[Scoot915]

Is there a trick or tip to help me keep size 10 crochet thread from twisting/tangling on itself as I crochet?

I have used crochet thread before, but do not remember having this problem. I had knit with it, not crocheted so maybe that is my issue or... maybe I just blocked it out of my mind

I tried putting the ball on a paper towel holder that spins but that does not seem to help much. Also did a "search" on here but did not find a answer.

Thanks!

 

[Rubyslippers07]

- Go to search and look under EUREKA! No more twisted yarn.

This was a post from NITTINNUT back in April and it worked beautifully for me. No more twists. Hope it's helpful for you.

 

[Scoot915]

don't know about you but I hate my yarn to twist. I'm using a nice wool but am constantly having to untwist the yarn. Suddenly my experience as an industry safety inspector came back to me. In metal drawing where heavy-duty wire is unwound from a reel and fed into another machine, it is threaded through a snarl switch. If the wire kinks/twists the little bit if pressure from the snarl switch allows it to be straightened.

So, I've made a snarl switch by putting a couple of stitch markers on the yarn. If a twist makes it to the markers, it gently untwists the yarn as it goes through. So far so good!!!

This was a post from NITTINNUT back in April and it worked beautifully for me. No more twists. Hope it's helpful for you.

I read this when it posted in April and tried it while knitting with worsted yarn & it helped but not working with the crochet thread.
Thinking I have some type of crochet quirk that causes my thread to twist more than normal.

Thanks for your help!

 

[StitchDesigner]

Yes, the same trick cross stitchers use. If you are crocheting it's easy. When you get to a spot where you only have a little yarn/thread before pulling out more from the skein, remove the hook. While holding the yarn/thread at the point where the skein is, drop the work and let it spin.

 

[Rubyslippers07]

I read this when it posted in April and tried it while knitting with worsted yarn & it helped but not working with the crochet thread.
Thinking I have some type of crochet quirk that causes my thread to twist more than normal.

Thanks for your help!

I ended up putting my lace wgt yarn in a bowl opposite me and letting the yarn with the stitch markers dangle between me and the bowl and had success. ( just a suggestion you may have already tried)

 

[Jessica-Jean]

Crochet thread is tightly twisted - at least, the ones I've used have been.
Depending on which way it's paying off the 'ball', it may be getting some (unnecessary) added twist, which causes it to snarl.
If turning the ball over doesn't work ...

Have you tried feeding the thread through a drinking straw? It's said to work.

My inelegant solution to pesky yarn/thread that insists of twisting, is to stop, put a toothy hair clip on the ball, and spin it in the opposite direction to untwist and even go as far as to twist it a bit in the other direction. Not fun, but no need to cut. I hate to cut.

 

[gclemens]

Crochet thread is tightly twisted - at least, the ones I've used have been.
Depending on which way it's paying off the 'ball', it may be getting some (unnecessary) added twist, which causes it to snarl.
If turning the ball over doesn't work ...

Have you tried feeding the thread through a drinking straw? It's said to work.

My inelegant solution to pesky yarn/thread that insists of twisting, is to stop, put a toothy hair clip on the ball, and spin it in the opposite direction to untwist and even go as far as to twist it a bit in the other direction. Not fun, but no need to cut. I hate to cut.

I love the straw idea and have used it with crochet cotton! AND if you've already started the piece with a sharp pair of scissors you can "slit" the straw, gently open just enough to put around the crochet cotton and continue on. The straw will untangle any twists before they get to you.

 

[Jessica-Jean]

I love the straw idea and have used it with crochet cotton! AND if you've already started the piece with a sharp pair of scissors you can "slit" the straw, gently open just enough to put around the crochet cotton and continue on. The straw will untangle any twists before they get to you.

Great idea! I hadn't tried it, because I don't like the idea of my yarn being 'captive'. I never thought of slitting the straw!

 

[Sally15]

can you put up a link? can't find it thanks

 

[Jessica-Jean]

can you put up a link? can't find it thanks

If you had used 'Quote Reply' instead of either 'Reply' or 'Quick Reply', someone might have been able to answer your question. As is, I - at least - have no clue just what it is that you're trying to find and want a link to. Sorry.

Maybe you meant you weren't able to find this: http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-250452-1.html

 

[sseidel]

- Go to search and look under EUREKA! No more twisted yarn.

This was a post from NITTINNUT back in April and it worked beautifully for me. No more twists. Hope it's helpful for you.

Thanks for posting this, this was exactly what I thought of when i read this post. I have used this tip since NITTINNUT posted it and it works!

 

[Montana Gramma]

Gosh, since I learned at 10, and many moons later, I have never had thread twist. I do pull alot from the ball at a time, perhaps it fixes itself?

 

[Jessica-Jean]

Gosh, since I learned at 10, and many moons later, I have never had thread twist. I do pull a lot from the ball at a time, perhaps it fixes itself?

Bless your lucky stars and may you never encounter a miscreant, twisty thread/yarn!! :thumbup:

 

[Montana Gramma]

Bless your lucky stars and may you never encounter a miscreant, twisty thread/yarn!! :thumbup:

Really! Why instead of lucky with thread, I could not win the lottery! Now yarn is another question. I have to talk my self into using more than 2 colors!

 

[Jessica-Jean]

Really! Why instead of lucky with thread, I could not win the lottery! Now yarn is another question. I have to talk my self into using more than 2 colors!

This topic isn't at all about the tangle that happens when using multiple strands of yarn. It's all about the propensity of some balls of crochet thread or cakes of yarn to over-twist while working from them. Multiple strands are a whole other headache!

 

[Montana Gramma]

This topic isn't at all about the tangle that happens when using multiple strands of yarn. It's all about the propensity of some balls of crochet thread or cakes of yarn to over-twist while working from them. Multiple strands are a whole other headache!

You are right, the over - twist! Is that over twisting that creates a bigger ridge line sometimes on my sst. And I am just not noticing it twisting from the ball?I do have some yarns untwist too, especially the Caron I love because of the wonderful colors. Sorry to be off the subject again, story of my life jumping hither and yon!

 

[Scoot915]

I love the straw idea and have used it with crochet cotton! AND if you've already started the piece with a sharp pair of scissors you can "slit" the straw, gently open just enough to put around the crochet cotton and continue on. The straw will untangle any twists before they get to you.

Thanks for the responses.

Going to try the drinking straw tonight.