Taking a breather ~
Mr. Plucky planted some succulents this past summer and we managed to keep them alive all winter!
Call me crazy (actually, no need. I’m fully aware that I am one peculiar, issue laden gal), but you know your UFO’s are getting antsy when the start talking to you. Yesterday, I logged into Ravelry and I got a message from my No-Purl Monkey saying “Finish me. I’m pretty.” When the knits start talking back, that’s pretty serious. So, now that the first shipment of Plucky Classics are well on their way, I am going to put the feet up and knit. That should shut the knits up – I hope.
It’s that time again. Time to give away some tangled yarn to you intrepid detanglers out there. You know who you are. Leave me a comment as to why you find detangling yarn so intriguing and I will pick a number out of a hat and send two winners each a skein of yarn to untangle and do with what you will.
Happy Tuesday!
P.S. Guess what I am dyeing up this week?
Summer of Love. I get a lot of inquiries on this colorway and am finally at a spot where I can get a quantity of it dyed up. If you have a special interest, please contact me and I can be sure to put enough aside. The bases that will be dyed in this colorway will be the 80/10/10 MCN, 100% superwash merino and the 100% merino single ply.
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Bwahahhaha….hmmm, how did that sock talk to you? We have ISSUES.
Oh heck…I want to be in the tangled yarn drawing. Bri does all my untangling for me. Hehe.
Love Summer of Love. LOVE.
April 29th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I was so excited to knit my first pair of socks (this was two years ago) that I didn’t wait to ball up the yarn, and started knitting from the skein. This was a bad idea. That first untangling started out frustrating, but grew relaxing as I followed the yarn around itself.
I’ve untangled quite a few more things since then.
I actually had to do some for work… I work in theatre, and one of my current show’s props is a kite string on a spool. It was all mangly and my co-worker was having a hard time, so I took it from him and handed it back in 10 minutes all pretty.
I refuse to use scissors when untangling. I think if the yarn got itself into that knot without scissors, it can get out too.
April 29th, 2008 at 10:45 am
I have been thinking of trying the no purl monkeys, I need some sock inspiration again, maybe I’ll go to Ravelry and check out pictures!
I like to untangle yarn, string, necklaces, you name it, because it’s a challenge that many others would not attempt. I guess that helps me feel more special since I’m in the minority and I’m actually pretty good at it
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Such beautiful color! I always love all the yarn you dyed. And you take very beautiful pictures as well. I wish socks bug will come hit me one day and definitely I want some nice yarn from you!
April 29th, 2008 at 10:49 am
On a good day, untangling yarn is an enjoyable challenge – similar to those wire puzzles, but more rewarding because you get something useful at the end. (On a bad day, it sits there waiting for a good day. I don’t always have the patience!).
April 29th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Hey Sarah! Would you please set aside a Summer of Love skein for me in the 80/10/10 MCN? I felt Mai’s when she was knitting some up for you and it was so lovely; I have to have it.
April 29th, 2008 at 10:52 am
I often think I hear my knits mocking me, saying stuff like “what makes you think you can knit socks without a gusset hole?”. Yeah…well, I’m showin’ them!
Detangling drives me insane, and yet the challenge of it is one I can never walk away from. It’s kind of like me verses the yarn, and I can’t let it get the best of me. ;-Þ
April 29th, 2008 at 10:55 am
I’ve loved detangling since my beading days and let me tell you that untangling bead thread can be quite a challenge. What I love about it is that I will win, with enough perseverance. Also, I hate knots in everything, so I *will* untangle it and it will *not* have a knot to show for it.
April 29th, 2008 at 10:56 am
I let churchable do my untangeling because he is a little obsessed with my winding equipment.
April 29th, 2008 at 10:57 am
The photo of Mr. Plucky’s succulents is just beautiful!!
The no-purl Monkey’s are on my list, but it seems I’m in need of a beautiful tangled yarn to get me started on them, so…
I like untangling yarn, cause there doesn’t seem to be any other puzzle out there quite as rewarding. After all your hard work you get a great prize. There’s a beautiful ball of yarn just waiting to be played with, uh I mean knit into a great project! hehe
Glad to hear you’re getting to take a break too! Assembling your yarns for sale is hard work!
April 29th, 2008 at 11:10 am
the dog is fascinated by yarn winding/de-tangling. he would love to help with some plucky yarn. please enter me!
April 29th, 2008 at 11:32 am
You know how most of Life’s Problems (the big ones) don’t *really* have solutions? Or, even for the things that aren’t technically problems, but are particular challenges (say, healthy eating and excercise), even if you have them under control, there are still going to be days where it feels like a constant battle?
That’s why a tangled skein of yarn is great. Eventually: problem. solved.
April 29th, 2008 at 11:47 am
As a nurse, former archaeologist, and former jeweler who LIVED for those tangled necklaces, I would be very pleased to untangle some plucky-yarn. Being able to restore yarn to it’s rightful place as a skein is just almost as cool as being able to hand back someone’s beloved chain intact, or maybe as cool as figuring out vague pain symptoms that I have untangled from my patients. Heehee…maybe the husbeast is right and I am a “bit twisted”!
April 29th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I love puzzles of all kinds, and tangled yarn is just another kind of puzzle! Every tangle has a logic to it — you find the heart of it, follow the key strand, and ultimately you can see what has to go where to untangle it. It’s fun!
April 29th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
untangle yarn??? i’d love to! i have this weird obsession with fixing things that are “broken.” when something is out of place, i want to fix it. if something is tangled, be it hair, yarn, or headphone cords, i want to untangle it! i’m an anal-retentive freak! enjoy your knitting!
April 29th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Oh, I think detangling is the best stress reliever *ever*. Plus, when you’re done, you’ve got a lovely ball of yarn just waiting to be knitted up.
Summer of Love is gorgeous. Love it!
April 29th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
thank god it isnt just me that inanimate objects speak too
and love that colour but first to knit up some of the other sock yarn that is starting to pile up in my stash (including some more from you
)
April 29th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I just registered for your site after my second yarn purchase. Sure – add me into the untangling frenzy. I must admit I have more luck tangling yarn than untangling it, but I’m up for a challenge.
Summer of Love is gorgeous and if I hadn’t just sent in an order I’d request some.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Oh, detangling. Maybe I love it so much because my life is such a mess. I destress by organizing, so this just works.
I love that colorway! So gorgeous.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Wow, I’m impressed…your socks have their own Ravelry account with which they send you messages!
April 29th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I don’t have a yarn winder yet so I let my LYS do all my detangling
I have to admit I much prefer the yarn still twisted around, it just looks lovely like that, but alas, not wise to try and knit this way, so I don’t! Would love to win some of your yummy yarn, but failing that I will keep checking my mail box for my Plucky Classic 
April 29th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I can untangle for hours if need be, just to finish a project. I would love to be in the mix for some tangled up yarn.
April 29th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I love a good challenge. Untangling yarn sounds like one. Thanks!
April 29th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I find untangling yarn a challenge and I like that. Though it can be awfully frustrating! But besides that, I would just love some more plucky yarn!
April 29th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
exquisite succulent; gorgeous SUMMER OF LOVE, which, by the way, I remember with extreme fondness (I’m talking 1960s).
Heartening to hear all those pro detangling comments. Now I want details on just how to do it happily. . . My best shot involves spreading the messed-up yarn on my couch and pulling the strands apart between diving the new ball of yarn hither and yon.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
We have a very similar succulent in our little dish garden in the kitchen! So pretty and photogenic
Beautiful colorway!
April 29th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Everyone brings their detangling to me. I love it. Well maybe love/hate it. I will sit for hours with a glass of wine (or two) and untangle yarn. It’s soothing. It’s a challenge. It is something I know I can do and will finish.
April 29th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
i’m just posting to say i’m excitedly awaiting Plucky Classics installment one, and that i MUST have summer of love since i missed it every time before.
April 29th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
i’m ALWAYS up for a yarn untangling challange! ever unraveled a sweater without winding it into a center-pull ball as you went?? no? well, it turns into an obnoxiously tangled mass of ramen noodle yarn. if i can tackle that, i can handle any tangle!
April 29th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Sarah could you please set aside a skein of 80/80/20 Summer of Love . I have been coveting that colorway for some time now. Thanks
April 29th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
oops I meant the 80/10/10
April 29th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
I don’t mind untangling when I have the time, then it is like following a maze back to the beginning, sometimes taking wrong turns – a real adventure. When I don’t have time…ugh.;) Enjoy some peace!
April 29th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
oh my, i have detagled too many
problems in life, that puts my nerves on edge. to knit with
vodka sounds more soooothing, put those plucky feet up and enjoy. nice succulents mr. pluck.
April 29th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
If I sit quietly and detangle, I keep away from hurting the small furry creatures that made it so…. (actually, they know better and cannot resist yarn any more than I can!)
April 29th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I don’t know that I like de-tangling the stuff, but I’ll do just about anything to get it for free. Please, please, please dye more bulky yarn soon–I’m wanting to make a cowl just like the one I saw at Through the Loops.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Detangling yarn is therapeutic to me. It’s a lot less complicated then life itself.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Oh yes, you deserve to put your feet up girl! I’m so excited that my package is making its way to me right now!
(I’ve detangled my fair share of yarn before and I’ve discovered that you have to be in a “zone” to do it and you can’t force a zone….you have to wait for it. Fun stuff!
April 29th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Oh yes, you deserve to put your feet up for a while Girl!! I’m so exited that my package is on its way to me right now!
And I’ve detangled my fair share of yarn. I’ve discovered that you have to be in a “zone” and you can’t force a zone….you have to wait for it. Fun stuff!
April 29th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Untangling yarn is RELAXING– thats why I love it!!
April 29th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I like de-tangling because its the one knitting activity my boyfriend and I can work on together!
April 29th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
I’m impressed! I’m a succulent killer, I’m afraid.
In a perverse way I enjoy the detangling — it seems both luxurious (lovely yarn!) and frugal, an uncommon combination.
April 29th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
I’ve never liked untangling (or anything that keeps me from actually knitting) but I’d love to enter the contest on behalf of an old roommate of mine. She does love untangling (especially beautiful fibers like yours!). When we lived together, I brought all my tangles to her and she joyously worked through them. She always said that she loved the tactile sensation of working with the yarn, even in its tangled state. I’d love to be able to send her one of your tangled skeins; I know it would make her ridiculously happy.
Looking forward to seeing my Plucky Classics in my mailbox any day now!
April 29th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
It’s not so much that I enjoy de-tangling but once I start I am so determined to have my yarn, or necklace all pretty again. I’m up for de-tangling some beautiful Plucky yarn.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Every once in a while, I just like knitting from a ball the old-fashioned way. And they only time I ever bother to wind a ball is when I have a tangled skein. Plus, I like the sense of accomplishment. You can untangle a ball and have a perfect ball of yarn in one sitting. The knitting of the socks takes a little longer
April 30th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Untangling things is very relaxing to me and helps take stress away!
April 30th, 2008 at 10:40 am
If anyone has earned a good chunk of relaxing knitting time, it certainly is you. Enjoy!!
April 30th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Hi there having 3 cats that are too nosy for their own good has led to lots of detangling plus it is one of those activities that allow one to zone out from other more vexing problems!! Count me in!
April 30th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I love puzzles…..a tangled skein is just that….a big puzzle!
April 30th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
The detangling thing- I can’t rest until it is done. I really only stop if I am stupid tired and then it is the first thing I pick up the next morning. I know I have one skein that is still tangled, but I didn’t have an immediate plan for the yarn, so it is ‘resting’
My mind can wander where it will – without trying to follow a knitting pattern.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I found your blog because of detangling yarn – Monica of Rubies and Pearls showed her beautiful prize and it sent me over here to read. As someone who is not as totally crafty as she would like to be, I love working with yarn. I’m always amazed that I will take the time to untangle a messed up skein, and not feel impatien. I can read the knots and move the partially wound yarn through the loops as necessary. Please add me to the hat!
April 30th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
I love untangling yarn – it is meditative, and I don’t have to worry that my children will mess it up.
April 30th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Untangling yarn is the only way I can get my husband involved in my knitting other than him saying “oh that’s nice, baby” without every lifting his head from his computer. We have a two person system that works well for us.
May 1st, 2008 at 8:52 am
I find detangling yarn to be intriguing, because there is definately a finish line. Many people reach a wall, and give up on it, or they just cut the yarn (Ouch!!). They say knitters have great patience. I’ll be patient detangling, while I am anxious to get those needles moving.