Hi Marina! I call that kind of yarn a "blown" yarn. A chainette is a yarn that's constructed like an i-cord, which is what the outside structure of a blown yarn is. Using Knit Picks yarns as examples, the Lindy Chain yarn is a chainette. A blown yarn has fibers blown into the center of the chain (like Wonderfluff). A lot of times you'll see a nylon mesh structure with fluffy soft fibers like alpaca or merino blown through the center. For summer knitting, I really loved working with KP's CotLin. It has a really nice hand when knit up. Probably my favorite yarn of theirs. For handspinning, I really enjoy spinning cotton top. It's so smooth and even. But you can get dyed tops in cotton and they're lovely colors. Cotton chain plies really well if you like those blocks of color, and it makes a nice fingering weight yarn. Or thicker, if you manage to spin it like that. I always seem to spin very fine singles with cotton. You're already good at long draw, so that would help, if you haven't spun cotton before, but I will sometimes spin it with a short draw with a longer stretch of twist in between my hands if my shoulders are bothering me. It can be a really nice spin. I haven't found a flax roving that I'm satisfied with yet, though, so I can't report back on handspun linen yet. It's really nice seeing someone talk about plus size knitting! I see a lot of skinny youtubers talking about making a summer top with only a skein or two of fingering yarn. Couldn't be me! Lol.
Hi Friend! Thank you so much for your informative and kind comments! I'm so excited to expand my knitting (and maybe spinning) knowledge with new fibers and yarn styles. And I'm happy to be some larger body representation here on the internet. It takes a lot of knitting to create an item, particularly if you have more body to cover! I especially struggle with finding patterns that go over a 60" bust, but I have a video planned to address resources for plus size crafters!
@@RapunzelFiberArts It really does take a lot of knitting to cover more body! I have a terrible affection for fingering weight garments, so everything I make takes at minimum 6 months. The other thing I forgot to say is that silk is also amazing for summer. So cool and drapey and light.
I have several colorwork, fingering weight sweaters in my queue, so I completely understand! Knitting has its drawbacks, but it's worth the sometimes lengthy process. Have a lovely day friend! You've brightened mine 💕
Ughhh plus size tops whyyyyy. I'm knitting my first plus size top and it's taking sooooo long. I just want to be done and yet I still have like. 99% of the thing to go. So I started a second top. To alternate. In case that helped lmao. I have literally *never* wished I was thin until I started knitting this sweater. Why can't I be a size 0! A size 0 sweater would knit up SO fast! lmao
It is a challenge to make, with lots of area to cover. I try to pick patterns that are a good balance of mindless (or quick) and interesting to keep your brain from being too bored. A size zero would knit up faster, but making a garment that fits well and is comfy, is so worth it. Hope this helps with your frustration, friend!
Hi Marina! I call that kind of yarn a "blown" yarn. A chainette is a yarn that's constructed like an i-cord, which is what the outside structure of a blown yarn is. Using Knit Picks yarns as examples, the Lindy Chain yarn is a chainette. A blown yarn has fibers blown into the center of the chain (like Wonderfluff). A lot of times you'll see a nylon mesh structure with fluffy soft fibers like alpaca or merino blown through the center.
For summer knitting, I really loved working with KP's CotLin. It has a really nice hand when knit up. Probably my favorite yarn of theirs. For handspinning, I really enjoy spinning cotton top. It's so smooth and even. But you can get dyed tops in cotton and they're lovely colors. Cotton chain plies really well if you like those blocks of color, and it makes a nice fingering weight yarn. Or thicker, if you manage to spin it like that. I always seem to spin very fine singles with cotton. You're already good at long draw, so that would help, if you haven't spun cotton before, but I will sometimes spin it with a short draw with a longer stretch of twist in between my hands if my shoulders are bothering me. It can be a really nice spin. I haven't found a flax roving that I'm satisfied with yet, though, so I can't report back on handspun linen yet.
It's really nice seeing someone talk about plus size knitting! I see a lot of skinny youtubers talking about making a summer top with only a skein or two of fingering yarn. Couldn't be me! Lol.
Hi Friend! Thank you so much for your informative and kind comments! I'm so excited to expand my knitting (and maybe spinning) knowledge with new fibers and yarn styles.
And I'm happy to be some larger body representation here on the internet. It takes a lot of knitting to create an item, particularly if you have more body to cover! I especially struggle with finding patterns that go over a 60" bust, but I have a video planned to address resources for plus size crafters!
@@RapunzelFiberArts It really does take a lot of knitting to cover more body! I have a terrible affection for fingering weight garments, so everything I make takes at minimum 6 months.
The other thing I forgot to say is that silk is also amazing for summer. So cool and drapey and light.
I have several colorwork, fingering weight sweaters in my queue, so I completely understand! Knitting has its drawbacks, but it's worth the sometimes lengthy process. Have a lovely day friend! You've brightened mine 💕
Ughhh plus size tops whyyyyy. I'm knitting my first plus size top and it's taking sooooo long. I just want to be done and yet I still have like. 99% of the thing to go. So I started a second top. To alternate. In case that helped lmao. I have literally *never* wished I was thin until I started knitting this sweater. Why can't I be a size 0! A size 0 sweater would knit up SO fast! lmao
It is a challenge to make, with lots of area to cover. I try to pick patterns that are a good balance of mindless (or quick) and interesting to keep your brain from being too bored. A size zero would knit up faster, but making a garment that fits well and is comfy, is so worth it.
Hope this helps with your frustration, friend!