When I’ve ended up with a tangle I use pretty much the same method as you do…the temptation to try to follow the tread and pass through the yarn only makes it worse…it takes, as you say, a gentle touch and shake and most of all patience! My husband is amazed that I don’t give up and always claps when I finally get it untangled 🎉. I love working from the centre and wish all companies would leave the beginning strand out. Thanks for sharing I’m sure it will help a lot of people.
I have spent hours on a tangle to get frustrated and cut it. I didn't know how to ball it with a center pull on my hand, that's genius!! I will use that a lot from now on. I crochet every day. I have a sweater with Hali yarn that I stopped working on because when I frog it, it knots up on me. I'm going to try pulling the stitches first and finish that sweater. Thank you soooo much!!!!
I am soooo glad I happened across your channel this morning. I have a mess of a tangle and just watching you I have gotten one half untangled already. WOW!!!!
Ive learned from your video that yarn is really much more temperamental that i thought. You have more patience than what i have for sure i would have taken the scissors to it by now
I thought everyone did it like this. That is the way, we've learned in school - years after my Grandmother taught me this. It is very handy when finding bags of yarns in thrift stores or get given yarn by friends and neighbors. Yes, it take time (and sometimes looks as one makes the problem worse *lol*) - but it works and is a lot cheaper than buying new yarn.
Yarn barf is one of the most frustrating parts of crocheting! I tend to pull from the outside now, even though it’s less efficient…it cuts down on my frustration! I love your tips! I’ve never wound a bobbin before, look forward to giving this a try. Oh, and I love your ‘helper’ that popped up towards the end of your video!!❤
I've been doing something similar when I have yarn barf but I appreciate the demo: it will definitely help tweak my method & improve it. What I didn't know how to do was to make a bobbin on my hand with the detangled yarn. Thanks soooo much for that demo! I just frogged a project this morning, creating a mass of yarn which would have been a nightmare to deal with! I followed along with you, making a bobbin on my hand, which resulted in this cute little "hank" of yarn that should be much easier to work with than the mass of yarn I had in my lap! Thanks so much for sharing your method of dealing with tangled yarn! It's going to save me hours of dealing with tangled yarn in the future! I'll have to check out more of your vids (this was my first one!)! Thanks again.
❤this! I’ve done some of what you said in the past with widening the clump, but I love your butterfly wing analogy! That helps so much! Thank you for this and for the frogging epiphany as well as the thoughts on the source of stitch tension. This is awesome.
It is surprising how gentle shaking works so well! Also when the the other end of the yarn becomes involved with the working yarn. It is helpful to look for that too and get that gently pulled away from the working yarn. I clapped when you finished!!
You were right! I was thinking this lady is nutz!!! But then something said you have a big tangle and give her a chance…. Boy I’m glad I did!!! Gravity help with the pull….butterfly finger will be my go to from here on out! I’m in socal too!!!😊❤😊
YOU LEGEND!!!! I had such a bad yarn barf this morning but thanks to watching your video just yesterday I was able to get out of it in less than twenty minutes by following your instructions. It's nice quality yarn so maybe that helped a bit but I can't tell you how happy I now am that I found, and took the time to watch, your video. Thank you a million times over 😃❤
Love this. Your right this all makes sense. Thank you. Thought we rerelax as we crochet our projects so yes relax to unknot our yarn.Like Butterfly wing repairer. Thank you.
Paige. I watched your whole episode. Butterfly wings, gentle two pull and shake. I love the saying “yarn doesn’t like to be pushed around” and of course, if it isn’t working one way, try another. So I had this ball of 100% linen yarn mess about 100 yards. Before when I ever had a yarn mess, I asked my husband to help out or just left it. It made me nervous to even think about trying to untangle it. But your gentleness and wonderful instructions made me think I could do this. I started out with butterfly wings and gentleness on my mind even though I was tensing up like crazy. THEN it reminded me of when I meditate and of being mindful. It’s easier when just sitting and letting go but a whole other level to see a jangled yarn mess and be LOOSE. So gentle shaking, leaving it when I was ready to go out of my mind and then coming back to it actually WORKED. That ball of tangled hockles finally ended up in a figure 8 with a center pull. I am so proud of myself. Mostly I am thankful to YOU for teaching me another way to make sense out of yarn tangles and applying mindful meditation to solving real world problems. Oh. One last remark. You must walk on water because you were doing your untangling WITH YOUR CAT. You now have a new grateful subscriber. You are the best!
Aaaaww!! Thank you for your kind words Catherine! And yay!! You did it! I'm so glad my video helped you 🥰 My cat is surprisingly uninterested in my yarn (usually 😉)
Also just happened to come across you Paige and so pleased I did. No tangled clumps at the moment but pleased to know I now have the solution. However, I was crocheting on my scrappy blanket while watching, when you mentioned applying the principle of being light not tight when crocheting I immediately put it into practice. I’m still blown away with the speed I am now crocheting, before everything was so tight and I wasn’t really enjoying the process at all. I can tell this is also going to make the blanket more drapey. Thank you for all the time, effort and patience you put into recording this for us. Now that I’ve found you and subscribed I’m off to see what else you have posted🧶🧶🧶🙋♀️
Hi Paige! I was watching UA-cam on my TV and saw this notification. I am surprised then is 1st time I've seen you, I'm now subscribed. That's awesome. Sometimes I get so frustrated I throw it away. I am saving this video for next time this happens! I'm sure your arms must be burning holding it up like that. Now I'm gonna watch your other videos; thanks again 😘
Thank you for the tip of the figure 8. I kind of discovered "pulling it apart" but I'm not so gentle. lol I will try it and it will exercise my patience. Same with the tip on the halo yarns. That will ease some frustration in the future also.
I recently bought a yarn winder. What a game changer! I reach into the middle of a new skein, find the end and the yarn winder winds it into a soft ball. I haven't had a tangle problem since doing this.
I love to untangle yarn. Weird I know but I will try your method. Kind of makes sense. I have a mohair shawl that I started years ago and have lost the pattern. Definitely will try your way of frogging it as it has a big halo. Thanks for the tips!
I learned (the HARD way) that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again... And expect different results. Boy has that one been hard for me. I'm stubborn. Lol. Thank you for showing us this. I have a WONDERFUL yarn that I got from ICE yarns and this ONE skein continues to get balled up. I did cut some off. It got stuck in my I.V. while in the hospital. I tried to crochet with the rest and it simply continues to get balled up. Trust me... I AM going to use your method to keep my yarn untangled. I'm so glad that I just happened up on your page. I will keep watching you.
I like your figure-8 yarn bobbin, which doesn't require a ball band or anything else to wrap yarn around! I have a few of the Boye "yarn daisies", which usually can hold a bit more yarn than a ball band (which acts like a pencil when crumpled/compacted by the wrapped yarn); I've also seen larger 3D-printed plastic yarn bobbins on Etsy, but haven't purchased any of those yet. (Maybe for Mother's Day, though!)
Interesting. I actually have a chunk of yarn my daughter’s doggie got ahold of. I sat for hours upon hours trying to detangle w/ out much success 😢. I’m definitely going to try your method as I did not want to cut i; it’s such a big chunk. Thank you❤ gayle
This was oddly relaxing to watch lol. Odd because normally yarn tangles make me maddd 😂 I could have used this video this morning! I'll try to not boss the yarn around anymore 😅
Paige, this tutorial made so much sense to me. I am tired of battling knots and tangles! You also taught me the best way to crochet….period. Gently, carefully, loosen muscles 💪🏼… I am working a project by Ophelia Talks. It is The Snow Moon Shawl. It is beautiful!!! BUT, it is all treble crochet fans and trellis’. TC’s have given me such headaches! I end up frogging more than I crochet🤬. But today, I approached my yarn and hook with a totally new frame of mind…I loosened my tension, I loosely (not too loose, not too tight) crocheted and I made the best and most comfortable TC’s ever. My arthritis has not been a problem today, while yesterday I was in agony. I have made at least 14 rows and have not had to frog once. I have been so happy. It’s a miracle. I had to inform you that your detangling tutorial is way more than just tangles. It is the way of my crochet life 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you so very much Paige for this gift you have given me ❤❤❤ LeeAnne💋
Wow I would have quickly snipped tangle with scissors, but you did it and did not look hard. LOL lingo I did not know ... Halo, Frogging, etc. I've never played the video game 'Unravel' but bet they use this yard lingo in that game about yarn creatures. LOL "yarn does not like to be pushed around". You are right about muscles of arms, last year I tore my Rotator Cuff in shoulder (clumsy fall) I can do most anything with hurt arm, except I cannot scratch my back as my hand/fingers will no longer angle that way ... strange that a hurt shoulder muscle effected the twist of a wrist needed to scratch back so agree certain muscles you do not even think about in arm but there are many muscles in arm.
Wow, I do as you do, open up the tangle and shake it but I have to practice my patience and do consistently light touches, and take multiple breaks.My fault is that I'm a bulldog and I will not be bested by yarn barf.
Thank you for your tips. I wonder why some skeins do this and others don't? I've come to the conclusion its because we've taken the centre yarn end out of the skein the wrong way. All skeins need the centre yarn to be left out for us. Would be so much easier.
If I only have to frog a little bit (back to the beginning of a granny square round, f.ex., because I'd rather start a new color than buy another skein of the same color), I stick my crochet hook in the loop coming up from the previous round; otherwise, I use a stitch marker like you do. (I've also used paper clips in the past, esp. before I had a supply of stitch markers.)
Great tips. I wish i had known about the figure eight thing a week ago. Created a nasty mess for myself. Can't wait to try that. What part of Southern cali. I'm in Southern Cali too, maybe we could meet up and have a real in life yarny friend lol.
I have always maintained that a light touch on tangled yarn works beautifully. It may seem like it will take forever to get it untangled, have patience.
Very nice of you to share so patiently. Someone taught me this method decades ago but Also added the "gently shake knot up & down" method while holding both ends and separating the bungle. Somehoe it just releases itself easily. Good job Lovely Lady. 🙂
You are correct. There are projects that are good at holding onto woven-in yarn tails, and then there are yarns and projects in which the texture and stitch does not lend itself to securely hiding ends, such as slippery bamboo. It's in these applications that I will avoid cutting when possible 👍
When I’ve ended up with a tangle I use pretty much the same method as you do…the temptation to try to follow the tread and pass through the yarn only makes it worse…it takes, as you say, a gentle touch and shake and most of all patience! My husband is amazed that I don’t give up and always claps when I finally get it untangled 🎉. I love working from the centre and wish all companies would leave the beginning strand out. Thanks for sharing I’m sure it will help a lot of people.
I have spent hours on a tangle to get frustrated and cut it. I didn't know how to ball it with a center pull on my hand, that's genius!! I will use that a lot from now on. I crochet every day. I have a sweater with Hali yarn that I stopped working on because when I frog it, it knots up on me. I'm going to try pulling the stitches first and finish that sweater. Thank you soooo much!!!!
I am soooo glad I happened across your channel this morning. I have a mess of a tangle and just watching you I have gotten one half untangled already. WOW!!!!
Yay!!! 😊
Ive learned from your video that yarn is really much more temperamental that i thought. You have more patience than what i have for sure i would have taken the scissors to it by now
I thought everyone did it like this. That is the way, we've learned in school - years after my Grandmother taught me this. It is very handy when finding bags of yarns in thrift stores or get given yarn by friends and neighbors. Yes, it take time (and sometimes looks as one makes the problem worse *lol*) - but it works and is a lot cheaper than buying new yarn.
The Knot Whisperer. Some serously great tips!
Thank you for taking the time to show us your technique for untangling yarn. That was very thoughtful of you. Much appreciated. 😊
Yarn barf is one of the most frustrating parts of crocheting! I tend to pull from the outside now, even though it’s less efficient…it cuts down on my frustration! I love your tips! I’ve never wound a bobbin before, look forward to giving this a try. Oh, and I love your ‘helper’ that popped up towards the end of your video!!❤
Hi! Have you tried putting the skein on a stand up paper towel roll. It makes working from the outside a breeze.
I've been doing something similar when I have yarn barf but I appreciate the demo: it will definitely help tweak my method & improve it. What I didn't know how to do was to make a bobbin on my hand with the detangled yarn. Thanks soooo much for that demo! I just frogged a project this morning, creating a mass of yarn which would have been a nightmare to deal with! I followed along with you, making a bobbin on my hand, which resulted in this cute little "hank" of yarn that should be much easier to work with than the mass of yarn I had in my lap! Thanks so much for sharing your method of dealing with tangled yarn! It's going to save me hours of dealing with tangled yarn in the future! I'll have to check out more of your vids (this was my first one!)! Thanks again.
Thank you! 👍😊👍
❤this! I’ve done some of what you said in the past with widening the clump, but I love your butterfly wing analogy! That helps so much! Thank you for this and for the frogging epiphany as well as the thoughts on the source of stitch tension. This is awesome.
Yay!! And thank you!
It is surprising how gentle shaking works so well! Also when the the other end of the yarn becomes involved with the working yarn. It is helpful to look for that too and get that gently pulled away from the working yarn. I clapped when you finished!!
Thank you! 🥰
Wonderful tips, I’m in the middle of a tangle , this will be a huge help!
Glad it was helpful!
You were right! I was thinking this lady is nutz!!! But then something said you have a big tangle and give her a chance…. Boy I’m glad I did!!! Gravity help with the pull….butterfly finger will be my go to from here on out! I’m in socal too!!!😊❤😊
YOU LEGEND!!!! I had such a bad yarn barf this morning but thanks to watching your video just yesterday I was able to get out of it in less than twenty minutes by following your instructions. It's nice quality yarn so maybe that helped a bit but I can't tell you how happy I now am that I found, and took the time to watch, your video. Thank you a million times over 😃❤
Yay!! 👏👏👏😊
This is so great! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Love this. Your right this all makes sense. Thank you. Thought we rerelax as we crochet our projects so yes relax to unknot our yarn.Like Butterfly wing repairer. Thank you.
You're so welcome 🙂
Thank you!!!! I found an old skein that is a complete tangle. Have been trying to untangle forever.
Glad I could help!
WOW !!! Simply genius !!! Thank you. Now I am hoping to get a huge yarn tangle so I can try that, Thank you for sharing
You can do it! 😊
Paige. I watched your whole episode. Butterfly wings, gentle two pull and shake. I love the saying “yarn doesn’t like to be pushed around” and of course, if it isn’t working one way, try another. So I had this ball of 100% linen yarn mess about 100 yards. Before when I ever had a yarn mess, I asked my husband to help out or just left it. It made me nervous to even think about trying to untangle it. But your gentleness and wonderful instructions made me think I could do this. I started out with butterfly wings and gentleness on my mind even though I was tensing up like crazy. THEN it reminded me of when I meditate and of being mindful. It’s easier when just sitting and letting go but a whole other level to see a jangled yarn mess and be LOOSE. So gentle shaking, leaving it when I was ready to go out of my mind and then coming back to it actually WORKED. That ball of tangled hockles finally ended up in a figure 8 with a center pull. I am so proud of myself. Mostly I am thankful to YOU for teaching me another way to make sense out of yarn tangles and applying mindful meditation to solving real world problems. Oh. One last remark. You must walk on water because you were doing your untangling WITH YOUR CAT. You now have a new grateful subscriber. You are the best!
Aaaaww!! Thank you for your kind words Catherine! And yay!! You did it! I'm so glad my video helped you 🥰 My cat is surprisingly uninterested in my yarn (usually 😉)
Thanks Paige! You just taught an old dog a new trick!
So glad!
Also just happened to come across you Paige and so pleased I did. No tangled clumps at the moment but pleased to know I now have the solution. However, I was crocheting on my scrappy blanket while watching, when you mentioned applying the principle of being light not tight when crocheting I immediately put it into practice. I’m still blown away with the speed I am now crocheting, before everything was so tight and I wasn’t really enjoying the process at all. I can tell this is also going to make the blanket more drapey.
Thank you for all the time, effort and patience you put into recording this for us. Now that I’ve found you and subscribed I’m off to see what else you have posted🧶🧶🧶🙋♀️
Aaww thank you!!
This is a good analogy on how to treat problems in life! Also, how to treat people 💗
Yes! Thank you!
This was so informative. And I never seen how to make a bobbin with my hands. I'm subscribing right now. Ty
Welcome aboard!
oh my goodness Paige this trick was life changing! no more tangled messes of yarn for me!
😊 Thank you for the great tips. That is good to know. 💜
Hi 😊, I am brand new to your channel! I am the same way about working on it a long time. I am so happy to see you on my feed this morning! 🎉❤
Wow thank you so very much!!
You're welcome!
And you are filming and describing. Thank you so so much.
You are so welcome!
This is so true! I did this yesterday! ❤
I will have to try your method the next time I have to deal with a yarn tangle!
You have a lot of patience!! ❤
😊 thank you
Hi Paige! I was watching UA-cam on my TV and saw this notification. I am surprised then is 1st time I've seen you, I'm now subscribed. That's awesome. Sometimes I get so frustrated I throw it away. I am saving this video for next time this happens! I'm sure your arms must be burning holding it up like that. Now I'm gonna watch your other videos; thanks again 😘
Awesome! Welcome aboard!
Thank you for the tip of the figure 8. I kind of discovered "pulling it apart" but I'm not so gentle. lol I will try it and it will exercise my patience. Same with the tip on the halo yarns. That will ease some frustration in the future also.
Glad I could help!
Thanks! I've done this, but only for a minute before frantically yanking at it. Next time I will try with more gentleness and patience!
I recently bought a yarn winder. What a game changer! I reach into the middle of a new skein, find the end and the yarn winder winds it into a soft ball. I haven't had a tangle problem since doing this.
Thank you, so very helpful! One suggestion is to tighten up your videos as you didn’t get into the method until 9 minutes in.
Thanks for the tip!
Hello Paige, hust started watching your channel, and I love ❤️ ❤ pumpkins also drives my family crazy!😊
Love that!
I love to untangle yarn. Weird I know but I will try your method. Kind of makes sense. I have a mohair shawl that I started years ago and have lost the pattern. Definitely will try your way of frogging it as it has a big halo. Thanks for the tips!
Wonderful!
Thank you. I have been experiencing this quite a few times lately.
You're very welcome
I learned (the HARD way) that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again... And expect different results. Boy has that one been hard for me. I'm stubborn. Lol. Thank you for showing us this. I have a WONDERFUL yarn that I got from ICE yarns and this ONE skein continues to get balled up. I did cut some off. It got stuck in my I.V. while in the hospital. I tried to crochet with the rest and it simply continues to get balled up. Trust me... I AM going to use your method to keep my yarn untangled. I'm so glad that I just happened up on your page. I will keep watching you.
Awesome!
This is the way I have always done it. I just knew gentle was the best way. Now will think of butterfly wings.😊
Loved “I pretend to know what I’m doing!” 😂😂
🤭
I like your figure-8 yarn bobbin, which doesn't require a ball band or anything else to wrap yarn around! I have a few of the Boye "yarn daisies", which usually can hold a bit more yarn than a ball band (which acts like a pencil when crumpled/compacted by the wrapped yarn); I've also seen larger 3D-printed plastic yarn bobbins on Etsy, but haven't purchased any of those yet. (Maybe for Mother's Day, though!)
Nice. Will try it next time. ❤
thanks for sharing I will try it on next tangle.
Tks for the ravel for halo yarn!
Interesting. I actually have a chunk of yarn my daughter’s doggie got ahold of. I sat for hours upon hours trying to detangle w/ out much success 😢. I’m definitely going to try your method as I did not want to cut i; it’s such a big chunk. Thank you❤ gayle
Awesome! Give it a try!
This was oddly relaxing to watch lol. Odd because normally yarn tangles make me maddd 😂 I could have used this video this morning! I'll try to not boss the yarn around anymore 😅
😊
Awesomeness!!!😮
Thanks!
Paige,
this tutorial made so much sense to me. I am tired of battling knots and tangles!
You also taught me the best way to crochet….period. Gently, carefully, loosen muscles 💪🏼…
I am working a project by Ophelia Talks. It is The Snow Moon Shawl. It is beautiful!!! BUT, it is all treble crochet fans and trellis’. TC’s have given me such headaches! I end up frogging more than I crochet🤬.
But today, I approached my yarn and hook with a totally new frame of mind…I loosened my tension, I loosely (not too loose, not too tight) crocheted and I made the best and most comfortable TC’s ever. My arthritis has not been a problem today, while yesterday I was in agony. I have made at least 14 rows and have not had to frog once. I have been so happy. It’s a miracle.
I had to inform you that your detangling tutorial is way more than just tangles. It is the way of my crochet life 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so very much Paige for this gift you have given me ❤❤❤
LeeAnne💋
Love the video snd yes ysrn has its own personality
Yes patience is the key and a light touch. Resist the temptation to pull in a knot.
I enjoy untangling yarn tangles. I find it very relaxing and focusing. Even the tangles, that are declared a total loss.
I, too, enjoy untangling yarn -- and also enjoy weaving in ends! 🤗 --it's all relaxing to me.
It's a fun challenge!
Me too!
Wow I would have quickly snipped tangle with scissors, but you did it and did not look hard. LOL lingo I did not know ... Halo, Frogging, etc. I've never played the video game 'Unravel' but bet they use this yard lingo in that game about yarn creatures. LOL "yarn does not like to be pushed around". You are right about muscles of arms, last year I tore my Rotator Cuff in shoulder (clumsy fall) I can do most anything with hurt arm, except I cannot scratch my back as my hand/fingers will no longer angle that way ... strange that a hurt shoulder muscle effected the twist of a wrist needed to scratch back so agree certain muscles you do not even think about in arm but there are many muscles in arm.
oh heck yes thanks dear girl!!
You are so welcome!
Yes good way 😊😊😊 thanknyou.😊
Welcome 😊
Wow, I do as you do, open up the tangle and shake it but I have to practice my patience and do consistently light touches, and take multiple breaks.My fault is that I'm a bulldog and I will not be bested by yarn barf.
Thank you for your tips. I wonder why some skeins do this and others don't? I've come to the conclusion its because we've taken the centre yarn end out of the skein the wrong way. All skeins need the centre yarn to be left out for us. Would be so much easier.
I agree 👍😊👍
I tried this once but I did not know this was a method to my madness
So true, "Yarn doesn't like to be pushed around" 😊 --it just makes the tangle and knotting situation worse. Using a light touch is the key.
I used this technique when I was doing counted cross stitch so this works for fine thread also.
Great to know!
If I only have to frog a little bit (back to the beginning of a granny square round, f.ex., because I'd rather start a new color than buy another skein of the same color), I stick my crochet hook in the loop coming up from the previous round; otherwise, I use a stitch marker like you do. (I've also used paper clips in the past, esp. before I had a supply of stitch markers.)
Lol, Einstein definition of insanity!! "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". Well done you!
Genius
😊
Great tips. I wish i had known about the figure eight thing a week ago. Created a nasty mess for myself. Can't wait to try that. What part of Southern cali. I'm in Southern Cali too, maybe we could meet up and have a real in life yarny friend lol.
I'm in Ventura County 👍
@@PaigeLovesPumpkins836 so close to the beach.... you're only about an hour from me. Would you be interested in meeting up sometime?
@@sarahnicol7767 sure!
My instagram is Paige Loves Pumpkins. PM me there 👍
I stand while doing this 😁 and I lay the yarn around the floor so it doesn’t tangle again 😁
Great idea!
I have always maintained that a light touch on tangled yarn works beautifully. It may seem like it will take forever to get it untangled, have patience.
The old adage is, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. Thanks for the video
I know I'm supposed to do it your way but I just love untangling yarn. It's very therapeutic for me.
I totally understand! It's a fun challenge either way 😊
I have never had my yarn tangled. How do you get it tangled?
Google "What is yarn barf?" 😉💕
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I want a job as a butterfly wing repair person ❤😊
Very nice of you to share so patiently. Someone taught me this method decades ago but Also added the "gently shake knot up & down" method while holding both ends and separating the bungle. Somehoe it just releases itself easily. Good job Lovely Lady. 🙂
👍💜
Sometimes it’s easier to cut it out and then untangle it and then join it up again
You are correct. There are projects that are good at holding onto woven-in yarn tails, and then there are yarns and projects in which the texture and stitch does not lend itself to securely hiding ends, such as slippery bamboo. It's in these applications that I will avoid cutting when possible 👍
Lol!
The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting a different outcome.
i hate mess 😢 yarns