tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post8864875508650878622..comments2023-09-27T01:23:35.214-07:00Comments on Knitting Linguist - The Year of the Magpie: OyKnitting Linguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289230533275408343noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-87665573757497753302008-11-29T10:46:00.000-08:002008-11-29T10:46:00.000-08:00you can do that, send it back thru the wheel the o...you can do that, send it back thru the wheel the other way to remove the twist and if you need send it back again to add more twist the other way - totally, you can do that. And whats better you can put on one of those teeny tiny whorls and increase the twist so it happens quickly. I've sent mine back thru to add a bit more twist or remove a bit, and it works just dandy. Love the dandy word - seems right here, implications of our kiwi 'she'll be right' but a bit more propper. <BR/><BR/>btw - I'd do that, even now, I can't believe I've not already done it already. IStellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073753506202447996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-50604076042339399962008-11-29T06:18:00.000-08:002008-11-29T06:18:00.000-08:00It will be alright! Your idea to counter-ply it is...It will be alright! Your idea to counter-ply it is exactly the thing to do. It may take two or three trips through the wheel, because you want to proceed slowly and gently.<BR/><BR/>But it works. Ask me how I know!FUZZARELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340378858926874634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-38215755536272330872008-11-28T21:56:00.000-08:002008-11-28T21:56:00.000-08:00Ouch.Hey! You made lace weight!Ouch.<BR/><BR/>Hey! You made lace weight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-11007534485183185342008-11-28T18:25:00.000-08:002008-11-28T18:25:00.000-08:00oh no! I'm wondering the twinsetellen. If you co...oh no! I'm wondering the twinsetellen. If you could just half it and then ply the two together? Or try navajo plying what you have? I know it would end up thicker but you now know you can do lace/fingerling. This doesn't have to be lace/fingerling in the final result to know that. Sorry :(Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858229995977474385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-20490346249981245732008-11-28T17:23:00.000-08:002008-11-28T17:23:00.000-08:00How about, if you don't mind having a thicker yarn...How about, if you don't mind having a thicker yarn, plying it again in the opposite direction with one strand of a different yarn? To add to that thought, I have a small cone of a bajillion yards of silk that is so fine you almost have to use a magnifying glass to see; would you like it and would that help? That way when you ply it in the opposite direction something's holding it together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-82984242968782495592008-11-28T17:08:00.000-08:002008-11-28T17:08:00.000-08:00Oops. And also "Damn!"Oops. And also "Damn!"Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-58963137689680154522008-11-28T17:02:00.000-08:002008-11-28T17:02:00.000-08:00Oy oy oy,,, I hope you will manage to save it!Oy oy oy,,, I hope you will manage to save it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-15382159678955526962008-11-28T16:47:00.000-08:002008-11-28T16:47:00.000-08:00All is not lost! Remember my second chances post ...All is not lost! Remember my second chances post earlier this month? Try the reverse spinning (plying, you know what I mean) and just see what happens. I THINK it will work. And what do you have to lose?<BR/><BR/>Good Luck~Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-34702264456487082802008-11-28T16:30:00.000-08:002008-11-28T16:30:00.000-08:00Wow. Seriously. I've not done that yet but I have...Wow. Seriously. I've not done that yet but I have a feeling if I tried my singles would pretty much fall apart...er... wouldn't they?<BR/>Good luck to you on your theory, and it sounds like there's been some good luck in actually doing it..as per Joy's comment.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500636360349398921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-78620853194721708262008-11-28T15:26:00.000-08:002008-11-28T15:26:00.000-08:00Someone else (sorry, can't remember who it was) ju...Someone else (sorry, can't remember who it was) just did that, ran it back through and successfully twisted it the right direction, so no reason you shouldn't be able to do likewise. Go for it!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-77851607573036577142008-11-28T14:51:00.000-08:002008-11-28T14:51:00.000-08:00Here's my advice: Go with your gut. (After a good ...Here's my advice: Go with your gut. (After a good night's sleep)<BR/><BR/>You know, very well, that I haven't a clue what you did, or how you would have known...I don't spin. But I understand the sinking feeling you had when you realized it. <BR/><BR/>And "Praise the Lord for learning experiences?" Or...alternatively, thru gritted teeth, "Here comes another G-D Growth Experience."<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry.<BR/>(((((hugs)))))Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-33598417516343974932008-11-28T14:22:00.000-08:002008-11-28T14:22:00.000-08:00Oh no! I haven't done that (yet), but I've made an...Oh no! I haven't done that (yet), but I've made any number of other silly mistakes. I think it's funny that Rick was able to guess what had happened...that's a fiber-aware spouse! <BR/><BR/>I agree that you should be able to ply it back with itself for a thicker yarn. And, since it is so fine (laceweight!), it should still make a yarn of reasonable weight. If I did that with mine, I'd need to knit it up with broomsticks. =)EGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941668303286640744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-19028969357577966582008-11-28T13:54:00.000-08:002008-11-28T13:54:00.000-08:00What an intriguing experience. I think you've dis...What an intriguing experience. I think you've discovered a new spinning methodology. And if you don't mind going for thicker yarn and less yardage with this fiber, you can always take what you have and ply two lengths together in the opposite direction. That should give you some gorgeous and uniquely cabled yarn. <BR/><BR/>And I HAVE done exactly what you did. Except I do all my spinning on a spindle, so the problem was obvious after only a few yards. One advantage of a low tech process I guess.Wool Enoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949051835843038070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-82474164991659300672008-11-28T13:45:00.000-08:002008-11-28T13:45:00.000-08:00New babies are marvelous balms to things like this...New babies are marvelous balms to things like this.<BR/><BR/>Here is, perhaps, a dumb question. What would happen if you took the yarn and treated it like a ply and doubled it and re-plyed it the right way, but now twice as thick? Perhaps this belies my complete spinning naivete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-30146150957732775732008-11-28T13:27:00.000-08:002008-11-28T13:27:00.000-08:00Awww, my heart goes out to you. I can only imagin...Awww, my heart goes out to you. I can only imagine how frustrating i must be. Hope you are able to rescue something from it. Otherwise.......<BR/>You know you won't be doing that again.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473367240638223881noreply@blogger.com