KnittingHelp.com Forum - View Single Post - Lace weight vs sock/fingering weight yarn

blueygh2 · 10-08-2008, 08:35 AM

Personally, I wouldn't recommend lace yarn for socks. I think it would wear out very quickly and come out of shape also,...

As to the thickness, it depends. Lace weight refers to a wide variety of thicknesses in yarn. You can have "thicker" or "thinner" laceweight. It's a broad term.

As to the needles, you use much larger needles than you would need for the thickness of the yarn to get a lacier, airier finished garment. I have never tried knitting lace on small diameter needles, and probably never will, but you would need very thin needles.

10-08-2008, 08:35 AM	#3
blueygh2 Turning the Heel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhere in Europe Posts: 729 Thanks: 37 Thanked 181 Times in 156 Posts	Personally, I wouldn't recommend lace yarn for socks. I think it would wear out very quickly and come out of shape also,... As to the thickness, it depends. Lace weight refers to a wide variety of thicknesses in yarn. You can have "thicker" or "thinner" laceweight. It's a broad term. As to the needles, you use much larger needles than you would need for the thickness of the yarn to get a lacier, airier finished garment. I have never tried knitting lace on small diameter needles, and probably never will, but you would need very thin needles. __________________ The ways of Yarn are inscrutable. I'm NOT a "miss", I'm a lady!