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Alpaca
You love knitting with their fiber, now learn more about these soft and warm camelids!
You love knitting with their fiber, now learn more about these soft and warm camelids!
Cotton
Cotton is ubiquitous in your life and your knitting, but do you understand how to really show off the properties of cotton yarn?
Cotton is ubiquitous in your life and your knitting, but do you understand how to really show off the properties of cotton yarn?
Modal
Modal® is a fine, smooth fiber made from beech trees.
Modal® is a fine, smooth fiber made from beech trees.
Silk
A strong and opulent fiber created by worm cocoons.
A strong and opulent fiber created by worm cocoons.
Wool
Wool is a versatile fiber. It repels water, regulates temperature, and is ideal for knitting. But did you know the characteristics of different types of wool?
Wool is a versatile fiber. It repels water, regulates temperature, and is ideal for knitting. But did you know the characteristics of different types of wool?
Yarn Substitution
In this article, we bring you some useful information about how and why you would substitute a yarn in a pattern.
In this article, we bring you some useful information about how and why you would substitute a yarn in a pattern.
Yarn Weights
Perhaps one of the most confusing things for new knitters (and some not-so-new knitters!) to grasp is the concept of yarn weights.
Perhaps one of the most confusing things for new knitters (and some not-so-new knitters!) to grasp is the concept of yarn weights.
Linen
Linen is a strong fiber that comes from the flax plant.
Linen is a strong fiber that comes from the flax plant.
Wraps Per Inch
Do you have a mystery yarn in your stash that is missing a ball band? Or are you trying to pick needles for a handspun swatch? You can use Wraps Per Inch to figure out you yarn's gauge.
Do you have a mystery yarn in your stash that is missing a ball band? Or are you trying to pick needles for a handspun swatch? You can use Wraps Per Inch to figure out you yarn's gauge.
