Setting the twist

This is a very important step in plying recycled yarn. The same concept is applied when putting curlers in your hair. You wet your hair, roll it up in the curlers, and when your hair air dries and you unroll it, it's curly. Here I've wet my freshly plied yarn, weighted it down a bit with heavy sweaters and am letting it air dry. When it's dry, the twist will be set and it will not twist upon itself when knitting. Unfortunately, it may be a few days until it's completely dry. Drying time in the summer should be significantly shorter ;)