Comments on: Are you an Innie or an Outie? http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/ blog Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:57:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Winni http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Winni Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:38:25 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-479 Most of the knittings I'm an "innie", because the skein can't dancing ;o) through the room and during the knitting with several colors the threads doesn't swirl around. If the yarn is "fuzzy"(I don't usethis very often) and stick together, then I do prefer to be an "outie". Greetings from Berlin Winni (WinniWollte on ravelry) Most of the knittings I’m an “innie”, because the skein can’t dancing ;o) through the room and during the knitting with several colors the threads doesn’t swirl around.
If the yarn is “fuzzy”(I don’t usethis very often) and stick together, then I do prefer to be an “outie”.

Greetings from Berlin

Winni

(WinniWollte on ravelry)

]]> By: jinky http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-489 jinky Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:40:29 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-489 I'm an innie, haven't done it with lace weight yarn yet. This way I don't have to ran after my yarn everytime I pull it. :) I remember the first time i did the center pull, winding it using my bare hands, got all stuck and have to pull the yarn so hard, I almost break (is that the right word, pardon my english) the yarn. Now, I can say that I'm a bit experienced when it comes to winding my yarn, no problems, no tangles! I’m an innie, haven’t done it with lace weight yarn yet. This way I don’t have to ran after my yarn everytime I pull it. :)
I remember the first time i did the center pull, winding it using my bare hands, got all stuck and have to pull the yarn so hard, I almost break (is that the right word, pardon my english) the yarn.
Now, I can say that I’m a bit experienced when it comes to winding my yarn, no problems, no tangles!

]]> By: kimberly http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-487 kimberly Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:01:02 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-487 I'm an outie usually-I don't like it when the yarn from the outside gets caught on the yarn I'm working with so I just take it from the outside. I’m an outie usually-I don’t like it when the yarn from the outside gets caught on the yarn I’m working with so I just take it from the outside.

]]> By: LaLa http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-490 LaLa Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:50:40 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-490 I'm so glad that I read this blog. I wound up some seasilk yesterday and was planning on casting on later tonight. Thanks to y'all I know to go with the outside in on that. I'm an inside out girl normally. Y'all saved me a world of bother. Thanks! I’m so glad that I read this blog. I wound up some seasilk yesterday and was planning on casting on later tonight. Thanks to y’all I know to go with the outside in on that. I’m an inside out girl normally. Y’all saved me a world of bother. Thanks!

]]> By: momtat1992 http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-488 momtat1992 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:08:33 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-488 I'm in the minority, too. I usually have trouble finding the innie "end", so always just end up knitting from the outie "end". I don't like that yarn peter flapping at me, so just knit from the outside. Have never had any trouble with it. Just got my own ball winder for Christmas, so we'll see if I convert to an innie after I've had time to work with it! I’m in the minority, too. I usually have trouble finding the innie “end”, so always just end up knitting from the outie “end”. I don’t like that yarn peter flapping at me, so just knit from the outside. Have never had any trouble with it. Just got my own ball winder for Christmas, so we’ll see if I convert to an innie after I’ve had time to work with it!

]]> By: heatherly http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-485 heatherly Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:58:49 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-485 heehee cute way of phrasing it! i am an innie, even for lace weight. heehee
cute way of phrasing it!

i am an innie, even for lace weight.

]]> By: Chanda http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Chanda Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:11:51 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-478 I'm an innie too (except for laceweight). We use the term "yarn peter" around here for the description of what flops out of the inside when you're searching for the end that's tucked down in there. Use your imagination! Sorry to be so crude, but it's incredibly funny how much it looks like one! Thus our endearing term! Don't "tsk, tsk" - we've all seen one! I’m an innie too (except for laceweight).

We use the term “yarn peter” around here for the description of what flops out of the inside when you’re searching for the end that’s tucked down in there. Use your imagination! Sorry to be so crude, but it’s incredibly funny how much it looks like one! Thus our endearing term!

Don’t “tsk, tsk” – we’ve all seen one!

]]> By: Lydia http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Lydia Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:51:35 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-494 I'm an innie, I don't like the ball rolling around when I pull on it. I take a lot of my knitting to the soccer field, meetings, etc. and it's a pain to chase a ball onto the field during play time! I’m an innie, I don’t like the ball rolling around when I pull on it. I take a lot of my knitting to the soccer field, meetings, etc. and it’s a pain to chase a ball onto the field during play time!

]]> By: Richelle http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Richelle Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:20:41 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-476 Oh, I'm definitely in the minority here. I used to try pulling from the center on cakes that were either wound by me or the yarn shop, but I don't anymore. Could have been some Sea Silk that made the turn for me, as well, but I'm a dedicated outtie now. If it's a large ball of dk or worsted or something heavy and I can get it to pull from the center, I will, but for sportweight or smaller, the cakes aren't terribly big, so I pull from the outside. Just seems smoother and I get no "yarn barf" that way...love that term! ;) Oh, I’m definitely in the minority here. I used to try pulling from the center on cakes that were either wound by me or the yarn shop, but I don’t anymore. Could have been some Sea Silk that made the turn for me, as well, but I’m a dedicated outtie now. If it’s a large ball of dk or worsted or something heavy and I can get it to pull from the center, I will, but for sportweight or smaller, the cakes aren’t terribly big, so I pull from the outside. Just seems smoother and I get no “yarn barf” that way…love that term! ;)

]]> By: Lilly http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2007/12/23/are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Lilly Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:52:39 +0000 http://nauticalknitter.com/?p=233#comment-475 <p>Just a couple of notes - Just because yarn is wound on a cone doesn't mean that there is something pure about its direction. I was at a well-known brand's factory this year and bought a 1 pound hank of sock yarn (Woo-hoo! A bazillion yards of lovely stuff!). They offered to wind it to a cone for me and I accepted. As far as I can tell they put it on a swift and wound it off like I would use my ball winder at home, without regard to direction.<br /> Also, I have bought 2 balls of self patterning sock yarn in the same dye lot from my LYS that were wound in opposite ways from the factory(I could tell by the patterning), so I don't get very excited about direction. I just try to be consistant in a project.<br /> As for the product of my ballwinder at home, I generally pull them from the center, but only after I put a large rubberband around the outside. This keeps a bit of tension on the yarn as I pull, so I don't get chunks of yarn escaping, and the ball doesn't collapse into yarn-barf (love that term) as it empties.</p> <blockquote>I was wondering about that myself. I assumed there was some magical reason the yarn was wound on the cone in a certain direction. Consistency, I would agree, is the most important thing. I love learning new stuff from you guys!</blockquote> Just a couple of notes – Just because yarn is wound on a cone doesn’t mean that there is something pure about its direction. I was at a well-known brand’s factory this year and bought a 1 pound hank of sock yarn (Woo-hoo! A bazillion yards of lovely stuff!). They offered to wind it to a cone for me and I accepted. As far as I can tell they put it on a swift and wound it off like I would use my ball winder at home, without regard to direction.
Also, I have bought 2 balls of self patterning sock yarn in the same dye lot from my LYS that were wound in opposite ways from the factory(I could tell by the patterning), so I don’t get very excited about direction. I just try to be consistant in a project.
As for the product of my ballwinder at home, I generally pull them from the center, but only after I put a large rubberband around the outside. This keeps a bit of tension on the yarn as I pull, so I don’t get chunks of yarn escaping, and the ball doesn’t collapse into yarn-barf (love that term) as it empties.

I was wondering about that myself. I assumed there was some magical reason the yarn was wound on the cone in a certain direction. Consistency, I would agree, is the most important thing.

I love learning new stuff from you guys!

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