How to Read yarn to examine its texture and consistency

Have you ever marveled at those knitting doyennes at Michael's who can just run up to the yarn aisle and speedily pick up some yarn because they know exactly what type of of yarn they need for their project without reading the yarn label? Most of us struggle with different yarn consistencies, scanning the label to get a feel for how the yarn would play out if knitted.

But understanding yarn texture is something that is much easier than you think.

In this episode by Interweave, Eunny Jang will show you how to read yarn (not by examining the yarn label) so you realize the yarn's consistency, texture, and what sorts of projects suit it best.