It’s All in the Twist!

November 14th, 2006

You know those pesky little uneven Vs, that look more like this: \| They drive me absolutely and completely insane. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I must mention it again. I much prefer the even, balanced, and symmetrical Vs to the crooked ones I occasionally get in my stockinette stitch. What makes it even more baffling is that I don’t always get these uneven Vs, only sometimes.

I tried to find a solution to the problem online, because I can only ignore it for so long. I found a whole bunch of answers, none of which suited me. The other day I was looking at my yarn, and examining the twist. I decided to see if the twist corresponded to the presence or lack of uneven Vs, and it did! I only examined three pieces, but I’m convinced that this is the cause of my problem. The two plied yarns have an S-twist, and no uneven Vs in the stockinette using those yarns. The single ply (Malabrigo) has a Z-twist, and the resulting stockinette stitch creates Vs uneven enough for me to notice. This will require some further research, but I have a feeling the answer’s all in the twist!

Unfortunately there’s nothing I can do about it to really solve the problem. Unless I was willing to take the spindle to the Malabrigo and attempt to twist it into an S-twist…

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