How to Choose The Ideal Crochet Yarn
For you who are a beginning crocheter it must be a little difficult to choose the ideal yarn to start a new project. Defining the ideal yarn makes a big difference in the pieces in the end, it helps to give a better finish and a more professional look and choosing a yarn for you that is a beginner makes total difference, because there are yarns easier to work with than others.
The fiber type yarn is one of the first choices you will make to start working, there are many options such as vegetable fibers and animal fibers. Baby alpaca yarns and banana silk yarns are great yarns to work with as well. And there is the best known yarn that is the yarn of there, cotton and acrylic that are recommended for those who are still beginners in crochet, as all there are the pros and cons for each type.
The wool yarn is excellent to start practicing because its characteristics are very soft and smooth with its composition of 100% wool. They are very resistant, which helps beginners a lot because it is possible to correct mistakes, as most are easy to unravel and reuse. But we must always be careful when choosing this type, because there are some people who are allergic to this type of yarn.
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How to Choose The Ideal Crochet Yarn
Cotton yarn is widely used in a variety of projects, it is a type of filament made from spun cotton which is generally durable and does not stretch or break easily, in short it is an inelastic fiber which makes it more challenging to crochet, one of the advantages is that they are lighter than wool
Acrylic yarn is lighter, softer and warmer that allows the feel of wool and is also made to mimic other fibers like cotton. It is widely available in a variety of colors, and is also more affordable to buy. It is very important at the time of purchase to pay attention to the brands, because there are some yarns that generate more difficulties to work with, which ends up making crochet more difficult.
The weight of the yarn is considered according to its thickness (diameter) and you can find the weight of the yarn on its available labels, where they are classified from thin to thicker, that is, numbered from 1 to 7. When choosing the yarn you must choose the correct hook to work with, as each yarn has its correct weight and most yarns already come with the correct specifications.
Some tips when choosing your yarn
Yarn color: When choosing a yarn for beginners, the ideal yarn is lighter in color, because it is easier to see the stitches than darker yarns.
Yarn weight: The choice of weight should be selected correctly for each type of work, depending on the project to choose a thinner yarn can take much longer to finish.
Price of yarn: On the market there are numerous brands and types of yarn and should always pay attention to choose, there are yarns more difficult to work and you as a beginner will end up opting for yarn cheaper to learn and the tip is to choose cotton, wool and acrylic are the best fiber options.
I hope I have helped you and the most important thing is that you can make your pieces with most yarns, but always pay attention to choose because the ideal choice will make all the difference in your final project.
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