Knitting Help – Steaming-Out Yarn Kinks

This video demonstrates a method for smoothing and straightening a few yards of kinked-up yarn, after you’ve ripped back to correct a mistake. If you have more than a few yards to straighten, you’ll want to follow the technique I demonstrate in this video, Reusing Yarn:

The shawl on the mannequin is my Learn to Knit an Aran Shawl, pattern + video tutorial:

Learn to Knit an Aran Shawl

A blocking board like mine can be found here:
http://www.yarn.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/_/Blocking-Board/productID/ebf1267e-57c1-4c95-8e58-c335c570ce2c/categoryID/5f761cd5-2dae-4672-acec-d2b56a5d2d70/?gclid=CPev1JzKjKMCFRxinAod5zYDmQ

My “Embrace the Swatch” mug can be found here:
http://www.zazzle.com/verypink