What is the name of yarn with loops?

Soft and elastic yarn with loops is very different from regular yarn. To work with it, it is not at all necessary to buy knitting needles or a crochet hook. Clothing and textiles are created without them, using only hands. At the same time, the finished product is as strong as knitted in the usual way.

Name of yarn with loops

Belongs to the fantasy or shaped category. This is the name for products whose thread does not have the usual straight shape. The unusualness manifests itself in the form of the following characteristics:

• additional decor (pompoms, glass beads, sequins);
• spinning method (some types of threads are not twisted, but knitted and woven);
• type of pile (length, volume);
• the thickness of the thread itself (very thick and voluminous ones are produced, almost as thick as a rope);
• additional, but not decorative elements.

Yarn with loops can belong to several subtypes of fancy yarn. It always has an unusual thread shape due to the presence of non-decorative, but functional loops - when they are intertwined with each other, a series of. Additionally, such a thread can be very thick or decorated with something.

Important! Some manufacturers present such a product as plush yarn. However, in fact, plush yarn is a collective concept, an entire category or subtype of fantasy yarn. Includes not only threads with loops, but also without them.

Which manufacturers offer this yarn?

Alize products are most often sold. The product itself is called Puffy and Puffy Color. The latter option is more intended for creating home textiles and clothing for children.

Important! In Chinese online stores you can find threads with pre-knitted loops not from Alize.

What is knitted from such fancy yarn?

Much depends on the specific product. For example, moderately thick threads make interesting children's coats. It will be cold in them in October, but they work wonderfully as a substitute for a windbreaker. “Giantess” – the so-called very voluminous yarn – is in turn in demand among manufacturers and home craftsmen specializing in the manufacture of blankets and capes.

Important! At the time of its appearance, the “giantess” was often used in the manufacture of dresses. However, over time, interest in this method of use faded.

This type of fancy yarn makes beautiful rugs. Moreover, their creation takes a minimum of time. Products are created especially quickly from threads with large loops. With them, the work can be completed in 20–30 minutes.

Accessories (shawls, scarves), as well as regular sweaters, are knitted from fancy yarn. Seasonality and style depend, again, on the specific thread. You can get both a very warm thick sweater and a summer cape for the evening. However, knitting patterns from yarn with ready-made large loops is a difficult task for those who are used to working with knitting needles and crochet, rather than with their hands.

Subtleties of knitting from threads with loops

Algorithm of actions:

• choose the width of the finished product;
• measure the required length of the thread (it should be exactly the same as the width of the item);
• the thread is wrapped and placed parallel to the first row (the second row is obtained);
• thread the loops from the second row into the loops of the first (must enter from the back);
• knit the entire row;
• wrap the thread again and thus get the third row.

The described method is a method for obtaining facial loops. For the wrong side, you will need to thread the loops of the bottom row into the loops of the top row. The loops should go in from the front.

Important! If you need braids - they look good on a scarf - then after 6 rows you will need to cross-knit a whole row.