Purchasing hand colored yarn seems simple at first, however consumers should look at their options carefully. It is easy to be drawn into the colorful virtual candy store of artist dyed yarns, and get carried...
Everyone asks me how I blend my yarns. I normally reply that I use a pitchfork, bacon grease and 3D glasses. But after a few slaps to the head, I behave and give more intelligent advice. This guide will be...
Folks, ever wondered what all those confusing 4/2, 6/2 , 8/2, 10/2 etc etc sizing numbers mean for cotton yarns? The numbering system used is not the same for all fibers the numbers used in relation to other...
A new person to crochet recently asked me what the 4 ply yarn I stated I used in my pattern meant and if it had anything to do with gauge. 4 ply is the weight of the yarn or thickness and is also called medium...
This guide is from the blog crochetme.com. It is being reprinted here with permission under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license.This wonderful article was written by Annette Petavy.When you...
You've got a beautiful pattern you've been meaning to knit for a long time...but you've put it off so long that the original yarn is now discontinued, and even eBay sellers are out of it! Or, you just don't...
International Crochet Standards The Craft Yarn Council of America have set up a series of guidelines to bring uniformity to yarn, needle and hook labeling and to patterns, whether they appear in books,...
Today there are beautiful hand dyed yarns available for knitters. And knitters have fallen in love with them for socks, scarves, and whole sweaters. Why settle for just one color when you can have several that...
Fellow Bernat Yarn Lovers,If you are not already aware of it... here is the discontinued list of Bernat Yarns:Bernat Big Value Bernat Black Lites Bernat Bling Bling Bernat Candyland Bernat Cashmere Bernat Envy...
Scoured, fibre which is washed and grease free. Opened, fibre which has been opened out by picking. Carded, fibre which has passed through a carding machine. Carded sliver, fibre which has been drawn into...