yarn

#status_wip

fiber types

• Cotton
  • Mercerized cotton
• Acrylic
• Bamboo/Rayon/Viscose
• Wool
  • Sheep
  • Alpaca
  • Mohair
  • Angora
• Nylon
• Linen

construction

• Plied
• Roving
• Chainette
• Thick and Thin
• Novelty

color

• Solids
• Tonals / Semi-solids
• Heathers
• Tweed
• Variegated
  • Short color changes
  • Long color changes / self-striping
  • Gradient
  • Speckled
  • (Note: random changes vs. planned changes (prints))
• Hand-dyed vs. manufacturer-dyed
• Undyed

yarn weight

• Lace – 0
  • AKA: Thread
• Super Fine -1
  • AKA: Sock, Fingering
• Fine – 2
  • AKA: Baby, Sport
• Light – 3
  • AKA: DK, Light Worsted
• Medium – 4
  • AKA: Worsted
• Bulky – 5
  • AKA: Chunky
• Super Bulky – 6
• Jumbo – 7

put-up (i.e., how the final product is bundled)

• Skein/hank
• Cake
• Ball
• Cone