Sobtanian

#yarn #crochet #knitting friends, and anyone else really, I have a question:

I spotted a mistake in my mosaic crochet blanket so I had to rip out two rows to correct it. I then reused the same yarn to redo the ripped out rows.

When I finished them, I had a ton of spare tail left. As in, 10x longer than the original tails before I ripped out!

See photo.

I triple checked the two rows that I redid and they were all correct with no mistakes nor dropped stitches etc.

I can only assume that yarn stretches when you work it? Or is there some other voodoo magic at work here?

It’s cheap acrylic yarn by the way, double knit weight (which I think is eight strands but I’m not sure)

EDIT: forgot to say, the mistake was in one row and it was just one extra DC stitch. Not enough to explain all the extra yarn.

Apr 4 at 9:53pmWeb
Show threadKellyAnn Romanych (she/her)2d ago
@Sobtanian what comes to mind is if the problem rows had extra stitches, different tension, or wrong stitches (example a treble crochet instead of double crochet). It's remarkable how much yarn can go into (or out of) a row. And so easy to make a simple mistake :) Good luck with rest of mosaic!
Show threadSobtanian2d ago
@kellyromanych thanks. The problem row had one extra DC in it, that’s all. Won’t explain all the magic extra yarn 😅
Show threadPam2d ago
@Sobtanian I’ve seen that too, my best guess is it untwists a bit which makes it longer
Show threadSobtanian2d ago
@haloedrain that’s my theory too.
Show threadAmy Meyers🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🇺🇸🐸2d ago
@Sobtanian well, if you had one extra DC and then 1-2 more rows with that extra DC (not clear how much you had to frog), there would be at least 2 extra stitches? It still doesn’t make sense. I’d call it something to do with tension or yarn relaxing and try not to overthink it - life is stressy enough! It’s a cool project, though. Go you!
Show threadSobtanian2d ago

@amyshark oh I’m not stressed about it, it’s tickled me that’s all 😂

I went back two rows, as mentioned in the post. So two extra American DCs = 100 cm of extra yarn 😅😅

Show threadyazzea2d ago
@Sobtanian How long are those rows? Crochet takes a *lot* of yarn, and it‘s amazing what a difference a tiny change in tension makes.
Show threadSobtanian2d ago

@yazzea I call crochet the yarn monster haha.

163 stitches.

Show threadyazzea2d ago
@Sobtanian Then I‘d say: Tension made the difference. Been there.
Show threadSobtanian2d ago

@yazzea yeah logically it’s that and yarn relaxation I guess.

Amazing just how much it chews up.

Show threadAmy Meyers🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🇺🇸🐸2d ago
@Sobtanian I’ve given up trying to understand the yarn gods and goddesses. I’m grateful when they let me win at yarn chicken. I’m humbled when they humble me. 😉
Show threadSobtanian2d ago

@amyshark fibs. No one wins yarn chicken.

No one.

Show threadAmy Meyers🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🇺🇸🐸1d ago
@Sobtanian shhhh. I’m trying to build karma because, mathematically, it HAS to happen once in a lifetime, right??? Don’t. Piss. Them. Off. 😇
Show threadSobtanian1d ago
@amyshark 🤐
Show threadEbly Pamplemousse1d ago

@Sobtanian I've noticed with wool/wool mixes that yarn does stretch if you rip back and then reknit/crochet with it.

I've not really bothered with any crochet items, but with knitted things, I can rip back once or twice with little noticeable difference (to the finished item). Any more than that and I either need to drop down a needle size or soak the yarn in water and dry it, before using again.

Show threadSobtanian1d ago
@Ebly yeah I’m guessing it unwound/relaxed.