Fine machine yarns, such as cashmere, yak, or camel, can also be easily hand-knitted by working them with multiple strands.
With a 500g cone of cashmere, count 2/28000, which is generally worked on a 12-gauge machine or a 7-8 gauge machine with two strands, you can also have fun working it with multiple strands.
Accessories, for example, have low yarn consumption. With a 500g cone of cashmere, you can make various accessories, depending on how many strands it is worked with.
You can make one accessory with the yarn worked with two strands, and another with the same yarn worked with 4, 5, 6, 8, or as many strands as you like.
You can combine the thickness (gauge) you desire and the count you prefer.
I'll also give a mathematical example of yarn gauge and count, assuming that a 500g cone of yarn with a 2/28000 count contains a good 7000 meters of yarn. So there will be 1400 meters in 100 grams.
If I work it with two strands, it will become 3500 meters in 500g, 700 meters in 100g.
If I work it with four strands, it will become 1750 meters in 500g, 350 meters in 100g.
And so on...
Of course, you need to be careful when working with needles because the needle can get caught between the threads and leave exposed threads, but this is not a problem for more experienced knitters and designers.
The effort is in combining such fine yarn with multiple strands. But I have good news for you: from today, we have the option to split the cones.
We cannot combine them, but if you wish, we can split the 500g cone into 5 cones of 100g each (or two of 250g, or three of 166g, or four of 125g each) at no extra charge. Simply request it using the notes section that appears when you complete your order on our website.
By doing so, those with more knitting dexterity can also work directly from the cones, taking the threads directly from the cones themselves.
The advice, as always, is to make a swatch and wash it before creating the final piece. Yarn on cones, especially machine yarn, is not washed (treated), as knitting factories that use it in large quantities generally always wash the finished garment. Furthermore, it is advisable to work with untreated yarns on knitting machines.
In the end, the result, in terms of hand, softness, smoothness, and workability, will be the same as a thicker hand-knitting yarn.
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Fine machine yarns, such as cashmere, yak, or camel, can also be easily hand-knitted by working them with multiple strands.
With a 500g cone of cashmere, count 2/28000, which is generally worked on a 12-gauge machine or a 7-8 gauge machine with two strands, you can also have fun working it with multiple strands.
Accessories, for example, have low yarn consumption. With a 500g cone of cashmere, you can make various accessories, depending on how many strands it is worked with.
You can make one accessory with the yarn worked with two strands, and another with the same yarn worked with 4, 5, 6, 8, or as many strands as you like.
You can combine the thickness (gauge) you desire and the count you prefer.
I'll also give a mathematical example of yarn gauge and count, assuming that a 500g cone of yarn with a 2/28000 count contains a good 7000 meters of yarn. So there will be 1400 meters in 100 grams.
If I work it with two strands, it will become 3500 meters in 500g, 700 meters in 100g.
If I work it with four strands, it will become 1750 meters in 500g, 350 meters in 100g.
And so on...
Of course, you need to be careful when working with needles because the needle can get caught between the threads and leave exposed threads, but this is not a problem for more experienced knitters and designers.
The effort is in combining such fine yarn with multiple strands. But I have good news for you: from today, we have the option to split the cones.
We cannot combine them, but if you wish, we can split the 500g cone into 5 cones of 100g each (or two of 250g, or three of 166g, or four of 125g each) at no extra charge. Simply request it using the notes section that appears when you complete your order on our website.
By doing so, those with more knitting dexterity can also work directly from the cones, taking the threads directly from the cones themselves.
The advice, as always, is to make a swatch and wash it before creating the final piece. Yarn on cones, especially machine yarn, is not washed (treated), as knitting factories that use it in large quantities generally always wash the finished garment. Furthermore, it is advisable to work with untreated yarns on knitting machines.
In the end, the result, in terms of hand, softness, smoothness, and workability, will be the same as a thicker hand-knitting yarn.
www.hircusfilati.com
If you like this article and want to share it with friends you think might be interested, send it to them by email and share it on social networks using the buttons below, and leave me a comment in the space provided below.