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2. Yarn weight - Wikipedia

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   Knitting a test swatch requires knitting the yarn into a small, roughly 4 in ... (Double Knit) or 8 ply 8 ply 200-250 11-15 wpi 4 - 4.5 4.5 - 5.5 Light Worsted, DK

3. List of yarns for crochet and knitting - Wikipedia

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   1.5 - 2.25 mm B-1 33 - 40 sts 1.5mm - 2.25mm Super fine sock, fingering, baby ... Common terms used to describe knitting and crochet yarn properties. Term

4. Aran jumper - Wikipedia

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   These guernsey jumpers have similar stitch patterns, though usually only on the yoke, and are worked in fine wool not available to the Aran Islanders. Enterprising local women began knitting their own version, using thicker local wool, all-over patterning, and different construction such as saddle shoulders, rather than the more usual gusseted ...

5. Yarn - Wikipedia

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   Yarn is selected for different textiles based on the characteristics of the yarn fibres, such as warmth (wool), light weight (cotton or rayon), durability (nylon is added to sock yarn, for example), or softness (cashmere, alpaca). Yarn is composed of twisted strands of fiber, which are known as plies when grouped together. [19]

6. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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   Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...

7. Novelty yarns - Wikipedia

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   Many knitting yarns are complex ply yarns, which contribute to the creation of textured finished products. Complex yarns often consist of a blend of fibers, combining synthetic and natural fibers to enhance product longevity or quality. They typically consist of three parts: coreply yarn, effect ply, and binder yarn.