This yarn is so nice and soft. I have a question for everyone who uses this yarn. Does it split when you are using it? The plies come untwisted from each other and I have to keep re-twisting it as I'm working otherwise I get little knots of yarn. I've used several skeins and this happens. Is it just me?
I am using it right now for the first time for a lapghan I am making for charity. It actually has knitted up better than the more exspensive washable wool ease that I have been knitting with also.
That's normal for it. To minimize the untwisting, make sure you're not always turning your work the same direction when you come to the end of a row. That can make it worse. It is splitty, but doesn't bother me; I found if you knit on a little larger needle, it seems to split less.
I've made several scarves with it on US10 needles, and it has never really split for me. I quite like it, actually... it knits up nicely, and it comes in such pretty colors.
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I use larger needles to knit with too, and I think that's one of the reasons it doesn't split so much. If you use size 7 or 8, seems like it would split more readily as the sts are smaller and closer together.
I tried to use it for a sweater once and it split terribly. Like others I think if you use it with larger needles it works better. It's a shame because I love how soft it is.
Don't get me wrong. I do like this yarn. I just wondered why it untwisted. I use size 8 needles but the pattern calls for 7. My knitting is tight so I go up a size.
I just kind of retwist the yarn sometimes before a the next several stitches. I don't have too much trouble with it though. I use pointy needles though so maybe that helps.
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