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[Author] Brigitte Picart [Message] 
knitting from cones Tuesday 22 December 2009 9:47:27 pm Unwinding the yarn horizontally prevents any twist buildup . If you can find a horizontal bar that will fit the cone use that. I have a tablet weaving loom with dowels and am using it for one or 2 color knitting but a paper towel dispenser is good too, provided the cone fits in. I had to undo a hat which I had washed after finishing it. I found the wool extremely pleasant to the touch (it's the 5/95 cash-merino), much more so than the yarn straight off the cone so in future I will wash the yarn BEFORE knitting. I think the yarn might bloom better if it's in skein than if it's already knit. Of course there is more handling involved this way. The good thing about off-the-cone knitting is that there is never a join to make.
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