Thickness of Yarn

Working with the baby yarn spoiled me. It made the weaving easy.

When I tried to use regular worsted weight yarn (4 weight), it was just a l-i-t-t-l-e bit too thick to easily fit through the mesh. So I was fighting with the pucker again. Weaving with worsted weight yarn is do-able, but not as easy.

I know there are some "worsted weight" yarns that are a bit thinner than average. Variegated yarn often is just a tad thinner. Also I am going to experiment with a 3 weight to see how that works.

I don't want to give up the bolder colors just to make the weaving easier. Baby yarn weaves well, but often comes in pale colors.

I'll just have to see what works best.

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi Linz
 

Another Observation on a No Bunch Mesh

Mesh tends to pull together as you weave it. If you pull the yarn into its stretch, when you release it, it shrinks and the mesh pulls together.

Ripples make the dimensions of the piece you are working on uneven. You don't want that.

The piece I am currently working on is not rippling like my previous pieces. I think I've figured out why.

Each time I weave as much as the needle will comfortably handle, I pull the yarn through. Then I put a pointer finger on the beginning of that section and the other pointer finger on the new end that I just wove. Then I stretch the two ends apart. The yarn and the mesh both come out even if I do that consistently.

No puckering this time around. I'm pretty happy with it.

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting with me,

 

Kathi Linz