hi all!
trying to make icord using my embellish-knit hand cranker, and it’s giving me more problems than i’ve ever had. i’m trying to use crochet cotton (vintage, but aunt lydia’s type, #10 fine mercerized), and it’s double-stranded to break up the color striping. is it the cotton too slick and that’s causing me problems? or is it the double-stranding that it doesn’t like? is it something else? i’ve already checked the pull-weight, the 4 latches, and the instructions to make sure they’re all ok and that i’m cranking correctly (been a while since last use, but they are and i am)… anybody with experience using one of these with a slick and/or yarn held double, let me know some tips/tricks. thanks! 
cheers, 'topher
Hmm…I’ve only made icord by hand, but I’ll bump this to see if anyone knows.
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I’ve never tried double strands or crochet cotton. Are you watching the latches to make sure the thread is being captured with each stitch? I occasionally have missed stitches then remember to watch carefully.
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hi beth! thanks for chiming in… i have been watching the hooks/latches, and they’re catching the double strands just fine, about 90% of the time… i’m going slowly and correcting any mistakes as they happen. sometimes i’m having latches not pop back up right away, so i’m fixing those as i see them, but maybe that’s an issue. another issue seems to be more in the center finished cord feeder tube; things are getting tangled. i’ve tried the weight that comes with the machine, i’ve tried less weight, more weight, none of those are working. i haven’t had that issue before with acrylic or wool based yarns of any size.
Greetings!!
I’ve only ever used the spool knitters by hand. Haven’t tried the “turn the handle” ones so I’m only taking a guess here. But maybe u could add more weight at the bottom?!?!? If your thread is lightweight it might be getting stuck in the mechanism. When I do it by hand, I pull down on the finished rope every time I lift a loop over a nail.
Without being able to see what’s happening, it’s difficult to determine the problem!!! If u haven’t tried this yet, try turning the handle vvvveeeerrrryyyy slowly and see if the rope is getting stuck somehow.
Sorry!!!
Knitcindy
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Sounds like you’re doing everything possible! Good luck!
Beth
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