Need Help?Myth Busting: Yarn for Knitting Machines - Replay Live Archive
We often get these questions from new knitters:
Do I need special yarn for my machine?
What yarn can I use with my machine?
Do I have to re-wind yarn in balls or center pull skeins?
What yarn can I use with my machine?
Do I have to re-wind yarn in balls or center pull skeins?
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Yarns for machine knittingBurn test
Waxing Yarn
Tool: Yards per Pound Compare yarn put up in balls, hanks, cakes or skeins to YPP and machine gauges
| Inge Lise L Hello everybody from Inge Lise in Denmark. It is tuesday evening here, |
| Gabriele T Thanks Sue, very interesting show. Bye for now, till next time! |
| Ellie C Thanks Sue- worth waiting up for! Ellie. |
| Sue Jalowiec @marie-Jo :-) |
| SANDY W I have started to set an alarm on my phone so I don't miss your show!! |
| Sue Jalowiec Thanks everybody ... get knitting! :-) |
| Marie-Jo C I think I am becoming a better knitter. Thanks Sue |
| Gio R Thnx Sue, see you next week! |
| Jeanette M yes! I think that is a perfect title!! |
| Phyllis K D Great information as usual, thank you Sue. |
| Nara F great show thanks a million! |
| Sue Jalowiec you like the idea of every-which-way knitting? :-) |
| Sandra B Thanks, |
| SANDY W Me either! |
| Joyce R Can't wait til next week! |
| Nancy M got my lennveloppe course last night swatched this morning |
| Nara F just a LITTLE vinegar!! |
| Mary Ann B OOOOO vinegar & water. I have to try that. |
| Nancy M it gets too close to the antennas or tarn |
| Carole M Doesnât it matter if you use Yarn from inside versus outside of a skein? |
| Nancy M nothing like zapping your nose when it f |
| Nara F a little vinegar in water in a spray bottle does well for de static. Works well when prepping wool for spinning too. |
| Mary Ann B I do have a copper picture hanging wire on my machine that rests on the floor. I'm nor sure it SOLVES the problem. But I do have fewer issues I think. |
| Nancy M keep your machine clean and lubricated. |
| Se S Wow. I did not know that static cause the carriage to drag. good to know |
| Nancy M yes and the speed at which you knit the faster you go the more static you make |
| Jeanette M I live with dryer sheets next to me!! I have horrible static issues! |
| Mary Ann B Sandy W. YES. I have a humidifier in my knitting room during furnace season. |
| SANDY W Does the humidity level in your house/knitting room have much to do with static issues? |
| Nancy M I have even used empty dry fabric softener jugs to contain a rolling ball of yarn |
| Nancy M the wax helps keep static und er contral |
| Nancy M you can use anti static sprays instead of wax. |
| Se S very open tension looks like lace after pressing |
| Patricia J S Very lightweight yarn, with sequins, but, knit on the Midgauge--has worked for me in the past |
| Se S use grigna a LOT for summer wear |
| Marie-Jo C Is it essential to use wax when rewinding the balls ? |
| Mary Ann B Somewhere I read that the industry standard for OK is one knot per ball. |
| Nancy M oh, SUE, I don't rewind every skein but use it right from the center |
| Kelly C Can you use knobby yarns on your machine and how about sequins?> |
| Nancy M my sister a spinner, weaver put me on to using a field microscope and learning what different fibers look like |
| Phyllis K D Mary Ann B, I agree, I enjoy the lower cost and the lack of ends when using cones. |
| Nancy M if you want a stitch pattern to really pop a tighter twist yarn gives better stitch definition |
| Betty S How do you manage skeins. I'ce tried jar with hole in lid with some success |
| Nara F yes it is a very tight twist! |
| You get to know your machine. |
| Nara F Here here Nancy! |
| Nancy M It is very important to experiment, swatch, and keep notes on your results...especially the failures.. so you don't waste time repeating fsilures |
| Nara F I find that if i go with 200+ meters per 100g for the standard works well. |
| Patricia J S My Standard machine can use some [3], but, I think it is hard on it, so, I use the Midgauge for [3] |
| Nancy M when I try a new hand yarn for the machine I buy an extra skein just to play or experiment and swatch |
| Mary Ann B Hand knitting yarns are often marked from 1 to 6 to signify thickness. |
| If you hand spin the single ply is spun clockwise and then plyed counterclockwise |
| Convention |
| 4 ply is indeed 4 strands |
| Carole M My LYS can order Brown Sheep Wool in various weights on cones. It is a special order so can take 2-3 weeks to get. |
| Se S grigna rocks! |
| Patricia J S Love Yeoman!! |
| Good |
| https://www.wools.co.uk Uppingham Yarns also goog |
| Nara F I have both a cone and a center feed ball winder. Have found that the centre feed is too tight. |
| Se S I use silk city also....especially bambu 7 |
| Irene E also use yarns from silk city yarns in nj |
| Nancy M Hand yarns are rewindable , this is when I check for knots, etc. |
| Dawn T Hi from Michigan. I am an absolute beginner. Learning to use my machine and loving it. |
| https://www.yarnoncone.co.uk |
| Patricia J S I use all kinds and brands of yarn!! Prefer cones!! |
| Marie-Jo C It is easier to find balls in France ! Especially for bulky machines like mine... |
| Mary Ann B I wonder if hand knitters would buy cones if they realized it would be cheaper than skeins and there would be less sewing in of ends. |
| Margaret G This is persuasive. I think I should try cone yarn now! |
| Linda M Hi, Linda from Jacksonville, Arkansas |
| Nancy M would love to find "hand "yarns either in bigger skeins or on cones |
| Joan W I have to buy yarn from Yeoman yarns in the UK. so have to plan ahead given the time it takes to get to New Zealand. I only use wool,cotton and silk,not acrylic. |
| I have ones, but I have been using skeins that I wind on a manual winder. |
| Gabriele T I use both, cone yarn and balls aswell, especially for socks I use normal sock yarn. |
| Ellie C Ellie. Have tried balls without much sucess. Too fuzzy. |
| Sandra B My cone yarn is so brittle it breaks, old |
| Phyllis K D Coned yarn is a heavy favorite, and rarely use anything else. I will make an exception if I saw something but I'm very happy with the Yeoman yarns on cones. |
| Joyce R I invested in a cone winder years ago. The best. But I use balls also. |
| Se S I use both also..depends on which gauge machine I am using |
| SANDY W Good Morning from Minnesota! |
| Linda J I lost audio. |
| Mary Lou |
| Margaret G I've never used cone yarn |
| Nancy M some hand yarn s need to be played with even to every third needle on bulky! |
| I use borh |
| Dr Jeri V I only use cone yarn |
| Irene E I use both |
| Se S susan shildmyer |
| Sandra B I use both |
| Nancy M I use both |
| Mary Y New |
| Nancy M your right |
| Dr Jeri V Hi from Dr Jeri in sunny SC. So glad youâre talking about yarn. Keeps me in a quandary for my Passap and Knitking 930 |
| Sandra B Success thanks |
| Nancy M hurray finally got it. |
| Gabriele T Perfect, now it´s working! |
| Nancy H Got it !! yay |
| Gio R Yessss, it works to refresh several times |
| New, Rachael from Nottingham |
| Matthew F refresh the page |
| Matthew F Betty Please try Once more |
| Betty S I still have video unavailable |
| Se S new |
| Ellie C Huray, all good.Ellie.NEW |
| Wilma T Yes!!!! It worked. Thanks Matt |
| Se S susan S |
| Barbara P Yes! Success. Thanks, Matt! |
| Sandra B I have audio |
| Marie-Jo C Here we are ! Erverything's perfect .. |
| Matthew F we are live... |
| Matthew F Sorry - try ONCE more - I had tp update a setting |
| Margaret G Yay! Hello! |
| Gabriele T I watch the video on Youtube and chat on the website. The video on the website is deactivated, I´m not allowed to see it there |
| Nancy H refresh does not resolve the issue for me. |
| Betty S Ive refreshed 3 times, no red play button, only video unavailable message |
| Sandra B I refreshed but no video |
| Wilma T Cannot view here, only on YouTube |
| Mary Ann B Finally! |
| Elspa M refresh done, hit play done, but no video |
| Ok I'm in |
| Gio R No it wonât |
| Matthew F Fixed the issue |
| Matthew F REHRESH |
| Sue Jalowiec do not view on YouTube... please view at knititnow.com/live |
| Matthew F hit that red button |
| Nancy H If I go to You Tube I can see Sue but no chat. |
| Matthew F there should be a red play button on the image on the left of the chat |
| Nancy M hit red play button and the video unavailable due to owner rewqyest showed up |
| Matthew F then do this |
| Matthew F If you have NO video |
| Sandra B I have no video either |
| Margaret G Refresh didn't work for me either. |
| Barbara P Hi the red play button, chat, but no video. |
| Gio R No video! ;-( |
| Joan W Good morning from New Zealand |
| Nancy M whew! refreshed and it is fine now. |
| Matthew F Hit the RED play button |
| Linda J I can see it on Youtube |
| Matthew F to see the video run |
| Mary Ann B Refresh doesn't work as instructed. |
| Sue Jalowiec refresh your page at Knit it Now |
| Matthew F Make SURE YOU HIT THE RED PLAY BUTTON |
| Carole M Hi from Carole in Virginia |
| Margaret G Hello from Virginia. Same as Nancy. |
| Mary Ann B Same as Nancy. |
| Nancy H Maybe Sue hasn't started yet. It's not quite time. |
| Barbara P On KnitItNow, there is no video, only the chat. |
| Nancy M Matt, I'm showing a video unavailable instead of Sue getting ready |
| Wilma T No video here either :-( |
| Gabriele T Yes it´s so nice to have machineknitting friends all over the world. Here in Austria we don´t machine knit much any more. |
| Olive M Joining in from New York |
| Marie-Jo C No video, no chat ! What can I do ? |
| Ellie C Guess I should say Ellie from Australia. |
| Wilma T Hello from the Netherlands :-) |
| Mary Ann B I have video on YouTube no chat. I have chat on KIN but no video. |
| Gabriele T Hello from Austria |
| Nancy M Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here |
| Sandra B Hi from Montana |
| Ellie C Hello everyone, Ellie |
| Patricia J S Hello form Tennessee |
| Nancy H Hi from sunny South Carolina USA |
| Irene E hello from St George |
| Denise W Hello from UK |
| Mary Ann B Hello from Minnesota |
| Marie-Jo C Greetings from France ! |
| Matthew F Hi everyone - Matt's here from Boston! |
| Matthew F Hello everyone... we are getting started soon! |
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