I don't twist them together exactly; it's more like holding them together. That is, I use the same hook to crochet all of them at once, but I just put the spools on the floor in front of me and pull out extra lengths from each simultaneously rather than taking the trouble to wind them together. The strands usually end up twisting around each other as the project progresses, but there's no need for me to do it deliberately.
I thought of using several thin strands together because I wanted to make a snood. I would have used yarn, but by and large most of the yarn I can buy is acrylic, meaning that even the lightest-weight yarn I can find will turn into a heat trap once I put the finished product on my head. And with the climate in GA being what it is, it's not worthwhile to make a head covering that will keep me warm. Wool yarn is a problem for the same reason -- and besides, wool makes me itch like mad. By contrast, the thin stuff you can use to make yarmulkes is available in cotton, which is much cooler than acryclic even if I'm using three strands at once.
If you're interested, I can see about posting a picture of my snood somewhere so you can get an idea of what it looks like. I like the effect of several different colors at once, and since the strands do not always fall in the same place the color is not perfectly even.
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Date: 2005-02-22 09:46 am (UTC)I thought of using several thin strands together because I wanted to make a snood. I would have used yarn, but by and large most of the yarn I can buy is acrylic, meaning that even the lightest-weight yarn I can find will turn into a heat trap once I put the finished product on my head. And with the climate in GA being what it is, it's not worthwhile to make a head covering that will keep me warm. Wool yarn is a problem for the same reason -- and besides, wool makes me itch like mad. By contrast, the thin stuff you can use to make yarmulkes is available in cotton, which is much cooler than acryclic even if I'm using three strands at once.
If you're interested, I can see about posting a picture of my snood somewhere so you can get an idea of what it looks like. I like the effect of several different colors at once, and since the strands do not always fall in the same place the color is not perfectly even.