Alternating skeins of yarn: Why and How? Published on Nov 26, 2017 In this tutorial I’ll be showing you why to alternate skeins of handdyed yarn, and how to do this while working flat and working in the round. Timestamps: 1:06 Why to alternate skeins 4:51 How to alternate skeins when knitting flat 9:27 How to alternate skens when working in the round