad.com/i_hide_y...d_a_center_pul
l_balll.pdf or
http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure...uctionalArticl
e.asp?iaid=18

Winding such center pull balls was the first bit of knitting that I
did that impressed my wife, because her mother, was a very fine
knitter, who never learned how to wind center pull balls.

Aaron
"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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Jun 8, 11:54 am, "MSey" wrote:
Do you have a special gadget that allows you to take the wool
from the inside and outside of the ball at the same time?

I use my ball winder (see the link below for an example) to rewind
the ball. because it winds around a core, it's easy to get at the
center thread once you remove it from the winder.

http://knittersreview.com/article_to...view/profile/0
20822_a.asp

VP


Aaron, thank you so much for that. It will save me having to chase a
ball of wool all around the room where I am working and also have the
advantage of discouraging a very playful little cat from tangling my
yarn up.

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