Knitting on knitting needles is not only an exciting hobby that perfectly soothes the nerves, but also a good way to look stylish and stand out among a monotonously dressed crowd.
Experienced knitters say that the correctly selected yarn is 50% of the success of a related thing. Indeed, in order for your own clothes to look expensive and neatly, it must be knitted from high -quality threads. Today the choice is very wide, manufacturers offer both completely natural threads and synthetic or mixture, which include natural and synthetic fibers in a certain ratio. The price category of products is also very wide, although you should not be particularly chasing the low cost.
What is the advantage of natural yarn
Such yarn is of different types and thicknesses, it can be made of any natural fibers: wool, cotton, silk, viscose.
If we talk about choosing threads by season, then for autumn-winter knitted products, wool is ideal, which in turn is divided into subspecies:
Merino;
Angora;
Cashmere;
Alpaca;
Mohair.
These species already speak of their high quality in one name. The product of such threads will not only be warm, but also have a presentable appearance and will be worn for a long time. Yarn made of natural wool has unique properties, and the product related from it becomes the most beloved.
Cashmere is obtained by cutting goats – this wool is very thin and light. The highest quality is considered cashmere wool obtained by combing the animals. Merinos, Moher and Alpaca are made of cut wool of sheep. Clothes related from such threads are warm and soft. Angora is produced from rabbit wool, the thread is fluffy, very tender and pleasant to the touch.
You can purchase such threads in specialized stores, and many knitters buy them on the Internet, since buying cheap yarn via the Internet is much easier. On many forums for needlework, knitters even organize joint purchases.
For thin summer products, cotton and silk are ideal, which can also have both a hundred percent composition and contain impurities. Many knitters love to create summer cotton and viscose products of various thicknesses. But the most beautiful and presentable is silk, which is very gentle, very moody and suitable for more experienced craftswomen.
Synthetic and mixed yarn and its advantages
Synthetic threads for knitting are sometimes inferior to natural, and in some cases they are a worthy alternative. For example, if you react to natural wool, but you like to knit and dream of a winter cashmere sweater, then a synthetic cashmere will be a great option. Children’s products are often knitted from soft synthetic threads. As a rule, a synthetic thread is one hundred percent acrylic, sometimes in a mixture with other fibers. Synthetic threads are much cheaper than natural, especially if you make purchases of yarn via the Internet.
The mixed yarn consists of natural and synthetic fibers in different percentage ratio. This allows you to create an even larger range of threads for knitting, as well as reduce their cost.