
Sport Yarn: Very common, generally made of combed wool of various thicknesses. It is used for durable items such as scarves, socks, gloves, hats, cardigans, sports sweaters, and jackets.
Mohair Yarn: It is produced from the Angora goat. Garments made with this yarn are light and soft, whether knitted in stockinette stitch or textured stitches. It is an ideal yarn for making shawls and wrap cardigans.
Shetland Yarn: Wool obtained from Shetland sheep, lightly twisted and slightly hairy. Like sport wool, it is used to make sweaters, gloves, and scarves.
Camel Yarn: This is a very fine yarn named after the animal that provides it. It is used to make blankets, cardigans, and shawls.
Bouclé Wool: This is a fancy yarn, usually used for very simple stitches, such as stockinette stitch. Ideal for sweaters, hats, scarves.
Wool and Lurex: This is a wool yarn combined with metallic threads, used for elegant garments (shawls, cardigans).
Alpaca: It has the same characteristics as Camel wool.
Baby Wool: Soft and light, ideal for baby layettes.
Yarns are also distinguished by their count (or thickness) and the number of "plies" (the single thread that makes up the yarn). Therefore, yarns of various thicknesses are available, from 2, 3, 4 ... 8 plies or more, which differ in softness, elasticity, thickness, and weight.
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