I have been hesitant to try chain and blown yarns mostly because I thought they looked strange. I never realized the advantages they have over regular plied yarns. Of course they are not suitable for all projects but I could certainly see me checking them out. Thanks I learned something today😊
I don't know that I ever would have known about them or tried them if I hadn't purchased some blown yarn for a specific pattern to knit as a gift (by request -- the recipient had seen a shop sample, and wanted that wrap made with that yarn). It wasn't until I started knitting with it that I realized something was very different about the yarn, and then began investigating it and experimenting with different chain yarns over the next year or so.
I love it that the ad youtube served up to support this video is for Ian Drury's Greatest Hits, including "Sex, and Drugs and Rock and Roll" That's the first time an ad made me even MORE interested in Technique Tuesday.
So helpful as I am going through the stage of my knitting journey where I am trying to understand various characteristics of yarn and why my FO often don’t turn out the way I envisioned or they look so different from the recommended yarn specified by the designer (especially since I substitute a lot). These videos save much time and money so thanks again for another great mini workshop!
i love love love spinning and knitting with wool. however, i can't wear most of that stuff myself, so i tend to use cotton-blend yarns when knitting for myself. blown and chain yarns have become a favorite of mine because of that elasticity you noted. i am currently working on a sweater in a yarn that is similar to the one you used for the mittens (i won't be surprised if it's the same yarn), and it is almost unreal how springy that fabric is turning out to be. i keep inspecting the fabric and commenting about what brand of magic they must be using to make this cotton/acrylic blown yarn behave like some wool yarns i have knitted with in the past. and, as you also noted, the sweater is turning out to be so much lighter than if i had knitted it in a more solid yarn.
They really are fascinating yarns, aren't they? They solve problems that other constructions have, and give the yarns new qualities that you didn't know you wanted!
Oh my gosh there doesn't seem to be a downside to these kinds of Yarns and I can't wait to try them! Thank you Rox for the inspiration and wonderful information as usual
I bought one of these type of yarn and I had to throw away, because while I was knitting, it didn't stop to fall out hairs, at a point that my table was covered with fur and I was non stop sneezing. Now I know why... Thank you for the video Roxanne!
I like the warmth with less weight, but do not like the fuzz of blow yarns and have serious concerns that there would be a lot of pilling and loss of fiber from these yarns over time especially in a garment. Blow yarn is certainly an ingenious way to make use of short staple fiber that may not be ideal for spinning.
Very informative. I never saw these yarns before. Thank you for showing the larger ribbon yarn sample and using it as a model to describe the manufacturing process.
Your explanation of these yarns is very good and I really appreciate it because I had been wondering about this for awhile. Thanks for the information!!
Thank you for such an informative TT. I love spinning as well as knitting and often wondered how some the commercial yarns were made. Now I’m thinking about how these types of yarns work with crochet. Oh and I have two more books to investigate 😬
Aren't I lucky, I just bought some blown yarn to make cabled scarves as Christmas gifts, but I bought it on the basis of colour and of softness. Now I'll have extra-warm scarves with even better cables.
Thank you for this series. I am learning so much from you. As a relatively new and self taught knitter, I have been focusing on techniques. Recently I have become aware of how overwhelmed I feel in the yarn store, and would really like to understand yarn characteristics better. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Great video!!! I believe there is a period in a knitter’s life where these technical issues are more important than properly knitting the projects. I’ll knit a cardigan with this type of yarn for the first time and these informations were really helpful! I’d never guess that the tubes were lighter than plied yarn, at least not so fast 😅 thank you for the shared knowledge!!! ❤️
Yarn construction is not typically listed on the label. You can find out more about a yarn's construction on its Ravelry yarn page, or on yarnsub.com. Sometimes, the yarn company will mention it. Once you have experience with a particular yarn construction, and you understand what it is, it becomes fairly easy to identify that construction when you see it in a yarn that is new to you. You can search by yarn construction on yarnsub.com to find yarns with a specific construction, if you're interested in seeking out some of those yarns.
I must have missed it in the video. How do these yarns feel as one works them? Are they noticeably different from a similar weight plyed yarn? With the blown yarns is the halo enough for someone who is allergic to the inside fiber to react to it? Thanks for the information, I always learn so much from these videos. I am somewhat interested in trying a chain yarn. Are they labeled as chain spun? Outside of appearance how would one identify them? I am blind so appearance is not a useful way to identify yarn types for me.
I would assume that if someone is allergic to a fiber, they will be allergic to it regardless of how it's presented, but if the issue is a sensitivity, perhaps things would be different. I don't have a good answer. As for how they feel, I'm not sure I have noticed much difference. If you use pointy needles, you may have an issue poking into the middle of a standard chain yarn as you knit with it, but the blown yarns tend to be very easy to work with. Yarnsub.com will have the construction method listed, and you can even search by construction type, fiber content, yarn weight, price point, etc.
I don't think you have to go so far as to find a pattern that was written specifically for Wonderfluff. Look for a pattern written for that yarn weight (thickness). Intricate stitch patterns will probably be somewhat lost with this yarn, since it has more fluff to it than some other blown yarns, so something fairly simple would work well.
If you look at the Wonderfluff page on the KnitPicks website there are patterns for that yarn that Knitpicks sells. There are several pullovers in their Interlude ebook. Also, if you search Wonderfluff in yarns on Ravelry there are over 1800 projects using that yarn. If you look at the projects there are a lot of pullovers.
I made the Professor Meow sweater, which is a knitpicks pattern and made with Wonderfluff. It uses intarsia and was a fun knit. Was my first time doing intarsia and my first seamed sweater.
That was Blue Sky Fibers TECHNO, which had a silk tube and alpaca/merino blown into it. It was worked at a slightly firmer gauge than what is listed on the ball band (per the pattern), which likely contributed to preventing pilling.
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I have been hesitant to try chain and blown yarns mostly because I thought they looked strange. I never realized the advantages they have over regular plied yarns. Of course they are not suitable for all projects but I could certainly see me checking them out. Thanks I learned something today😊
I don't know that I ever would have known about them or tried them if I hadn't purchased some blown yarn for a specific pattern to knit as a gift (by request -- the recipient had seen a shop sample, and wanted that wrap made with that yarn). It wasn't until I started knitting with it that I realized something was very different about the yarn, and then began investigating it and experimenting with different chain yarns over the next year or so.
I love it that the ad youtube served up to support this video is for Ian Drury's Greatest Hits, including "Sex, and Drugs and Rock and Roll" That's the first time an ad made me even MORE interested in Technique Tuesday.
So helpful as I am going through the stage of my knitting journey where I am trying to understand various characteristics of yarn and why my FO often don’t turn out the way I envisioned or they look so different from the recommended yarn specified by the designer (especially since I substitute a lot). These videos save much time and money so thanks again for another great mini workshop!
i love love love spinning and knitting with wool. however, i can't wear most of that stuff myself, so i tend to use cotton-blend yarns when knitting for myself. blown and chain yarns have become a favorite of mine because of that elasticity you noted. i am currently working on a sweater in a yarn that is similar to the one you used for the mittens (i won't be surprised if it's the same yarn), and it is almost unreal how springy that fabric is turning out to be. i keep inspecting the fabric and commenting about what brand of magic they must be using to make this cotton/acrylic blown yarn behave like some wool yarns i have knitted with in the past. and, as you also noted, the sweater is turning out to be so much lighter than if i had knitted it in a more solid yarn.
They really are fascinating yarns, aren't they? They solve problems that other constructions have, and give the yarns new qualities that you didn't know you wanted!
Oh my gosh there doesn't seem to be a downside to these kinds of Yarns and I can't wait to try them! Thank you Rox for the inspiration and wonderful information as usual
Hi, I'm looking for a demonstration using Big Twist Ribbon Yarn.
I bought one of these type of yarn and I had to throw away, because while I was knitting, it didn't stop to fall out hairs, at a point that my table was covered with fur and I was non stop sneezing. Now I know why... Thank you for the video Roxanne!
Please do more videos about how yarns a constructed. I really enjoy learning about it.
I like the warmth with less weight, but do not like the fuzz of blow yarns and have serious concerns that there would be a lot of pilling and loss of fiber from these yarns over time especially in a garment. Blow yarn is certainly an ingenious way to make use of short staple fiber that may not be ideal for spinning.
Thanks for a really enjoyable and informative episode
Glad you enjoyed it
You do not mentioned how many stiches to the end of the heel ?
Very interesting, thank you!
Very informative. I never saw these yarns before. Thank you for showing the larger ribbon yarn sample and using it as a model to describe the manufacturing process.
Glad it was helpful!
Your explanation of these yarns is very good and I really appreciate it because I had been wondering about this for awhile. Thanks for the information!!
You are so welcome!
Do you know if the blown yarns, with their shorter fibers, are more prone to pilling?
The cape/shawl I made for my mother-in-law still looked pristine after two winters. She wore it a lot.
Fascinating! Thank you! That will help me decide how to use yarns with different construction.
Glad it was helpful!
Very nicely explained 🙂
Thank you for such an informative TT. I love spinning as well as knitting and often wondered how some the commercial yarns were made. Now I’m thinking about how these types of yarns work with crochet. Oh and I have two more books to investigate 😬
Aren't I lucky, I just bought some blown yarn to make cabled scarves as Christmas gifts, but I bought it on the basis of colour and of softness. Now I'll have extra-warm scarves with even better cables.
Thank you for this series. I am learning so much from you. As a relatively new and self taught knitter, I have been focusing on techniques. Recently I have become aware of how overwhelmed I feel in the yarn store, and would really like to understand yarn characteristics better. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Great video!!! I believe there is a period in a knitter’s life where these technical issues are more important than properly knitting the projects. I’ll knit a cardigan with this type of yarn for the first time and these informations were really helpful! I’d never guess that the tubes were lighter than plied yarn, at least not so fast 😅 thank you for the shared knowledge!!! ❤️
Excellent video! You are a great teacher! Thank you . Love Ana B
Thank you too!
Oh my goodness, THOSE CABLES! 😍😍😍
Great information. How are these yarns labeled?
Yarn construction is not typically listed on the label. You can find out more about a yarn's construction on its Ravelry yarn page, or on yarnsub.com. Sometimes, the yarn company will mention it. Once you have experience with a particular yarn construction, and you understand what it is, it becomes fairly easy to identify that construction when you see it in a yarn that is new to you. You can search by yarn construction on yarnsub.com to find yarns with a specific construction, if you're interested in seeking out some of those yarns.
I must have missed it in the video. How do these yarns feel as one works them? Are they noticeably different from a similar weight plyed yarn? With the blown yarns is the halo enough for someone who is allergic to the inside fiber to react to it? Thanks for the information, I always learn so much from these videos. I am somewhat interested in trying a chain yarn. Are they labeled as chain spun? Outside of appearance how would one identify them? I am blind so appearance is not a useful way to identify yarn types for me.
I would assume that if someone is allergic to a fiber, they will be allergic to it regardless of how it's presented, but if the issue is a sensitivity, perhaps things would be different. I don't have a good answer. As for how they feel, I'm not sure I have noticed much difference. If you use pointy needles, you may have an issue poking into the middle of a standard chain yarn as you knit with it, but the blown yarns tend to be very easy to work with. Yarnsub.com will have the construction method listed, and you can even search by construction type, fiber content, yarn weight, price point, etc.
@@RoxanneRichardson thanks!
Can you or anyone suggest pullover sweater patterns for women using the Knit Picks brand Wonderfluff? I am having difficulty finding any- thanks!
I don't think you have to go so far as to find a pattern that was written specifically for Wonderfluff. Look for a pattern written for that yarn weight (thickness). Intricate stitch patterns will probably be somewhat lost with this yarn, since it has more fluff to it than some other blown yarns, so something fairly simple would work well.
If you look at the Wonderfluff page on the KnitPicks website there are patterns for that yarn that Knitpicks sells. There are several pullovers in their Interlude ebook. Also, if you search Wonderfluff in yarns on Ravelry there are over 1800 projects using that yarn. If you look at the projects there are a lot of pullovers.
@@yettaoshea8869 thank you so much for the response and great info 😊
@@RoxanneRichardson thank you for your quick response- I will keep searching, love all your videos, super helpful 😊
I made the Professor Meow sweater, which is a knitpicks pattern and made with Wonderfluff. It uses intarsia and was a fun knit. Was my first time doing intarsia and my first seamed sweater.
What was the yarn you used for your mother in law that was a blown yarn and held up so well after a year of heavy use?
That was Blue Sky Fibers TECHNO, which had a silk tube and alpaca/merino blown into it. It was worked at a slightly firmer gauge than what is listed on the ball band (per the pattern), which likely contributed to preventing pilling.
Very interesting and informative video! Thanks for sharing with us. 🤗🤗
My pleasure
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Fantastic!
Glad you like it!