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Can cones of yarn be used by hand knitters? Are there any drawbacks to using cones of yarn vs skeins?
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I've seen it on ebay quite a bit. I have bought some sugar and cream on a cone and it seemed exactly like the skeins however the cones I've seen on ebay are cashmere/wool blends and other combos that right now I can't recall.
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Hi,
I purchased some worsted weight yarn on ebay which was on a cone. No problems using the yarn. However, the cones could be a little bulky to carry around if you want to take your knitting with you while traveling.
Charity Knitter
I purchased some worsted weight yarn on ebay which was on a cone. No problems using the yarn. However, the cones could be a little bulky to carry around if you want to take your knitting with you while traveling.
Charity Knitter
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YES,
I have gotten cones in donated bags.
There are ususally single strand. SO simple math...
I usually use 3 strands and make afghans for shelters. I never had a choice of color, so I just matched as best I could. Made a blue and tan, then used 3 shades of browns in another. The work up easy, heavy to carry around so not a car project.
Wash beautifully. And with some imagination you can create alot of different color combo.
Have also made mittens and hats and scarfs.
So I vote thumbs up.
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I have gotten cones in donated bags.
There are ususally single strand. SO simple math...
I usually use 3 strands and make afghans for shelters. I never had a choice of color, so I just matched as best I could. Made a blue and tan, then used 3 shades of browns in another. The work up easy, heavy to carry around so not a car project.
Wash beautifully. And with some imagination you can create alot of different color combo.
Have also made mittens and hats and scarfs.
So I vote thumbs up.
Linda
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I wouldn't call it a drawback, but yarn on cones often has a very light unnoticeable coating of oil to make the yarn work better in the (industrial) knitting machines. I have some cashmere (from ColourMart) like that, and after I washed the project out, the shawl just fluffed right up (came out beautiful).settleg said:
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Thanks to all for the feedback. I just might make an ebay bid/purchase and give some a try. Will definately check on the # of strands first if possible though.
On another note...let me say first I love my dogs; I have 6 in varying sizes and breeds and mixed breeds. That said...I am ready to skin my youngest dog who will live to be 1 yr in July ONLY if he leaves my yarn alone! Just venting folks but honest to goodness that pup just decided to "play" with a skein of Noro Silk Garden which I rarely buy on my budget. The rascal will get my yarn out of my bag no matter where I put it and he has invariably gotten the more expensive skeins twice now. Pup...you may end up with a knitted muzzle if this keeps up!
On another note...let me say first I love my dogs; I have 6 in varying sizes and breeds and mixed breeds. That said...I am ready to skin my youngest dog who will live to be 1 yr in July ONLY if he leaves my yarn alone! Just venting folks but honest to goodness that pup just decided to "play" with a skein of Noro Silk Garden which I rarely buy on my budget. The rascal will get my yarn out of my bag no matter where I put it and he has invariably gotten the more expensive skeins twice now. Pup...you may end up with a knitted muzzle if this keeps up!
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Ah dogs.. cats also.
I think perhaps you are not understanding him. He is trying to learn to knit. And why work with budget yarn when silk is available. And maybe he realizes he has an issue and is designing his own muzzle.
Been there, and now I laugh, That day I think I threw the yarn across the room.
Woof.
Linda
I think perhaps you are not understanding him. He is trying to learn to knit. And why work with budget yarn when silk is available. And maybe he realizes he has an issue and is designing his own muzzle.
Been there, and now I laugh, That day I think I threw the yarn across the room.
Woof.
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You've made me laugh now! True he does have good taste! Thanks for helping brighten my evening while I untangle this mess. Grrrrr.
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This depends on the cones..if the cones were intended to machine or industrial knitting, as StnFlr pointed out those do tend to have some sort of "lubricant" added to them.
Other cones are intended for hand knitting..such as the cottons yarns AND mill shop yarns. Every year I make a trip to Brown Sheep Yarn and have gotten some wonderful hand knitting yarns on cones...at a very reasonable price. Sometimes these are "trial" colors that didn't work out. I got 2lbs of sock yarn on a cone in the wildest colors...I decided it should have been called "flames on racing socks".but heck it made up into very warm and somewhat interesting footwear!
Other cones are intended for hand knitting..such as the cottons yarns AND mill shop yarns. Every year I make a trip to Brown Sheep Yarn and have gotten some wonderful hand knitting yarns on cones...at a very reasonable price. Sometimes these are "trial" colors that didn't work out. I got 2lbs of sock yarn on a cone in the wildest colors...I decided it should have been called "flames on racing socks".but heck it made up into very warm and somewhat interesting footwear!
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Where is Brown sheep Yarn located? I love road trips!courier770 said:
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Mitchell, Nebraska...in the Scotts Bluff area. The mill is an interesting "visit"..the mill shop is amazing and the landscape and scenery is wonderful. You actually touch upon part of the "Old Oregon Trail" in the area, where remnants of old covered wagons dot the landscape. The family that owns the company are wonderful people and their emplyoee's are some of the nicest people I have ever met. It's a fun outing. In the early fall a fiber festival takes place in the area and thats when Brown Sheep opens for tours...very, very interesting! I can't recommend it enough.
Heck the deals in the mill shop are amazing!
Heck the deals in the mill shop are amazing!
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You could look at the Knot a Problem group on Ravelry. http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knot-a-problem There might be a willing detangler nearby!settleg said:
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Sorry to say, that ain't necessarily so, and it's not always due to being motheaten. I've had gorgeous cones of yarn that had many knots in the yarn. I learned the hard way; I now rewind by hand every cone I get. Those without knots do become awkward to handle as the ball gets bigger, but I like knowing about the knots beforehand.LeAnn said:
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LeAnn; Thanks for mentioning that. I couldn't believe I had read that far down the thread and no one had said that yet! LOL :lol:LeAnn said:
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I use two cones of 4ply together for double knitting and it comes up lovely. I do a tension square first to make sure my tension is right and its all systems go!!. Try it, it works. I have a Brother 950 knitting machine so I have many cones.
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