How To Do Cotton Knitting

Knitting with cotton is pretty much the same as knitting with any other kind of yarn, but there are some specific characteristics of plant fibres, like cotton, that I'll talk to you about and I'll show you what cotton knitting looks like. Knitting with plant fibres, like cotton, is pretty much the same as knitting with any other kind of fibre or yarn, so I'll show you what it looks like knitting with this aran weight cotton and some five millimetre needles and tell you a little bit about plant fibres. So, plant fibres, like cotton and linen and bamboo and flax and hemp and silk, tend to be inelastic, they don't stretch.

They tend to be a little less fuzzy than animal fibres like wool. They are a little denser. The fibres are closer together so that your end-product would be heavier and denser, so if you substitute a cotton yarn for an animal fibre or a synthetic, you may find that the end result doesn't look exactly the same.

Cotton tends to be a little cooler in the summer months. It holds up very well to repeated washings so children's clothing works very well in cotton. Of course, you don't have to worry so much about using the wool setting in your washing machine or taking as careful care as you will do with one hundred per cent wool garments, but in general, knitting with cotton is just the same as knitting with any other yarn and other than a little bit of inelasticity.

I think you'll find that it's the same experience. Cotton yarn is also great for people who have wool allergies, so it might be a great choice for young children or someone with sensitive skin. And that's cotton knitting. .