What does yarn Group B mean?
Group “B” – Medium Weight is comparable to today’s standard yarn weight Light. Yarns in this weight include: DK and light worsted. Recommended needle sizes for vintage yarn weight “medium weight” are 5, 6, or 7.
What is MC yarn?
MC means “main color”; CC means “contrasting color”.
How is yarn weight determined?
Yarn weight is determined by the diameter of a yarn strand, right? Bulky-weight yarns work up quickly because the yarn strand is thick in diameter. Lace weights are airy because their strands are thinner.
What is CYC in crochet?
The Craft Yarn Council (CYC) represents the leading yarn companies, accessory manufacturers, magazine, book publishers, and consultants in the yarn industry.
What is a Category 3 yarn?
3—Light (DK, Light Worsted) Slightly heavier than a fine weight yarn, this weight is used for items such as garments and heavier baby items. 4—Medium (Worsted, Afghan, Aran) Worsted weight yarn is the most frequently used.
What is Category A yarn?
Yarn Group A is the thinnest yarn and Yarn Group F is the thickest yarn. Within each of these yarn groups, the yarns can be exchanged and used for the same patterns.
What is Patt in knitting?
YOUR ANSWER. Generally when a pattern says patt as set to end of row, it means to knit the row to match the previous alternate rows in your stitch pattern without any further shaping.
How is yarn measured?
Yarn thickness is measured using something called WPI, which stands for Wraps Per Inch. The idea is you wrap your yarn around a gap measuring 1 inch, and count how many strands you can fit in.
Which yarn is finer 40s or 60s?
To look at it the other way, lower the count, the heavier and coarser it is. Thus 40s thread count yarn is coarser and heavier than a 60s yarn and so on.
What is a Cyc 1 yarn?
CYC #1. Sock, Fingering, Baby. Amazing Lace. CYC #2. Sport, Baby.
What does CYC mean in text?
Slang / Jargon (1) Acronym. Definition. CYC. Child and Youth Care.