yarn problem

[tonguetied]

Hi there,

I knitted a supposed-to-be-felted scarf with the yarn which I thought it's non-superwash merino and brought it to hot water. And of cuz I then realised it's actually a superwash! So as not to waste the yarn, now I just unknit the scarf and want to knit a new pattern but the yarn becomes all wavy like instant noodles!! Whenever I knit it looks horrible. What can I do to "unwave" it?? Please help! Thanks.

~Yoyo

[knitqueen]

This link (which is actually about recycling thrift store sweaters) tells you how to "wash" unraveled yarn, about 3/4 way down the page. Hope it helps.

[tonguetied]

Thank you!! I'm reading it through and will try it out!

[janelanespaintbrush]

the yarn becomes all wavy like instant noodles!!

This has happened to me a lot when frogging sock yarn, I think because it is so fine. I'm a habitual frogger and often end up partially frogging several times in the middle of a project -- what I usually end up doing is to wind up the kinky part of the yarn around my hand into a mini hank and then wet it and smooth it out a bit. If it's a superwash, I'll take my hairdryer to it to help it dry faster. (Sometimes I just keep knitting when it's still damp -- I'm not sure that's good for the yarn, but I do it anyway.)

[suzeeq]

You really don't even need to wet it before you use it again. Wind it loosely into a ball, which will help unkink it some, and reknit with it. The stitches might not look all that even, but when you're done and block it, it will be fine. I rip out and reknit a lot and even with the merino or alpaca silk yarns, they came out fine.

sue