Are You Listening to Your Yarn?

 

Tips for Choosing Yarn from Doris Chan

Listen for the voice.

I pull an end from every skein and roll it between my fingers to assess the properties of thickness, density, roundness, twist and texture.

Do not rely solely on the hook/gauge suggestions or weight/yardage and fiber listings on the yarn label, or the wpi (wraps per inch) info to tell the whole story.

Your experienced fingers can gather more information about that yarn than anything you could read.

This is the beginning of hearing the yarn speak. ~ Doris Chan

This is Doris Chan’s response to the question:

Can I Crochet with This Yarn?