Knowledge base
Where we try and write and collect articles and information that will help you work with these yarns....
How to use this site...
to buy the best yarns with the least clicks..... (click on the title for more)..
knitting properties
All of our yarns are listed with their NM number to describe their yardage. This number states how many metres of yarn will come from 1 gram weight, so for example a single ply 1/28 yarn will give 28 metres per gram whilst 2/28s we will give half that (because it is twice as thick). The table below gives the yardage, needle sizes and stitches per inch. All this info came from customers (thanks to them!) and obviously there is a range depending on personal preference.
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Washing our cashmere yarns
In general the advice for washing the oiled yarns is: