I have several cones of 1 and 2ply yarn and wish to use up but I need to twist or wind them together as I use a Bond USM machine and it knits best with an 8ply or worsted yarn.
Has anyone any ideas?
Thanks
Mandy ;)
Mandy111 wrote:
I have several cones of 1 and 2ply yarn and wish to use up but I need to twist or wind them together as I use a Bond USM machine and it knits best with an 8ply or worsted yarn.
Has anyone any ideas?
Thanks
Mandy ;)
Do you have a wool winder? Use it and wax the thread as you wind . That should do the trick.
Madkiwi
when mum used to have a knitting machine she used to wind wool from cones threading the bottom cone thread thru the cone of the top one and wind them onto a wool winder and they twisted lovely she made a bracket to hold the cone just a wire loop to sit it into hope this helps
I knit on my bulky all the time without rewinding...just thread both yarns in at the same time...this is a Studio 155 but I did the same thing on my Brother plastic bed machine for a long time...you get some lovely effects
If none of these suggestions work, you can get hand yarn twisters or a bit expensive electric twisters. If you intend twisting a lot the electric is your best bet. I have tried all the other methods but never had a reliably mixed twist. The hand and electric give a really reliable twist at all times.
Thanks for your suggestions. I'll give your suggestions a go.
Do you have a spinning wheel? I have an electric one, works well(like plying).