Wool Yarn, Cotton Yarn, Sock Yarn, Silk Yarn, Needle Felting Yarn. Knitting Yarn,

YARN - the name given to any textile fibre when prepared by the
process of spinning...read complete definition of yarn here.

Because I love to knit, crochet and needle felt, this lens is all about yarn. Yarn comes in delicious colors and textures. Some yarn is fringy ,(eyelash yarn) some nubby, have seen yarn with ribbon twisted in and even beads interspersed along the length of the yarn. The best yarn for a knitter to use for socks or a sweater is a nicely plied (tight ply, with the ply evenly distributed%u2026if you take the hank and suspend it out in the air it should have very little twist on itself even if it was twisted up in the store%u2026), It should look firm and tight. If you are using that kind of yarn to crochet or knit a sweater or pair of socks may not be the best bet, because it will without a doubt become kevlar.
Balanced skeins are fine, really tight plies make for really tight crochet stitches. Look at some crochet thread sometime (the kind for making lace) that is not the kind of ply you want for traditional sweaters, socks, most hats and scarves (unless you are making it out of thread and or a lacy pattern) %u2026you want it slightly looser%u2026and almost guarenteed a knitter and a crocheter will have opposite opinions about a yarn being good for the SAME KIND of projects. Why? Because in knitting you untwist the yarn as you work the stitches, and in crochet you add twist. That simple%u2026
Excerpts from Yarn Secrets
http://camanomade.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/commercial-yarnunderstanding-it-from-a-crafters-point-of-view/
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