| Yarn-band has a label around the balls or skeins, which | | | | ability are factors taken into account before using the |
| describes the length, weight, and fiber content and dye | | | | yarn for knitting. The general factors that affect the |
| lot. It also suggests the needle size and also the | | | | hand knitting, are elasticity and tendency to twist. |
| washing instructions. The common practice for knitters | | | | Irregularities are more elasticity and it is sometimes |
| is to save the yarn band for future reference, if they | | | | difficult to knit highly twisted yarns. Stitch definition |
| might need any additional balls. Knitter uses the yarn | | | | plays an important role in knitting. To show off the |
| from a single dye lot. If the skeins are used from a | | | | stitch patterns, smooth and spun yarns are used. |
| different dye lot even if the color is same, it produces | | | | Fuzzy yarns have a very poor stitch definition. |
| a slightly different stripe, which is visible when it is | | | | Knitting is mostly done with the yarns that are made |
| knitted together. If the knitter has the dye lot | | | | by spinning fibers. Z-twist or S- twist yarn direction |
| information, they can buy the same yarn to complete | | | | does either the twisting of fiber. The yarn becomes |
| the fabric. Thicker knitting needles are used for thicker | | | | smoother, if the fibers are combed and yarn becomes |
| yarns and thin needles are sufficient for thin yarns. | | | | fuzzier if the fibers are not combed. The fibers can be |
| When thicker yarn is used, the stitches are fewer and | | | | either continuous filament fibers or staples. |
| it takes less time to knit the piece. Bold patterns and | | | | The different spun fibers are animal fibers, plant fibers |
| motifs are produced with thicker yarns and the finer | | | | and synthetic fibers. Generally the long hairs of animals |
| patterns are made with thin yarns. The thickness of | | | | such as sheep, goat, rabbit, and yak are used for |
| the yarn is categorized as superfine, fine; light bulky, | | | | fibers. Plants like cotton, flax, bamboo, jute, raffia, and |
| superbulky and medium. | | | | yucca are used for fibers. Polyesters such as nylon |
| The knitters usually transform a hank into a ball. The | | | | and Dacron are the common synthetic fibers. Yarns |
| yarn is emerged from the center of the ball and this | | | | may be dyed for one color or for variety of colors. |
| prevents the yarn from tangling. This can be either | | | | Dyeing is done by hand or by industrially. Natural dyes |
| done by hand or using a device called ballwinder. | | | | are often used for dying. |
| Some knitters put this ball in a close jar and pull out the | | | | Huge varieties of yarns are sold in the market. Knitters |
| yarn through a small hole, made in the lid of the jar. | | | | can also have their own collection, which is called |
| The elasticity, loft, softness, durability, fuzziness, | | | | stash. |
| tendency to twist, weight, color, smoothness, wash | | | | |