Yarn Detective: Ply Twist
Be happy with the outcome of your knitting, fine tune your yarn substitution skills, and stuff your stash with yarns that you’ll love knitting with.
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The Yarn Detective: Nua Sport
Why is Nua Sport so mouth-wateringly delicious? Our yarn expert investigates.
Yarn Detective: Sock Yarn Versus Fingering-Weight Yarn
Danger, Will Robinson! Sock Yarn and Regular Fingering-Weight Yarn are not identical twins.
Yarn Detective: DK Sock Yarn
Go heavier to try something new.
Yarn Detective: Ballbands Are Liars
Separating signal from noise, when it comes to information on a yarn label.
Yarn Detective: Twist and Knitting Style, Part 2
The yarn goddess answers two reader questions about how yarn twist and knitting style affect knitting gauge.
Yarn Detective: Drape and Elasticity
Learn about what gives your favorite yarns their sprawl or their spring.
Yarn Detective: Big Wool
How can a yarn be so big and yet so light?
Yarn Detective: North to Alaska
Our Yarn Detective heads north to find a Qiviut Experience worth writing home about.
Yarn Detective: Felted Tweed
Fans of Felted Tweed, unite! Everybody loves this yarn—and for good reason.
Yarn Detective: Got GOTS (Certification)?
When it comes to organic certification standards, GOTS is the Greatest of All Time.
Yarn Detective: Comparing Cottons
Cotton is cotton is cotton, right? Not so fast. Our Yarn Detective is on the case.