Am I the only one with rugburn on my fingers?

[iamnichole]

actually, that happens to me with any yarn that i use. i get this deep indentation and a big dry spot, but if i use lotion, it just slows me down and makes the yarn stick to my fingers. i never thought of a bandaid before, tho! well, guess i'd better stock up on some bandaids!

[Trinket]

I get that problem when I use Red Heart SS, but with darker colors. Not so much with some of the lighter colors, such as soft white. Those darker colors, though... woo! Not finger friendly...

[Ophelia]

I get it all the time, I think because I hold it too tight, but I just suck on my finger and whine for a while.

[smg55039]

It doesn't matter the yarn I use, I always get this line on my left index finger. The more I crochet, the worse the yarn, the worse the grove gets. It can take DAYS to go away and I've had it blister, scab, and peel on me. I don't crochet so tight so it must be something else.

 

I've called in the bandaids but they don't last long, and I don't like being unable to feel the yarn. This is part of the reason I don't use thread - I can't feel it as it moves through my fingers.

 

You can buy these rings for your fingers that will control yarn tension for you - no more groove and better tension. Sorta like the tension rings on your sewing machine. I've contemplated them on and off. Then the groove heals up and I'm back in business.

[cgd]

It happens to me too when using RHSS, which is strange because it didn't always, just the last several months. I wonder if they've changed their quality for the worse?

[adagio]

I had to do some work tonight with RH, and I tried some moleskin. Works well!

 

Ruth

[Shellybrook]

well the bandaids didn't do it for me...prevented the rugburn but I need to feel the yarn...so...I suffer. Not badly thought because I only used what seems to be the offending color for two rounds of the giant granny...and I suspect that i'll use it for the last round as well.

 

thanks for all the great ideas though.