Weight
Comfort Sport’s weight is right in the name of
the yarn; sport weight. For those who haven’t
heard a lot about sport weight yarn, it's heavier
than fingering weight and lighter than a DK or
worsted weight. It's an excellent medium for those
transitioning from heavier yarns into lighter weight
yarns. The needle size recommended for this yarn
is US7 [4mm]. I like this needle size for this yarn.
As a loose knitter, I generally go down one or two
needle sizes to get gauge, but this needle size was
perfect.
Soft Baby Steps in color Elephant ready to be knit up!
Soft Baby Steps is the heaviest of the three yarns;
it's a medium weight yarn. The recommended
needle size for this yarn is US8 [5mm]. When I was
knitting my swatch with this size needle, the swatch
was a little bit airy. I had to go down a needle size
in order to get a really good fabric I liked. As I
said before though, my gauge is a little bit loose, I
usually have to go down the needle size.
Cutie Pie yarn is the lightest weight, although the
chenille feel makes it seem thicker. Many knitters
are scared of knitting with lightweight yarn because
they think the projects will take them forever. This
yarn is a great place to start, it will feel like a thicker
yarn but you're actually knitting with lightweight
yarn. The recommended needle size for this
yarn is US5 [3.75mm]. Again, this is an excellent
suggestion, when I started knitting with the
recommended needle size my gauge was perfect.
The fabric was not too open nor able to stand up
on its own.
Fiber Composition
All three yarns are made from synthetic fibers.
Comfort Sport and Soft Baby Steps are made from
acrylic, while Cutie Pie is made from polyester. In
this respect, these yarns are very similar.
Cutie Pie ready to become a baby bootie.
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The synthetic fiber makes it washer and dryer
friendly, while not giving up a lovely texture.