How do you retrieve the pull string on your sweatpants once they scurry into the hole?

hold the cord on the back side of the knot and then scrunch up some material back towards the knot. with the fingers scrunching the material grab the knot and pull towards the hole. this will slide the knot a little closer back towards the hole. then repeat the process until the knot shows it head. if its really far inside then just pull the whole thing out, get a coat hanger and straighten. bend a small loop in the end (bend it enough so the knot wont come through the hole) put the cord through the loop with the knot right next to loop and push the coat hanger through the cord hole on sweats.