help!!! spilled soda on my yarn...

[vcufashion419]

In an act of complete stupidness and exhaustion, I picked up an entire cup of soda and spilled the entire contents. Unfortunatley about half of that went on 3 skeins of simply soft I had lying on the floor from my current WIP. So now I have two questions/problems.

 

1. How do I get the yarn to dry enough so that I can use it with out getting sticky?

 

2. After I finish the object will it come out in the wash?

 

The colors are dark, black, dark purple, and heather grey....but on the purple and grey the stain is noticable as a darker shade, not brownish.

 

Any suggestions?

[Krakovianka]

I have never tried it, but I have filed away the idea for future reference...

 

slide each skein into a nylon stocking, and tie off the ends close to the skein, so it cannot move, then launder on a gentle cycle. I think the soda will come out of acrylic without staining, but you should probably take care of it soon, before it gets sticky.

[Super Granny]

I know that method works well for getting coffee out of acrylic yarn... I have done this SEVERAL times.. I would advise washing the yarn BEFORE using just in case the stain does not come out...

[vcufashion419]

thanks ladies!! i knew my friends at the ville could be counted on to help!!

[purlwise]

Yes, definitely wash it before you use it! What about using a lingerie bag? Did someone say that?

[MadCityCrochet]

I was just going to mention the "putting it in a sock" method....but you beat me to it! Good luck getting the soda out. That is sounds like something I would do....

 

Sara

[ldyer1]

Nylons what are nylons??? Just kidding...but I have to say I would have to run out and buy some for this method, I hate the darned things. I agree that crocheting with it sticky would be yucky! I have found that stains come out of acrylic pretty easy, I once spilled coffee all over the work in progress part (and in pictures I took you can see it) but after washing it was allllllllllll gone! It was the light blue simply soft (I forget the color name but its a baby blue).

[Yaviiniia Loenla Enath]

Once I spilled lemonade on an almost-finished hat at the annual church picnic, and then just stowed it in a cabinet. Well, I found it a while back---about TWO YEARS later---and I threw it all away. I won't even describe it, it was such a mess LOL.

[Super Granny]

I tried the leingerie bag .. My skeins of yarn turned into "clown Wigs" and it took me two days to untangle... If you don't have nylons... panty hose-- stick the yarn in the legs and tie it after each one... "clown wigs are NOT fun" or knee hi's work well

[Becky Morgan]

If the skein isn't big enough to jam into a lingerie bag (you want it to fit TIGHT), a tube sock will do, but you do have to tie it really, really tightly or you not only get a clown wig...you get a clown wig wound around everything in the washer! (Did that with an entire skein of Homespun. That's when I started using the little lingerie bags.)

 

Maybe we ought to crochet some yarn wash bags with drawstrings and elastic...

 

--Becky

[PBLKNP]

Nylons what are nylons??? Just kidding...but I have to say I would have to run out and buy some for this method, I hate the darned things. I agree that crocheting with it sticky would be yucky! I have found that stains come out of acrylic pretty easy, I once spilled coffee all over the work in progress part (and in pictures I took you can see it) but after washing it was allllllllllll gone! It was the light blue simply soft (I forget the color name but its a baby blue).

 

I'm thinking, if the skeins are small enough, that you could just buy knee-highs instead of pantyhose...I'm guessing they'd probably be cheaper...

[Ladycrochat]

slide each skein into a nylon stocking, and tie off the ends close to the skein, so it cannot move, then launder on a gentle cycle.

OH! I LIKE:tup this idea:idea.......Hope I Never have to use it, but just as Krakovianka said, I will file it away just in case! Thanks :hugfor sharing this cool tip!

[Cherokee2]

Thanks for the stocking or lingerie idea! I spilt coffee on yarn once, but fortunately it was a small part and I had no problem getting the stain out once the piece was done. I had to wait till the liquid dried before I could work on it more, though. Kind of sticky in places, but I finished it anyway.

[cher49]

well I haven't done this yet but thanks for the info .