Untangle Yarn EASILY 🧶 Plus a COOL HACK 😎

In this video I share tips that help me untangle yarn more successfully and dramatically reduces cutting the yarn.
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[@PlayHookywithMe]

I hope these tips help you as much as they helped me. I would love to know what helps you through these gnarly messes. Let me know!

[@m53goldsmith]

What I want to know was . . . did Biscuit and Loki help with the untangling? or the tangling?? LOL! Love seeing your kitties, thanks for the tips, especially for the link to the untanglers.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

@@m53goldsmith 🤣🤣 I’m sure you can guess the answer to that one! 😹🧶 Thank you 💕

[@johansson8803]

Great tips!! I’m in a knitting/crocheting group and one of our members LOVES to untangle yarn. If any of us have a tangled mess, we just bring it to the meeting and she’ll take care of it. It’s so funny to see the delight on her face as she works with it.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Wow, I love that. I think that’s my new aspiration! 🤣🤣🧶

[@mommawitchy]

this would be me if i was in a group lol untangling yarn relaxes me 🤣

[@jana.polkadotdog]

That would be me... I love untangling yarn.

[@alwaysreadin163]

I used to DESPISE it but now I'm kind of starting to love it to be honest lol

[@PlayHookywithMe]

@@alwaysreadin163 same here 🤣🤣🤣🧶

[@FootballFanLeanne]

I thought I was alone in the world. I secretly love untangling yarn, it's calming to me. I buy yarn at second hand stores just so I can untangle it and roll it into a ball.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

That’s wonderful! 😀👏🏻🧶

[@robgardiner6936]

Great video - I'm one of those crazy people that find a good tangle a challenge and enjoy the satisfaction of 'saving' otherwise unloved yarn! My only tip is - don't try to detangle when you're in a hurry or in a bad mood ! 🙂

[@PlayHookywithMe]

I love that! Yes , I noticed as soon as I got moody with it , tangles definitely got worse 🤣😅😅🧶💕

[@carmalittamae1060]

Your videos are sooo cute with the little funny snippets!! Please keep them coming!❤😂🎉

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you so much 😀❤️

[@MaurytheHedgehogDog]

My dad was fascinated by my crocheting and he would happily wind balls of yarn for me when I had some to do. He’d wind them into softballs and then bounce them off my little brother ( I was cool with that!). He was also the best unknotter and could watch tv while doing it. Miss him

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Oh, love that 😀❤️

[@abbynormal4740]

LOL When you got to the "Still not convinced/there's still hope" part, I was literally saying, "Just send your tangled yarn to me!" (Or, tangled jewelry chain, mixed up beads that need separating, etc.) I actually do LOVE to untangle, unknot and/or sort stuff.😄

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Wow - even tangled jewelry??! Ohhh you are a queen! 😀😂🙌🏻🙌🏻 ❤️

[@ashleydonohoe7941]

I love untangling jewelry as well.

[@m-rstringer3750]

I loved this little video ! I'm an addicted frogger, so often find myself surrounded by the yarn I've just re-captured; and I agree with every point you made. One possible extra thing ? - hold the yarn above the tangle and shake said tangle - GENTLY ! Shaking, I find, can be really useful. Oh, one other ! - when you're lucky enough to have found the other end too (but the tangle is still there in the middle, I mean), try pulling GENTLY at both ends at once. Since tangles are merely loops around loops, and not like actual knots, you can find your tangle spinning slowly in the middle as you pull. I can't say more strongly how valid is the point about patience .. about going quietly, not noisily, you might say. [grin]

[@PlayHookywithMe]

The shaking is definitely going to be added to my repertoire! It’s clearly a successful technique, thank you for confirming that!! 😀💕

[@lydiagerson9802]

Thanks for this! I almost felt like a fool for trying to untangle yarn from a failed project. I thought I should probably toss the yarn and buy another skein. You gave me the morale to forage on. 😺

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Good luck , it can be time consuming but even if you can just salvage some you’ll be happy 💕

[@dmaschke45]

I think your pretty kitty had the most fun watching you wand up the yarn .... when I wand up yarn I also find the end in the inside which at times it's that easily done, I never thought of using a knitting needle, I don't knit so I do the best I can with my fingers. I do crochet right now I'm making myself an Afghan

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thanks so much 💕- instead of a knitting needle you could use a wooden skewer for kebabs/grilling . You can get a pack for a dollar or two at Walmart 👍🏻🧶

[@3534538]

@@PlayHookywithMe Even a pencil works 😀

[@PlayHookywithMe]

@@3534538 yeah! 🙌🏻😀

[@kimwhidby3858]

I totally agree it requires patience & it’s like a puzzle. I used to find it so frustrating but I have now realized it is a nice break from other things. Thank you for your tips!!😁💜

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Love that you see it as a nice break. It’s a great place to be with it. Thank you! 😀🧶

[@karenmcglone4166]

Love the tip of using a bobbin! Thanks ☺

[@mireah]

Just what I thought.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you !

[@PoikiloblastMel]

I love untangling, and I’ve just learnt so many great tips! Thanks for the vid 💛

[@DeborahFox-kz3vn]

I used to have an issue with yarn cakes tangling badly when I got about 2/3 of the way through a center pull yarn cakes. What I discovered was filling up the space with empty cardboard from toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls cut to the same height kept my yarn cakes from turning into a nightmare. This is especially an issue when using size 1 & 2 yarn. It keeps light tension on the inside but allows the yarn to still come out in the same manner it was before. It glides out around the cardboard tubes. The more you crochet the more tubes you add. It works fantastically. ☺️🧶💕

[@PlayHookywithMe]

This is an excellent tip , thank you for sharing! 🧶💕

[@SoMagicalMichele]

I don't mind untangling. I had a friend that loved it. I did learn a couple of tips so that's awesome! Thanks, I had a big yarn barf today and I just haven't had a chance to fix it yet. Now I know to start at the skein end. Sweet!

[@cathyconant7322]

Wonderful ideas thank you, bobbin makes so much sense!

[@verabolton]

I find untangling yarn relaxing. Glad to hear I'm not alone with this weird obsession 😄

[@veroniquecastel9582]

I am new to crochet and have become a yarn hoarder and I enjoy untangling year and rewinding it up on my winder. I am one of those people now hehe

[@PlayHookywithMe]

That’s great! 😆💕

[@jennierollins8789]

I am loving these hacks. I untangle my yarn with lots of patience. Giving me the bobbin idea is like a light bulb going off in my head. Thank you! 🌍☮️🌲

[@PlayHookywithMe]

The bobbin was a game changer for me, I hope you find it the same for you! So glad you are enjoying the hack videos - they are a lot of fun to make 🧶🙌🏻💕

[@LindaIrwin7328]

Great tips as always. Thank you!!! Hope you have a blessed day! 😊❤

[@PlayHookywithMe]

And to you 😀💕🧶

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

That was great! Thank you.

[@jenreeves7684]

I love to untangle yarn. It's very therapeutic for me. 😊

[@lauraramnarace1649]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@marysusansaballa5317]

Helpful tips...thanks!🤗

[@ginnyc]

I recently had 3 skeins in a row that were severely tangled, it was very frustrating! I don't mind yarn barf, but when it was three rows consecutive I did get so frustrated! I actually used most of the techniques you mentioned but I didn't make bobbins, I just made little balls ( which got a bit twisted untangling- so I'll be using bobbins next time). I am one of those people who "likes to untangle yarn (necklaces, Christmas lights), but when I was trying to finish the last few rows of a blanket (with 1000 stitches per row-250 per side) and color changes each row, it made me understand why someone might cut a tangle! Great tips! I'm sure this will help a lot of crafters.💜

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Oh boy… I started getting heart palpitations when I read untangling Christmas lights. 🤣 I wonder if there is a community that helps with that? I’d use it ! Thank you for the message… that would be frustrating indeed with your big project . 🧶😖💕

[@FRHumphrey]

Thanks for the tips.

[@wendybohannon4767]

Thanks for these tips! I'm going to try them. It gets me in the feels when I think I might need to cut the yarn. I also have helpful kitties. 🐈

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you ! Your kitties will enjoy “helping” too, no doubt 😹❤️

[@_maxgray]

These were really good tips. Really loved the kitty cameos!

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thanks so much 🧶😻

[@GracefullyUnraveled]

Really great tips! I have a yarn stash that’s pretty out of hand & this video has actually motivated me to want to untangle some of it!

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Awesome! Let me know how it goes ! 👏🏻🧶

[@lainyjane4581]

i met a woman in new mexico that seemed like a yarn untangle wisperer. she did not reveal all her techniques, but did share to like never go through loops. ( that is a hard one to follow). do think it is good advice. in the end i think you end up doubeling the undoing usually if you go back and forth. the other one was take a smallish glop of yarn and hold it aboout 4 -5'"above table with fingers like 10" apart. give it a light shake. it really does work and ive used it alot. so fun to learn hacks. also the patience mindset. i had the worst ever skein of scarfie 'forest' ? it was really dark. took me over 2 years. had to do in sunshine area and had like different piles and islands. pretty crazy, but i won. ;)

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Wowee … 2 years?! I’m impressed with your tenacity. Wonderful tips , thank you for sharing! 🧶💕

[@michellej1264]

These are great tips. I'm actually working on a big ton of yarn right now that is a tangled mess that was donated to me. I will be utilizing some of your tips I didn't even consider, like using a bobbin.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Yeah the bobbin really helped me a lot , I hope it does for you too. Good luck !

[@tina53philly]

Damn!!! This is going to come in handy when I'm under the gun with a project.

[@Priscilla.G.]

I love it thank you for all the tips 🥰❤️🙏

[@PlayHookywithMe]

😀🙌🏻💕

[@rhondamarasco5205]

Love those tips!!! Untangled a whole skein of yard yesterday! The middle was totally tangled. Wanted to throw it away, but yarn is to expensive to do that! Took me most of the day, but got it done, love your videos!!!🧶🪢🪡🧣🧦

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Wow - that’s great! It amazes me how these tangles eventually find their way out. These ones I shared on video all took 30 minutes to an hour each and they were “easy” ones 🤣😅😅😅

[@ashleydonohoe7941]

I love unknotting yarn. My family thinks I am nuts. But my skills can also be applied in unraviling cords, hair and christmas lights.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

It’s an important skill because many don’t have the patience for it! 😀👏🏻💕

[@judyhock5422]

Great tips thanks!

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you 😀🧶

[@sandaramoore9660]

I’m currently reorganizing my craft room. Installed new shelving for my yarn and I have a big pile of yarn mess that I need to untangle and ball up…will be using for scrap projects. Great timing!!!

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Awesome! I hope these tips help. 🙌🏻🧶

[@kbrathwai]

GREAT TIP MS. ROZ....I WILL BE ABLE TO LOK AT THE VIDEO AGAIN EVEN WHEN I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TANGELED YARN!! HAPPY CROCHETING. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Appreciate it! Happy crocheting to you too and have a great week! 😀👏🏻👏🏻🧶💕

[@madarlin4468]

I find untangling yarn very cathardic.My favorite is the dangle and shake lol just watching those loops fall and unravel in to place hahaha The whole process is relaxing. Great video.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Awesome 🤩

[@iwatchvideosofficial]

I am currently untangling a really big tangle using your tips and I’m already half way through 😃

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Awesome sauce!

[@Calicocat2]

This is wonderful!! I'm laughing at this last bit about the "Knot a Problem" option. My kids and I are in a major de-tangling situation...actually, I'm in it and asking everyone to help!!! This really gave me a boost in morale. Thank you!!!

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Haha that’s fabulous! Good luck !!! 👏🏻👏🏻🧶💕

[@gaylelazarus2394]

I just binge watched many of your videos tonight. I found everyone full of useful information so thank you. This video however was the BIGGEST & MOST USEFUL LOL. Seems every ball of yarn I have touched ends up in a HUGE mess. I don’t know how or why but I have refused to “cut any of other”. I’m so excited to try this later today at its now 3:00AM😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️. Thanks again, gayle💜💜🧶

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Hahaha ! Thank you so much for watching and I hope you enjoyed a nice sleep in!! 👏🏻💕

[@lindaattew906]

I love untangling yarn lol, relaxing xxx

[@PlayHookywithMe]

That’s wonderful 🤣🧶👏🏻

[@yarnyknots]

Great tips! Thank you.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you !

[@catgirl5474]

You're pets are so cute!!!❤ Thank you for the tips too!!😁

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you so much 😀🧶😽

[@catgirl5474]

@@PlayHookywithMe Ofc!😁

[@mishellegarrett9243]

Sweet helpers. I don't mind untangling most yarn. I had the daunting task of untangling a size 1 yarn one time. There were some casualties but I saved most of it. I have minimum hand usage so I'm inclined to prevent it. 🙂

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Oooh, now that would be a challenge! 😅🧶

[@patsloyan9755]

I’ve noticed that shaking the yarn gently also helps 😁 Thank you for the tips ❤

[@PlayHookywithMe]

It’s amazing isn’t it? 😀👏🏻👏🏻 I’m a convert for sure 🙌🏻

[@lindsypenney3064]

This is my secret weapon! I stand up, sometimes even on my table 😂, and just shake gently over and over while gravity does a little magic trick!

[@m-rstringer3750]

Oh bother ! - I should've read the comments before posting mine. Just want to say how much I agree with this one !

[@dorothy64]

Thank you for trying to help I found out things in your video I did not know of

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Oh good! 😀🧶🙌🏻

[@reale699]

Great tips!!!!

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you ! 🧶

[@kristalking7552]

One of the people of the detanglers group should start another group that we could send our tangled yarn to them to detangle and then keep it as a donation and maybe find other people who want to crochet things for charity or the homeless

[@patreuter3969]

I have a huge tangle of yarn I need to untangle. Thanks for your tips! I'm going to try the bobbin trick.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Good luck 👏🏻💕

[@angelabirkett9671]

Good morning Roz sometimes I like to read your fans comments and I have to agree with most of them . When I get into a tangled Web which isn't too often , what works for me is the shake loosely technique . I also like to start working on a project by pulling the yarn from the inside . However; if there's a tangle it's usually near the end of the yarn skein Love the tips great as always. Have a great day.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Wonderful tips, thanks , Angela! 👏🏻💕

[@meganpalombaro2774]

So gentle hands are the key apparently! Funnily enough I say this to my toddler 100 times a day, I should’ve taken my own advice

[@PlayHookywithMe]

😆💕

[@franhagaman6806]

Great I use some of these but learned some new tricks

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Wonderful 😀💕

[@kat9446]

Hi Roz. My tip is this: I use “hair snap clips” to hold the yarn on the “non-using” end. It stays in place better. 😊 Hugss

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Love it, thank you!

[@margarethensley7107]

I always ball all my yarn when I get it and I also like to untangle the yarn

[@lauraharper7441]

Very cool 😎

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you !

[@satsumamoon]

Good tips !

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Thank you ! 💕

[@lisacain35]

I love your tips! Lately, every skein of Premier Everyday DK yarn has a huge yarn barf when I try to center pull the skein. At least 1/3 of the skein pulls out in a tangled mess no matter what I do. Ugh!!!

[@PlayHookywithMe]

This has been my experience a lot too with StyleCraft DK 😖

[@m-rstringer3750]

@@PlayHookywithMe YES ! I believe there are many yarns that are simply not meant to be pulled from the centre. For instance, Downunder we have Bendigo Woollen Mills that produce 500g balls at wonderful prices - BUT they cannot be pulled from the centre !! So you have to work with this huge ball rolling about. I hate that.

[@nguiklian]

I have a catastrophic, category 5 tangle on my hands rn but im going to really try a zen approach to it and hope i can actually get it out!

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Keep me posted! 😀🧶💕

[@trixie898989]

Thanks so much! 🥰 I think some of the yarn manufacturers are just evil ☹ And "yarn barf", perfect! 😂

[@PlayHookywithMe]

I agree with you on that one 🤣🤣🙌🏻

[@zannamitchell4723]

Believe it or not, my grandmother taught my mom and my mom taught me to just blow on it. Yup, with your mouth, give it a light blow, and it just falls open and untangles. It works every time for me.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

You’ll have to make a video for that - I want to see proof 😂

[@Autumn.Playz.Roblox]

@@PlayHookywithMesame lol

[@Anyaq43o]

This kinda worked for me lol tysm

[@mommawitchy]

Always shocks me that people get upset untangling yarn, it relaxes me lol

[@sylviamaxwell504]

yes, do this when my hands hurt from knitting or crocheting, or eyes tired..

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Great idea - I love hearing that this relaxes so many of you 🧶💕

[@tsunamis82]

I thought you were going to say, use a cat, a few times in this video😂 The black one was most curious to see how you untangled his mess so he could play more. My cats are beyond chasing the ball of wool but will bite at it if they have sat on the wool and I keep pulling. Any tips on how to get cat slobber out of the wool? 😮

[@PlayHookywithMe]

😺😹❤️

[@periwinkle.38]

I'm organizing all my yarn and found a bunch of tangled yarn hidden at the back of my shelf, I've already untangled most of them and rerolled them but there's one that I found that's wrapped around a ruler and it looks like I've tried to untangle it before and made it worse😭 hopefully I don't resort to scissors

[@velvety2006]

I have the same winder but in white and purple, i bought it more because the loosely wrapped yarns i had after projects started to annoy me, now I can wind them in tight cakes and they won't tangle with any of the other yarns

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Yes, such a simple tool makes such a difference! 🙌🏻

[@brendarose6642]

This me. Evert project takes me double time because of yarn. Brand new yarn comes in a knot. It's crazy

[@PlayHookywithMe]

It really is crazy how quickly this happens 😅🧶

[@Rjs.creations]

Looking to buy a yarn winder, what brand is yours from Michael's? Do you use your hand to wind it up?

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Hi - I added the link to it in the description box below the video. It’s a winder by loops & threads. Just a simple one and yes I use my hands to wind yarn onto it. You can buy a “swift” if you deal with a lot of “hanks” of yarn. But usually I’m just rewinding balls like you saw in the video.

[@Rjs.creations]

@@PlayHookywithMe great! thanks so much for the info and reply!

[@AJKoehler]

What do you suggest if I don’t have hours/days to sit there with a bobbin?

[@PlayHookywithMe]

Send it to the gang I told you about 😉

[@birgitmitchell5873]

I don't mind untangling yarn. Just ever force anything, because it is rarely in a knot and jus gently pulling it gently apart usually does the trick.

[@paolai8780]

little detanglers are closer than you think (me, its me, im my moms little detangler)

[@PlayHookywithMe]

😂😂😂

[@justmejust4553]

Too bad yarn companies couldn't cake them before selling them. esp the price they sell for now it's the least they could do to make our lives easier instead of having to buy more tools to wind it ect

[@debrat777]

Why oh why doesn’t the yarn manufacturer just put them in cakes or balls in the first place???

[@satsumamoon]

If its scrap ,.leftover yarn thats nothing special , It goes in the bin. Id rather do something else, like knitting. I spent what felt.like half the afternoon untangling a skein of yarn because I had to. It was one of a lot of 5 id just hand dyed in skeins. Wish I knew how people managed to dye wool and not get it tangled. So yeah, untangling yarn is a time stealer.and I resent it.

[@PlayHookywithMe]

I don’t blame you 😆💕

[@louisa6948]