Types of yarn options available for your knitting project?

One thing that all of us remember from our childhood is the hand-knit cardigans, socks, and mufflers that our grandmothers and mothers use to make for us, the warmth and the love knit within every strand of the yarn is what we still miss down the memory lane! Isn’t it? Knitting is what we have seen our previous generation do with utmost affection and love, be it with woolen items or a summer hand made dress, besides, this it is a fun activity which is proven to release stress when the length of our desired garment increases and we see it progressing into completion, there is a different joy to it, but there are different yarns that suit different garments, in this article, we will discuss which cheap yarn suits which knitting project.

Yarn options available for different projects:

1. Acrylic yarn:

• This is a type of yarn that is chosen by most of the users for the common reason that it is cheap, has a lot many colors available, and is easily accessible anywhere.
• It is mostly used for making baby clothes, homewares, and blankets, since the fabric is not very breathable, it does not allow air to pass through, thus, it keeps the user warm and cozy.

1. Blended yarn:

• As the name suggests, different types of yarns are combined together to create one blended form, it helps to combine the best of different worlds, which is why it is another option that is very demanded by people and has huge popularity among the suppliers as well.
• Unusual combination of yarns can be created using different types of yarns altogether, it works well when one has to combine sequined articles. 
• It is one of the most cost-effective manners of using expensive wool along with cheap wool, such as combining cashmere wool with cheaper or synthetic fiber.

1. Cotton yarn:

• For people who are allergic to animal fiber can go for cotton yarn, it is one option that can be availed for use even in the summers. It is a perfect option for summer garments.
• It is cheap, easily available, has a large color availability and since it has some extent of elasticity, the outcome is always strong and beautiful.
• Mixed weather outfits such as tops and cardigans that are neither too warm nor too cold can be knit in cotton using another fabric blended, while knitting shawls, wraps, and stoles, cotton combined with cashmere or pashmina goes best because cotton possesses the trait of stretchability in the garment.

1. Linen:

• Linen flux comes from plants, it is strong and lightweight but has a tendency to create creases in the fabric.
• The most wonderful quality of this fabric is that it works well for both warm and cold weather.
• This fabric is not stretchable but can lose its grip with the passage of time and with the frequency of its wash.

1. Wool:

• A fabric that is highly breathable, is absorbent, lasts for a long time, and requires less maintenance in terms of its washing frequency.
• This fabric is well suited for knitting close-fitted garments, blankets, and sweaters. If wool is washed and dried while blocking it, it adopts the shape it is dried into.

1. Alpaca:

• It is a fabric that is really very soft and gives a very luxurious feel visually, it is because of the hollowness in the fiber of the fabric that acts as a mini insulating rod and which helps it in retaining the warmness and heat, thus, it is very useful for knitting woolen or winter garments in this fabric.
• But, due to its quality of retaining heat, it is better to blend some other fabric along with alpaca. Wearing a garment that is made of pure and complete alpaca will make the wearer feel too hot.

1. Mohair:

• It is a fabric that is itchy and irritating, thus, it is blended with silk or rayon. This blend can make the outcome fiber fluffy, which can be dyed in different colors.
• Due to its trait of being itchy and irritating, one must try it out on the skin to test whether it causes allergy or not.
• Besides, if the strands of the fiber are doubled, a piece of very soft fabric can be created to the mohair mix blended fiber, which can further add a special effect to the fiber as well as the outcome garment that will be knit.

1. Cashmere:

Lightweight warm cashmere is collected from the stomachs of mountain goats which makes it exceptionally expensive, yarns often have a blend of cashmere for adding softness and quality to a garment.

Thus, these are certain options of yarns available for knitters for their knitting project. The choice however depends on the outcome expected from a particular garment.