Hints and tips for gradient yarns - what they look like and how to use them
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- This is just a short video with some info and hints I have figured out using the stranded gradient yarns now available.
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I've puchased over a dozen of these cakes and have never had a stopper. I make shawls and they have turned out beautifully. Thanks for yhe information.
Glad it was of help
Well, thank you!! This helps so very much. Loved the bit about the bead.
You are very welcome, I just uploaded a part 2 with links of where I sourced my yarns if your interested
I was specifically returned to the history to find you to SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH for your tip about the weights! Oh my God! It saved me from so many headaches! I've never crochet from this yarn and was surprised how quickly it got tangled 😮
So thank you very much again🙏❤️🌺
You are very welcome, glad to help
Thanks for the tips. I like using two strands when making blankets. I am definitely going to use the bead trick to keep the strands together and my yarn on the floor. I save the large disinfectant wipes containers to hold the yarn I pull from the middle.
That's a great idea, I get big bowls from the op shop must if using from the center
Turntable is a brilliant suggestion! A real 'well, duh!' moment for me.😏 Thanks!
Your welcome 😁
@@YarnZombiee I was thinking the same thing lol
This really helps. Lots of good tips. Thank you.
I love these kind of yarns.
Me too , planning to do another video soon on them with links and examples of them worked up
I have bought two different brands of very fine weight 100% cotton unplied gradient cakes to make a triangle shawl. Both brands have 4 strands of unplied yarn and the pattern calls for a size 4 needle, so it is fine work. I pull from the center and use a bead to keep the strands together. I am a perfectionist and as careful as I am, occasionally one of the strands separates from the other 3, leaving a stray loop in my work. This drives me crazy! I have tinked several rows just to fix one tiny error!
I made one shawl and gave it away as a gift. I think there were 2 or 3 stray loops that after blocking no one could possibly notice except me.
The shawl I am making now is for myself. I was determined not to have a single stray strand. I am 1/3 finished and looking over my work I found TWO! There is no way that I am ripping back 20 rows so I will just have to live with it.
Does this ever happen to you and if so how do you deal with it? 😢
I know what your talking about and it is aggravating. What I usually do is - if I notice it in time and the pattern allows, gently pull the offending loop up and clear of the work so it is visible, work the rest of the row and when you are on the next row and approaching where the loop is try and catch it in and underneath the stitch above so it pulls in and becomes as invisible as you can make it. I hope you understand what I mean ? I don't suggest cutting and joining as then you have ends to deal with and a knot that can work itself out. The way I suggested will allow you to keep going and blocking after you finish will help too. I think the loops are caused by how the yarn rolls across our fingers and hooks/ needles as we work and with unplied gradient yarns the twist uses the individual strands unevenly. Good luck on your shawls.
Oh I wish they did that here in the USA!!!
Which bit do you mean? You can get most of these there or at least similar I am pretty sure
They are a little more here between $14- $30
@@amybletcher3496 , hobbii has gradient yarn in cakes n they are on sale right now!
I'm so interested in this yarn...but lord....they're so tiny and I'm an acryllic yarn user through and through
There are acrylic gradient yarns and for most the hook size is 3.5 mm to 4.00 mm similar to what you use for 8 ply or double knit yarns - 4 weight I think the equivalent is
I bought a yard like that at the Pasadena, yard show last fall or winter, and I finally opened it up and started pulling from the center. It didn’t have a bead. I’ve made the biggest mess you could only imagine and I was trying to wind each ball separately and I’ve looked online to find out how to do this and couldn’t find anything. Click the picture of the mess I made to send to my friend and she said I’ll be over in five minutes to help you and then all of a sudden I turned on this video that you have and it’s like oh I wish I’d seen this about two hours ago.
I'm so sorry that happened, hope you and your friend got it sorted
I’m getting there my friend said she was gonna come over tomorrow and help me with it but I’ve been working at it since I wrote this note and I’m practically close close to the end of putting it together properly I think I’m gonna wait for her tomorrow to move though before we rewind them into single balls, thank you so much sympathy feels good.
@@rosslynnoziska4959 well at least you know the whole lot is good with no big knots or surprised in it now , you can enjoy the making
Helpful tips! Thanks for sharing! ♥♥♥
Thank you very much, its really help me because I am new in Varigated big and bulky yarn. I had so much problem. Sad mine does not come with bead so I have to go and find one.
Thank you from germany
You are welcome , I did do a part 2 of this topic with some more examples , as for the bead maybe look in secondhand shops for cheap jewellery maybe you could get one from there? Just an idea
@@YarnZombiee I will check part2. Thank you!
Interesting. Great video.
thank you...could you show some of those yarns..and put up the links where we out here can buy them too??? that would be great!! thanks
I will add that to my list for when my computer is working again
@@YarnZombiee thank you so much..love the cottons with different plys : )
@@YarnZombiee can you pls give me the name of yarn
@@amuthanaidoo8575 which one? Can you tell me the colours in it?
I’ve bought 4 or 5 unplied cakes and haven’t had a bead…😟. Good idea, though. I’ll supply my own!
Yes good idea a pony bead or ceramic bead would be good , something with a larger hole and a little bit of weight works well
Thank you! This is great help.
where can you purchase the type of yarn with the bead on it?? it looks very pretty and i would love to get my hands on some! also, what fiber is it? cotton I assume?
A lot of gradient yarn that I have seen comes with a bead or you can add your own. I can tell you places in Australia to get some if that helps? Not sure where you are and yes most of the time gradient yarn is cotton- not always but most times
I find Tunisian difficult to do with the non plied
I haven't tried Tunisian crochet with it yet , but I was thinking of doing a video on it and might try it out thanks for the idea.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
What can I make with these multi or two coloured yarns. Please let me know
Anything you like !! They are quite a thin yarn , approx 4 ply or fingering weight, so do suit shawls and lacy type projects.
What patterns do you suggest for these? I can't find anything on Ravelry for some reason. I have a 500 yd gradient large sport from River's Edge Fiber Arts our of Michigan. Can't find a thing. Would this gradient look alright with the pattern Hitchhiker?
Most of these yarns equals approx 4 ply or whatever the weight system you use where you are, I personally haven't made the Hitchhiker pattern but if it's a shawl pattern made in one piece it will work fine. Most shawl patterns work well with gradient yarn.
please would you mind telling me what brand the red to black witht the gold is called? I want it so bad D:
I will dig it out for you ....
It's called Mayflower Party and the band says Farve 812 Parti 01 - I'm guessing that is batch and colour number. Manufactured for Mayflower, Denmark. But remember I made that video a few years ago and I got this yarn in a lucky bag when I first ordered from Hobbii in Sweden ,good luck in your search , if you like I can put up photos of the label on a post on the community tab?
How to combine two different gradient yarn cakes?
do you mean at the same time to increase the thickness or as a contrast in a pattern or grafting a new one in so you cant see the join?
@@YarnZombiee I mean it as a pattern. I have two very differently colored ones and would like to combine them to increase the area.
I want yarn.. i want yarn
Tolle Farben
Yes they are , Google translate said this meant, great colours...I hope that's right?
can you use gradient cakes on a crochet loom?
I'm not sure, I know you can use them on weaving looms and they also work on knitting machines but are a little thin for circular knitting machines but haven't heard of a crochet loom, can you explain what you mean please?
@@YarnZombiee I have a KB Infinity Afghan Loom and was just curious if the gradient look would still work since the loom is a lot longer than a typical crochet loom
@@hyacinth0386 I just looked that up , and yes it should work , single stranded it will be a bit gappy but if you double strand it should work fine , I'd love to see it if you do have a go , I'm thinking it would look excellent
@@YarnZombiee Thank you so much for your feedback! I’ll be sure to try that :)
My pet rat got into my drawer and made a nest out of one of those. Ya man.
Is that good or bad ? , I mean the yarn can be expensive but it's your cute pet loving it so...?
Se puede sabervel precio y por favor en español
Hello , I put your comment in translate and it told me you were asking about price and if it could be put in Spanish is this correct? if so I can add Spanish to the setups for the video and I do say what I paid here in Western Australia for the yarn I have in the video. Prices may vary from shop to shop but the links to the shops I use are in the description in the Part 2 video that I did recently which has now been uploaded to the channel , I hope this helps