Usually reknitted yarn, once the item is washed and blocked looks just fine. However, some people find that it can cause tension issues, and the final project wonky and so try to unkink the yarn first.
Reskein the yarn, soak it in very hot water (if wool, I like to wait until the water goes cold before removing it because I get paranoid about felting and shrinking, even in superwash), gently squeeze, press it in a towel, and then hang to dry. Some people like to thwack or snap the yarn before hanging it to try. Thwacking is just like it sounds—flinging it hard against a hard, water resistant surface, like a bath or shower wall. Snapping (which is what I usually do) is taking each looped end of the skein and pulling it tight (snapping) the skein a few times.
(So, basically, it’s a lot like blocking a finished item.)
To be fair, I don’t know what kind of yarn you’re working with—I’m talking about wool and other animal based fibers which is what I work with 99% of the time XD
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Reskein the yarn, soak it in very hot water (if wool, I like to wait until the water goes cold before removing it because I get paranoid about felting and shrinking, even in superwash), gently squeeze, press it in a towel, and then hang to dry. Some people like to thwack or snap the yarn before hanging it to try. Thwacking is just like it sounds—flinging it hard against a hard, water resistant surface, like a bath or shower wall. Snapping (which is what I usually do) is taking each looped end of the skein and pulling it tight (snapping) the skein a few times.
(So, basically, it’s a lot like blocking a finished item.)
To be fair, I don’t know what kind of yarn you’re working with—I’m talking about wool and other animal based fibers which is what I work with 99% of the time XD