\n <td style="text-align: center;" super="" bulky<="" td="">Super Bulky\n <\/td>\n <td style="text-align: center;" super="" bulky<="" td="">Super Bulky, Roving<\/td>\n | 9.00 to 15.00 mm<\/td>\n | Jumbo 10-15 mm<\/td>\n | M-13 to Q<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n Looking at all of this, what caught my eye was the size of Japanese crochet hooks compared to "medium-thin to medium-thick."
There's quite a wide range between sizes 3 and 6. It's roughly a thin thread range.
Also, in Japan, the character "nami" gives the impression that "normal" is of medium thickness, but in America, "extra thick" is called "medium," which shows that the standard is closer to thicker threads and that there are many variations in thick threads.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\n\n\n\n What is the difference between weight classification and thread type?<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhen looking at recipes and websites from overseas, it seems that the weight classifications and thread types in the table above are used in a variety of ways.
The "weight classification" category may also include the "type of thread."
Therefore, both are sometimes used to classify weight, and in fact, the thickness of the thread = yarn weight.
You may have a general idea of the weight classification, but some people may not immediately understand the type of thread.
That's what I thought, so I immediately looked into it.
Starting with familiar names, "Roving" in the extra-thick category is a type of yarn called Roving yarn, which in Japan brings to mind Daruma's wool roving.
Even when looking at overseas yarns, if you look into Roving yarns, you will find a lot of loosely twisted, fluffy yarns (like Hamanaka's "Doo!" yarns).
In contrast, Rug yarn, which is also an extra thick yarn, is tightly twisted and looks very strong.
Even if they are similar in thickness, if the types are so different, it seems like it would make sense to classify them differently.
When I looked into the Afghan yarn in the extra thick category, I found a lot of colorful blankets from overseas.
"Sport" is also sometimes expressed as "Sport weight yarn."<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\n\n\n\n In this way, by hearing about the type of thread, you can get a general idea of the thread's purpose and thickness.
Just as there are people who knit in their favorite genres, such as sock knitters and shawl knitters, when knitting socks it is easier to choose yarn if the yarn is classified as sock yarn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, other things can be knitted with sock yarn, but when you hear the term sock yarn, you probably imagine a medium-fine yarn.
I imagine that it's not just socks, but also Afghan (blanket) and Aran, and there are many other types.
In summary, even among threads of the same thickness, there are further classifications based on the type of thread.
As I continued researching, I gradually began to understand the differences between types of yarn.
In fact, this classification makes it easier to imagine a more concrete picture than the Japanese divisions such as medium-thin and medium-thick.
This time we looked at the American notation, but if you keep in mind the meaning of these notations, it will be very useful when choosing yarn from overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t \n \u2013 Online With \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2013 Sponsored Link \u2013<\/div>\n \n<\/ins>\n |