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What does "100-150rp" mean (yarn)?
Addition to csk's answer:
The "гр." is probably Cyrillic letters (at least, they are as such in the question text), corresponding to English "gr" (not "rp"). In Russian, &...
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Keep yarn slack from developing in my work as I perform a basic knit stitch
From the image you've shown it looks like you're on the first row of knitting after casting on, and it also looks like you've used a loop (a.k.a. backwards loop) cast-on method.
It's common to get an ...
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Can a wool coffee cozy sustain high temperatures?
In addition to being extremely insulative, wool is ideal for something like a coffee cozy because it is stable in the presence of a fairly high degree of applied heat, it is un-meltable, and it has a ...
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Blocking Acrylic Yarn
Unlike natural fibers which can be blocked by simply shaping the item while wet, blocking acrylic requires heat. Many people try to wet-block acrylic the same way they would do wool, and they aren't ...
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How to wind a hank of yarn without a swift?
The method I have used all my life involves two people.
One holds the yarn on the wrists, moving the hands such that they assist in unwinding and keep the yarn organized, the other does the winding of ...
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Reviving wool from possible moth damage
A quick hack would be to roughen up the bare patches with an old toothbrush or the coarse side of a Velcro strip. Try to treat only the bare patches like this, and be extra careful at the edges ...
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What does "100-150rp" mean (yarn)?
In that context, it would most likely be some measurement that would allow you to choose a different yarn and make sure it's suitable to the pattern.
The two recommended yarns each have 131 yards (...
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Is there an easy way to remove pet hair from knitting projects?
Jo-Ann's lists "Yarn Containers", essentially closed jars with a hole for the yarn to come out, that look like they might work to keep your yarn dog hair free while you work on a project.
You could ...
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When is Lot Number important for yarn?
Yarns with the same dye lot number were all dyed at the same time. Because dying is a chemical reaction, many different factors can make items dyed at different times turn out differently, even if the ...
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How do I join polyester tubular yarn skeins together?
So, in the meantime, I'm trying something a bit different... It's not the neatest sewing job, but I've managed to sew the strands together, doing a basic up and down through the middle (with the ...
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Evenly spaced increase
Evenly spaced stitches means that the number of stitches between increases is approximately the same. Since you are increase 50 sts over 94 current stitches, and 94/50=1.88 you should put (on average) ...
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How to rehab tightly wound yarn?
This is a question that comes up occasionally on the Ravelry forums, and the general consensus is that soaking will help with yarn that has lost its tension from being wound into too tight of a ball. ...
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Can hand-winding crocheting yarn into a ball have any negative effects?
Yarns that naturally have some stretch to them can get over-stretched and lose their elasticity if tightly wound into a ball. It's something you have to watch out for with wool and other animal fibers....
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How to get the perfect center pull?
Assuming this is a commercial skein, I don't generally have issues. I am usually able to pull out the center of a skein. I would never guarantee that you can do this though.
This can be manufacturer ...
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Is a blanket stitch doable for first-time knitters?
As mentioned in 111's answer, a blanket stitch is not a knitting technique to create blankets.
The biggest risk in your plan is time. Babies often decide they want to see the world before doctors ...
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How do I make pom poms not fall apart as easily?
If you want to make the pom-pom not fall apart as easily you have to pull the string tighter when making a knot. Some tips to consider:
loop the string about 3 times before making the final knot
use ...
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How to wind a hank of yarn without a swift?
You can also use your feet instead of the two-chairs solution (my chair backs have an unsuitable shape, the unfolded hank tends to slip).
Just sit on the couch, with your feet up (no shoes, obviously, ...
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How can I make yarn from an old t-shirt and does the material matter?
It depends on what you're making with it. When you're dealing with seamless T-shirts, I'd start at the bottom. Cut the hem off, then go around and around cutting about an inch (2.5cm) in one ...
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How can I keep my yarn relatively stationary while working?
I want to say that I love the look of those yarn bowls and would love to have one, but my method is a little bit different from the suggestions. I wanted something that would allow my yarn to unspool ...
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Keep yarn slack from developing in my work as I perform a basic knit stitch
The slack in the work between the needles will even out with the next stitch.
The slack in the yarn you are using to make the new stitches should be pulled tight when you make your stitch. While your ...
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What do 'woolen spun' and 'worsted spun' mean?
Woolen spun and worsted spun are references to the way the yarn is actually spun in the spinning process. Worsted spun yarn includes individual fibers that are facing in many directions, whereas ...
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Is a blanket stitch doable for first-time knitters?
A blanket stitch is used only for finishing the edges of a blanket, not for knitting a blanket. The basic stitches in knitting are the knit stitch and the purl stitch. Is there another name for the ...
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What is the result if I use a yarn with smaller TEX than the original pattern?
The yarn thickness / weight / TEX in combination with the size of tool (crochet hook, knitting needle, etc.) influence the size of the stitches.
If your yarn is thinner than the suggestion but you use ...
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Keep yarn slack from developing in my work as I perform a basic knit stitch
What Willeke says is good advice. Also: make sure you use the right size needle.
Your yarn will indicate what needle size you should use. This can either be in mm, UK sizes or US sizes. My current ...
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How can I block acrylic / wool blend yarn?
Data point: I successfully blocked a mixed-fiber scarf by soaking in warm water! It was made of fingering weight yarn, content: 75% superwash merino / 25% nylon.
For an arbitrary mixture, the safest ...
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How do I make pom poms not fall apart as easily?
Next to the methods in the answer by user18849, stronger string, tighter knot and wet string to tie, you can stitch the center of the pompom.
Prepare the pompom as usual, but instead of just putting ...
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knitting and crochet yarn gauge
These numbers tell you the size of the yarn and how many plies it has. It's called the "count system".
The first number is the size - the larger the number, the finer the yarn. (The physical sizes ...
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Why take a skein of yarn and make it into a ball?
I've always wound my yarn into a "cake" using a yarn winder. This gives me the opportunity to inspect the yarn as it winds and also produces a compact, center-pull cake. I find the center-pull cakes ...
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