The knitters book of yarn The ultimate guide to choosing, using, and enjoying yarn

Clara Parkes

Book - 2007

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Subjects
Published
New York : Potter Craft 2007.
Language
English
Main Author
Clara Parkes (-)
Edition
1st ed
Physical Description
255 p. : col. ill
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780307352163
  • Section 1. Fiber Foundations
  • Protein Fibers
  • Cellulose Fibers
  • Cellulosic Fibers
  • Synthetic Fibers
  • Section 2. Making Yarn
  • Evaluating Yarns Up Close
  • Mills and Microspinneries
  • Farm Yarns
  • Fiber Festivals
  • Going Organic
  • Color in Yarn
  • The Original Spin
  • The Politics of Pills
  • Section 3. Ply Me a River
  • The Single
  • Two-Ply Yarns
  • Three-Ply Yarns
  • Four-Ply and More
  • Cabled Yarns
  • Textured Yarns
  • Boucle Yarn
  • Brushed Yarn
  • Chenille Yarn
  • The Felt Factor
  • Putting It All Together
  • Care and Feeding
  • Knowing What You Have: WPI
  • CYCA Numbers Explained
  • Abbreviations and Techniques
  • Resources
  • Recommended Reading
  • About the Designers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary
  • About the Author
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

Many longtime knitters are not all that knowledgeable about the yarns they use in their craft and would be hard-pressed to distinguish a cellulose from a synthetic yarn, let alone expound on fiber characteristics. Parkes, publisher of the wildly popular KnittersReview.com weekly, has made it her mission to explore the potential uses and quirks of yarns, from simple two-ply yarn to chenille and boucles. She has visited large manufacturers, importers, small dye shops, and sheep farms and learned how fibers are prepared, spun, and plied and what types of projects might best bring out the assets of a particular yarn. She tells all in this readable book that also includes a variety of projects suitable for each type of yarn. This marvelous resource belongs in every knitting collection. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.