Oh lovely, such a bunch of great answers so thank you all (I will get round
to reading them more fully and answering comments and thanking you
personally once my most important things are done for today. It is a very
busy week this week, getting ready to travel. I am trying to think if I
Hi Sue
If looking at wool yarn I reckon that a general rule of thumb is:
I ply cobweb = 14-15 w/cm
2 ply lace = 9-10 w/cm
3 ply baby = 8 w/cm
4 ply/fingering = 7 w/cm
DK = 6 w/cm
Aran = 5 w/cm
I have measured DMC Natura as 2S/8S - 5 w/cm which would equate with Aran
weight knitting yarn, BUT
on
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On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 5:06 PM, N.A. Neff wrote:
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Sue,
What kind of texture do you want the finished item to have? Soft and a
little fuzzy perhaps, or with crisp distinct stitches? I ask because if you
want the latter, you might be happier with a harder yarn such as one used
for weaving. Search on something like "cotton yarn weaving UK". For
Hi, In the US we have lots of sources for cotton yarn in all different
weights - sport, DK, sock, etc. and an incredible range of colors.
Knitpicks is one source. I'd suggest searching for Cotton Yarn and the
weight you want. Or maybe Cotton Thread and the weight.
I make lots of cotton scarves
