I found a pattern for an afghan that I really like, no I love it.
Even though it only uses two colours, the pattern suggests using a new ball of yarn every time the colour is introduced so that you don’t have the string at the back - all happening 12 times in one row.
I am getting them entangled every row and it is driving me a little crazy.
I have several thoughts on how to organize them in teapots etc, but before I spend money on maybe solutions, I was wondering if there was a better way that someone has figured out?
I hope there is a great solution out there that I haven’t found yet.
They will tangle as a matter of course. Every time you switch colors, you end up with a twist.
One way to eliminate this is to wind little yarn bobbins of each strand. Either a little pull-from-the-middle ball you wind yourself, or by using these http://www.knitpicks.com/accessories/Knitting_Yarn_Bobbins__DYarnBobbins.htmlI haven’t used this kind, but they look much better than the ones generally available in your local stores, ie, these: http://http://www.marymaxim.com/small-yarn-bobbins-10-pk.html?utm_medium=ComparisonShopping&utm_source=Mercent&utm_campaign=Google&mr:trackingCode=81F061EC-3522-E311-B773-BC305BF933C0&mr:referralID=NA&mr:device=c&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=27485906068&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=18283950120&mkwid=rCeCIdvv&pcrid=27485906068&gclid=CPPWipnY5LsCFclQOgodHX0AAg which sometimes get caught on each other.
Another way is to just cut long strands, let them tangle and pull them out of the tangle periodically. It depends on how much yarn you need for a particular section.
In other words, keeping the yarn on the balls will always be a nightmare. :shifty: