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| Classes of Yarn |
| Class A hand knitting yarns 7 stitches per inch (light weight) Fingering weight light weight. Baby items,socks, gloves, summer sweaters, light weight sweaters. Class B medium weight 6 stitches per inch sport weight sweaters, dresses, shirts, blouses, scarves, shawls, hats, mittens, vests Class C heavy worsted weight 4ply weight 4-51\2 inches per inch jackeys, golf club covers, afghans Class D Bulky/speciality 4 stitches per inch coats, jackets, parkas, afghans, hand bags |
| Test swatches should be 4" square. Check two ways 1.the total width of the piece. Divide the # of stitches in the piece by the inches width. If there are 32 dlb. crochet stitches in the swatch and the swatch is 4" wide. Divide 32x4. Your gauge is 8 dlb. crochet = 1". 2. The # of stitches in the middle of the swatch count the stiches count the stitches in one inch. |
| The ' rub test' place 4 or 5 strands between thumb and first to fingers. Firmly rub back and forth. If yarn feels warm or starts to fuzz it will not hpld up. |
| Threads are sold according to size # the higher the number the finer the thread. size 100 is the smallest commercial thread. requires # 14 steel hook size 50 is sewing thread. |