[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Trying to pick a yarn for the knitting class this coming Thursday.

[englishrider91 at gmail.com]

Hello, everyone,


I'm trying to pick a yarn for the knitting class coming up this Thursday. I didn't see Knitpicks brand on Amazon, but I came across this. I'm trying not to leave the house too much, except for grocery shopping; my husband also went on a little hike with the dogs because our caben fever was just getting to be too much. Anyhow, I was wondering what people thought of it. Has anyone used it? How soft is it?

Bernat Satin Solid Yarn, 3.5 oz, Gauge 4 Medium Worsted, 100% Acrylic, Soft Red

I had to Google how many yarns came in a scane, as Amazon didn't tell me. Also, on a related note, I'm finding out that a lot of places will give you a gauge, but they'll only give you half the information you need, like 8 STS per inch on U.S. 8 needles; they leave out the rows per inch. Also, not sure why they choose to write it as x stitches per inch, rather than as x stitches per 4 inches--I mean, your gauge swatch is a 4-inch by 4-inch square. That's the way it's written on the yarn label for the Bernat yarn I bought. I find this rather annoying, since the info is on the label--why not put that on the on-line info, too? Sheesh!


Thanks,
Ari