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Old June 20th 07, 01:13 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Amen, and well said Dennis. I've always maintained that there is no
such thing as a 'stupid' question. Some answers are just more obvious
than others.


And then following a different definition, there are those questions
that are not honest ones -- that is, the person who asks is not truly
and sincerely wanting your answer, whatever it may be.

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Old June 21st 07, 06:39 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote:
The instructions on this pattern say "Break yarn."

Do I just leave it loose? Do I tie a knot or something with the new
color I am starting with? ?????


Leave a 4-inch tail and knit with the other color. You can tighten the
last stitch when you work the ends in later.

If you prefer, you can knit a row or three and then stop and go back to
work the ends in right away. That way, when you're done, some of the
finishing work is done already.

Most people don't recommend tying an actual knot because it's hard to
control where the knot ends up (outside or inside) and because in clothing
it makes a hard little lump. On something like a hat for an adult, it's
not a problem, but in baby clothes it could be uncomfortable.

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Old June 25th 07, 10:20 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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On 19 jun, 19:45, goblinbox wrote:
On Jun 18, 1:24 pm, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply





wrote:
The instructions on this pattern say "Break yarn."


Do I just leave it loose? Do I tie a knot or something with the new
color I am starting with? ?????


I really did try to search the net and haven't found anything cut and
dried. I see things about joins, but it says *nothing* about a join in
the instructions, to wit: "Work 10[12, 14, 16, 18] rows in reverse
stockinette st, ending with a WS row; break yarn. Using MC, work 2 rows
in stockinette St."


So what do I do? My little blue jean cuff is getting lonely and wants
the rest of the leg to keep it company.


TIA!


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"Break" is just old-school. Homespun yarns are often looser and can be
pulled apart rather than cut. A lot of sewing patterns still read
"break thread" when in fact you can cut it.

You can tie the new color on to the old one or not, depending on your
style. Personally, I rarely tie the new yarn to the old at the time of
changing skeins - I tie them at the end when I'm cleaning up all the
loose ends - but you can tie the new color on if you'd like.

Good luck!- Ocultar texto de la cita -

- Mostrar texto de la cita -


Wool yarn can be broken between the fists. Even wool sock yarn with a
fair bit of spun nylon spun in. Acrylic yarn cannot be broken (as a
general rule). (Another way to determine the nature of the bandless
skein that appeared in the stash!)

"Break yarn" has become the standard way to say it. Ridiculous for
years, but what can you do?

Cece

 




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