“Fingering weight yarn” is a phrase that describes some of the lightest weight yarns available. These yarns are given a designation of either “0” or “1” on the Craft Yarn Council’s standard yarn weight system.
Fingering weight yarn is ideal for knitting or crocheting a wide variety of projects including socks, baby projects, clothing, accessories, bedspreads, blankets, throws, doilies, mandalas, home décor projects and more.
Some of Our Favorite Fingering Weight Yarns
Bio Sesia 5 Organic Cotton Yarn — Plymouth Yarn Company distributes this soft, exquisite fingering weight organic cotton yarn. It’s ideal for knitting or crocheting baby projects, comfortable clothing, accessories and more.
Hawthorne Speckle Handpainted Yarn by Knitpicks
Hawthorne Speckle Sock Yarn — Knitpicks manufactures and distributes a whole family of Hawthorne fingering weight yarns that are dyed in interesting and beautiful ways. The speckled version of Hawthorne is a playful, colorful hand-painted superwash wool yarn that’s blended with polyamide. This yarn is ideal to use for knitting socks and also for making a wide range of other types of crochet and knitting projects.
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