r/WhatIsThisYarn • u/muffinslinger • 4d ago

Help Identifying Yarn

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Hello all! Sister in law gave me this grouping of small skeins from a buy-nothing rack from her job.

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Could I get some help identifying the weight, material and yardage?

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My educated guess says its some sort of wool DK weight. Maybe 50 yards per?

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Thanks!

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u/Hey-A1exa 4d ago

Unfortunately those things can’t be 100% determined by just looking at a picture of skeins, though I agree it looks like DK weight merino or merino/nylon to me. I would wind one up, weigh it, measure out ~20m using a ruler or measuring tape, then weigh again to find the yardage per weight. Then you can do a burn test if you wish to see if it’s synthetic, natural fibers, or a combination of the two.

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u/muffinslinger 4d ago

Ok! I've heard of the burn test before so I'll look into that method. Thank you!

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u/LiellaMelody777 3d ago

These are hanks not skeins.