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Let’s Talk Yarn Standard Weights

by Lisa Check | May 20, 2021 | Flying Goat Farm, Yarn

So you want to make that really cool shawl/sweater/scarf/hat on Ravelry. It calls for a yarn that is discontinued, but you have the same standard weight yarn in your collection that would be really great. Can you just go ahead and use that yarn and get the same...

Is swatching a dirty word?

by Sam Fargo | Jan 24, 2017 | knitting

Do you do it? Or do you just dive right into a project? As many of you know, I started this journey as a weaver. How closely you set your threads is the key to getting the fabric that you want. And once you know that you can build the rest of your...

Yarn Weights and Measures: What Do They All Mean?

by Lisa Check | Mar 14, 2016 | knitting, wool, Yarn

I’ve been thinking a lot about what all those ways that yarn manufacturers, including myself, categorize the yarn. There are so many ways of speaking about the size of the yarn. The standard yarn weight information is set up in a table with discreet squares....

Let’s Talk Yarn Standard Weights

Is swatching a dirty word?

Yarn Weights and Measures: What Do They All Mean?

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