Many knitters and crocheters have UFOs, UnFinished Objects. Some projects can be picked up and finished. Others are best unravelled and the yarn used for something else.
With wool, there's a whole lot of kink going on when it's unravelled, and it requires a bit of conditioning to get it back in shape before the next project. If you don't recondition the wool it interferes with the tension of the project and can throw out the sizing. It's better to follow the steps below and regain some beautiful, non-kinky wool.
1. Wrap the unravelled wool around a book or a folder. If only part of the yarn has been previously knitted/crocheted, you only need to work on that part of it.
2. Tie the hank of yarn in a number of places.
3. Slip the hank off the book or folder.
4. Wash the hand is some cool water with a squirt of shampoo/conditioner. Rinse, and squeeze the water out. Don't rub, twist or wring. Hang the hank to dry. Use a weight of pull the yarn a little. I used a 500g weight a shopping bag.
5. When the yarn is dry, ball it up and use it in a new project.
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