Worsted weight yarns and aran weight yarns are often thought to be interchangeable, but they’re actually different yarn weights. While they’re both considered medium weight yarns, worsted yarn is finer than aran weight yarn. Worsted yarn is often knit on 4.5mm needles with a gauge of 4.5-5 stitches per inch. Aran weight yarn is thicker and often loftier than worsted yarn. It’s often knit on ... keep reading >>
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How to Dye Yarn with Food Coloring (Video and Best Tips!)
In this post I'll show you how to dye yarn with food coloring. Food coloring is great for dyeing yarn. It's inexpensive, accessible and allows you to use existing pots and utensils since it's food-safe. What's more, the whole yarn dyeing process is incredibly easy and fun! Below you'll find a step-by-step photo tutorial, helpful tips and tricks, and a short tutorial video. Let's get ... keep reading >>
How to Join Yarn with the Spit Splice
Balls of yarn aren’t endless. At some point, they run out. When that happens, you’ll need to join a new ball of yarn to keep knitting. Just as there are many roads to Rome, so too are there many ways to join yarn together. The spit splice is one of those handy and slightly weird knitting hacks that seamlessly joins two strands of yarns together. The join is permanent and doesn’t require ... keep reading >>
How to Join Yarn Together the Invisible Way (Russian Join)
Today, I’ll show you my favourite way to join yarn in knitting. This method has served me well over the years. Not a single join has ever come undone (knock wood!) Why Do You Need to Join Yarn? Everything that has a beginning has an end. And so it is with yarn. Balls of yarn inevitably run out, and when that happens you’ll need to join new yarn to your work. There are many ways to join ... keep reading >>
What is Worsted Weight Yarn? – A Beginner’s Guide
If you're wondering, “what's worsted weight yarn?” then you've come to the right place! Yarns come in many shapes and sizes. They can be as thin as a cobweb (like a lace-weight) and as thick as a soda can (like jumbo yarn for arm knitting). Worsted weight yarn is a medium weight yarn that sits in the middle of the yarn weight family. It's thicker than sock and sport weight and thinner than ... keep reading >>
How to Unwind a Yarn Hank
Sometimes you’ll see yarn wound up in a twisty bundle. This is called a hank. In order to knit with it, you’ll need to unwind the yarn hank and roll it into a ball first. Learn how to do it in this post! Unwind Yarn Video Tutorial To start unwinding a hank of yarn, untie the yarn label. Then, untwist the hank and open it out so it looks like a big circle. It's easiest to lay it ... keep reading >>
Yarn Weight Chart
If you've ever looked at yarn and wonder, what yarn weight is this? Then, you're in the right place! This post will go over different yarn weights, what they are and what they look like. You can also refer to the yarn weight chart at the bottom of the post for a quick overview. Some yarns are thick and sumptuous while others are skinny like a spiderweb. Others are in-between, and some defy ... keep reading >>
