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Selissa · 09-17-2004, 09:16 AM

ok so i got my first skiens of wool (yay!) I love the smell, i loved dying it...I it was all awsome..but now that i have it all dyed..is there an ideal way to wind this so it is easy to knit with? i mean should i put it into a ball or one of those twisty skiens aain...and if so how do i do that?

oh yeah and i bought this yarn before i realised how much it took to make soemthing..so is 25-350 yards of yarn big enough to make a large or toddler soaker in the down under design? if not i guess i will be making some newborn soakers...teehee. I jsut couldn't wait to dye.

ok now how much yrn does a pair of newborn longies take?
toddler longies?
toddler soaker?
newborn soaker?
toddler soaker shorts?
newborn soaker shorts?

I know these would all be aproximations..thank you!

CheekyBabies · 09-17-2004, 12:47 PM

I prefer to wind my yarn into a ball before knitting.
Can't help you on the amount of yarn for soakers. It has been a few year since I knit any...

.:Becca:. · 09-17-2004, 12:52 PM

http://bagateller.tripod.com/tips/reusing_yarn.html

This site has the instructions on how to make a center pull ball of yarn. I use this technique most of the time. It's great!

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oh yeah and i bought this yarn before i realised how much it took to make soemthing..so is 25-350 yards of yarn big enough to make a large or toddler soaker in the down under design? if not i guess i will be making some newborn soakers...teehee. I jsut couldn't wait to dye.

Not sure about this one. Maybe go over to www.littleturtleknits.com and see what it says on her patterns.

Good luck!