AAARRRGGG!

[Hotaru Tobutakai]

Let me tell you, it's not the yarn, it's trying to knit from the center of a ball. It just comes from it being a bit tense in the center. Just pull from the yarn-ball end, it'll unravel the 'yarn-barf'. wink  

[Hotaru Tobutakai]

kochi~mochi

Silver Mist

kochi~mochi

I love caron Simply Soft. its not great quality, but it feels better then red heart super saver.... red heart soft feels good too.

I concur. Its great for huge projects, like blankets. ^^ *pokes her caron simply soft granny square blanket, en progress*

*strokes her hufflepuff scarf, and the scarf she's currently making for her girlfriend* I like it for anything thats going to get used often, esspecially if its by a non-fiber-snob, since they don't know the difference between acrylic and alpaca, except one's softer then the other. xp The best thing about it is that it's inexpensive.

A couple beginer knitter/crocheters have complained about it splitting, though...

Well, acrylic is not as insulating as alpaca either. It holds moisture to the skin but not warmth (aka doesn't breathe). For a scarf in an area where it doesn't get as cold, that's probably not as much of an issue but where I live, I would love a scarf or hat made of a natural fiber where it's insulating and breathes.

Have you looked over KnitPicks.com? The stuff is reasonably priced and S&H isn't too terrible. smile  

[faeriebell]

That's happened to me a lot. I hate having to muddle through horrible yarn tangles. You just need a bunch of patience and extra time on your hands. xD  

[nax is back]

Well, I finished working on it. But after a while it tightened somehow (and i was very gental) I ended up throwing it away. It was just cheap Red Heart anyways. So I'm just doing a bunch of small projects to use it up. sweatdrop  

[Brunette_Star]

My Dad still doesn't understand that I roll up my yarn into balls because I want to get rid of those tangles before I start crocheting or knitting. I love him but he's asked me "Why do you roll it up first?" about fifty times...  

[Silver Mist]

Your theory is pure genius!! I am convinced you are right. 'sides, it explains why the only time my yarn ever knots is right as the prof walks by my chair, thus bringing him into an area of the lecture hall he's never in. (I never would have survived History of Modern Design with out my crochet- its what got me re-hooked in fact. xd - pardon the bad pun- it was most unintended)