2006-11-11 08:00:28 · 10 answers · asked by Chris M 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
aran
2006-11-11 08:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're not allergic, woollen yarn is very warm. He's right: you won't find any cold sheep. Check out some of the Icelandic designs and patterns, or the Norwegian ones. These countries' people know cold weather! If you are allergic to wool, or simply find it distasteful, I'd recommend a heavier weight acrylic yarn. (You won't find any cold acryls, either!) I have no idea what's available in your neck of the woods (I'm American, in case you can't tell by my use of the word 'yarn') but if you can order online, I'd recommend Red Heart Light & Lofty. It's a fluffy acrylic yarn that comes in all sorts of colors, knits up easily, and goes through the automatic washer and even the dryer without needing to be re-blocked. It can also be dried on a flat rack; just don't hang it up to dry, as with any hand-knit item. It's extremely convenient to use while you're knitting and after you're done. JoAnn Fabrics (use Google to find their website) has a good selection of this type of yarn. On the package, it suggests a 10mm knitting needle; I've used it and would disagree. For a jumper, you could use a 6mm or 7mm needle easily. A 5mm might be just a bit small. Play with it and see what works for you. This is an unusual fuzzy yarn, because you can actually undo your mistakes if you catch them within a day or so. After a week or more, it doesn't undo well, but if you catch it right away you can undo it and redo it with the same yarn. Angora and Mohair and similar yarns won't let you undo a mistake even if you catch it within 15 minutes. I really like working with this yarn, in case you can't tell. It's very light in weight, but warms like a heavyweight when knit tightly on a 6-7mm needle. Lion Brand (which I have never used because I like the other one) also has some good heavyweight yarns.
2006-11-11 08:40:53 · answer #2 · answered by thejanith 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to chose a fibre for knitting, make sure its fluffy as that traps the heat better. So a twisted yarn made out of lots of smaller fibres will be the warmest... Go for Angora or Mohair.
P.S Woven fabrics tend to be warmer than knitted fabrics.
2006-11-11 08:04:15 · answer #3 · answered by Ah! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run a minimum of two lines of stitching down the middle the front, on the two ingredient of your slicing line. That way the knitted fabric won't initiate to resolve at modern. a greater effective difficulty is, what's going to you're taking income of to end that uncooked section which you have have been given created?
2016-11-23 16:00:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 ply guernsey oiled wool that is with the lanolin left in the wool. The traditional Guernsey fisherman's guensey is warm, keeps out wind and water and lasts forever.
2006-11-11 21:55:13 · answer #5 · answered by felineroche 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cashmere ---aran seems to be the most popular but it is actually an acrylic and doesnt preserve heat it makes you have cold sweats after say your adventure ie walking trekking etc -cashmere or silk is the best because they keep you warm n the winter and cool in the summer
2006-11-11 09:58:55 · answer #6 · answered by h d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aran
2006-11-11 08:01:33 · answer #7 · answered by Paul D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wool,just ask a sheep you never see a cold sheep?
2006-11-11 08:02:57 · answer #8 · answered by english bob 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
eider down
2006-11-11 08:15:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wool. It is very thick...
2006-11-11 08:08:21 · answer #10 · answered by msjamalan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋