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Yarn smells of smoke
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I bought some odd balls of yarn from ebay, about 20 little balls but they smell of cigarette smoke, not mega powerful but enough that I noticed it when I opened the bag. How can I get the smell out, or will I have to unwind the yarn, wash it and then wind back up?
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Thanks for that link
I guess could always wash the squares as I knit them.
The only thing is I don't fancy crocheting with yukky yarn in the meantime
The idea with the newspaper that somebody put (second page I think?) sounds real interesting.
So watcha gonna make
It's for my granny square blanket - I've done 22 squares and nearly used up all my scrap yarn
No idea how to wash the yarn though lol
I hate complaining! Especially with yarn, I think of a little old granny gettin upset lol
I think I will end up winding it loosely into skiens (right word, possibly?) and giving it a wash and hang it up to dry to see if the smell will go
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Before you wash it (btw, if there's any natural fibre content wash VERY carefully) just try putting the whole lot outside for a day or so. If it's not super strong, the fresh air will quite often lift the smell out
Thanks I'll ty that first
I had a refund off the seller so even if the smoke doesn't come out then it's all good
It smells like it's already been fabreezed to be honest - that'll be my last resort as I don't really like the smell of fabreeze, although it is better than smoke!
This is what I would do.
I would unravel the balls (if it *is* balls) and turn them into skeins that haven't been twisted up yet. I would then hang them on the washing line to get the air into them and see if that makes a difference.
If there is still a bit of a smell left I would probably just knit it up and then submerge the garment in water with a bit of nice smelling eucalan and block it out.
What yarn is it? Just being nosey
Just oddments of all different types and colours, ranging from 2ply to worsted weight. I'll have to crochet with some double strands lol.
I haven't got a washing line
I wound it into really loose skiens and hung it on a sock drier (the type with clips) and hung it outside for a few hours in the wind. I sprayed it with a mix of water, vodka and a tiny bit of vanilla scent before I put it outside and it doesn't seem to be smelling now!
I put the vodka in cos I read that it will lift the smell out lol so thought I'd try the multiple attack and chuck it in
Now got to wind it back into balls :grump:
What is the difference between a yarn and a skein? I thought skein was just the fancy term for ball.
I thought a skein was like a really loose ball? Wiki says it's a long coil of yarn.
These are balls -
The balls are ready to use for activities, having been wound on a windy thing.