>From what I understand of the American terms for knitting yarns 'sock yarn and >fingering are similar, if not the same.
I vaguely remember from years ago when my Grandma used to knit socks for my Dad she used 3 ply wool which was described on the label as 'fingering' but I never really knew what it meant. I *think* fingering was originally about the way the wool was spun rather than about thickness; much the same as worsted really means wool which is carded and combed and therefore smother than wool which is just carded, but in American terminology it now now relates to the thickness of the finished yarn. Another website (American) which lists various yarns according to the recommended finished knitting tension is http://www.yarnforward.com/yarn.html Brenda On 18 Aug 2010, at 21:26, Margery Allcock wrote: > So is "sock yarn" the same thing as "fingering"? Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.me.uk - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
