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A Guide to Yarn Weights

Academics, Mini Assignments / By Lily / November 14, 2022 November 14, 2022

Lace yarn (or: fingering, thread, or cobweb) US 000 to 1 1.5 to 2.25 millimetres Super fine yarn (or: sock, fingering, or baby) US 1 to 3 2.25 to 3.5 millimetres Fine yarn (or: sport or baby) US 3 to 5 3.5 to 4.5 millimetres Light yarn (or: DK or light worsted) US 3 to …

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The top half of a hand knit blue and grey sweater against a beige background

Sunday Picnic Sweater

Knitting, Sweaters / By Lily / November 7, 2022 November 7, 2022

This is the simplest sweater I’ve knitted. It’s also the third sweater I’ve knitted, and the only one I haven’t unravelled. The pattern is by Angeline Webb on Ravelry. I used KnitPicks Wool of the Andes worsted yarn in Peacoat for the sleeves and back, and an undyed skein my mother gave me for my …

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