I'm a rookie at that too and have the same problem, but it seems to come out OK when I comb it out. I've heard people say they keep them in 24-7 but redo it once a day and comb it out.
Here's a thread that discussed it. Note the second post that links to a cool site that explains how to put one in.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...r-topknot.html
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