International yarn standards have tried to be created in the recent past for
knitting yarns, and most superfine, include fingering/sock as the heaviest in
that category, which is very roughly equivalent to #10 crochet cotton. They
are evidenced by recent publications, the same as your quotes.
Dear Devon,
I have received a couple of private responses from people who agree with
what I wrote, but not with responses to my questions, which I thank you for
answering.
I too began lace making with a couple of other little girls who gave up
shortly after... so it seems it has always been a
When I have groups of students at my school I begin with a sampler of
different stitches to analyse the structural qualities and visual effects of
each so that the students begin to build a vocabulary of stitches with which
they will express their own ideas. Then I pass immediately to an
