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Old 08-12-2006, 08:05 PM   #1
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So many spools!!
Yeah, I'm working on this insane baby blanket, and I've got a ton of spools of yarn, since I am switching colors and anyway, it's kind of a pain. When I've done about 3 or 4 rows, the whole thing is so knotted, it takes me forever to untabgle it all, then continue on. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to manage all these spools? I've got about 15 or so different ones I was thinking maybe putting three or 4 in a little ziplocs, so then at least those would be together, and may not get mixed up with the others, but then I am not sure that it would even work...
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Old 08-13-2006, 01:47 AM   #2
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When working with lots of strands off the back, I've found it works best to just let them hang without bobbins. I let them be about 3-4 feet long, depending on how much of th