Tangled

I am sparing you the gory pics, but I had a problem winding yarn from its skein. I swear there is something wrong with these skeins because I had the same problem when I wound the ball I started my sweater on. It was a mess and instead of taking me an hour or so the wind the ball of yarn (being miserly, I neither own a winder nor a swift, I usually use the back of chair or a square laundry basket), it took days on and off when I could bear giving it a little attention. But it got done, and I knit on. Not sure how this will turn out. Knitting to about 14 inches then switching back to blue, changing to garter stitch and separating back and front for arm holes. It's still a little biggish. This could be a catastrophe in the making.