As a broad rule, the fancier the stitch, the thinner the yarn. Most fancy cableknits are no more than medium weight, and lacy stuff is worked with very fine yarn. The bulky yarns are usually for simple stuff.
To get a feel for how the weights work, buy a skein of each weight you want to try using. Doesn't have to be fancy yarn. Then knit up samples of different types of pattern -- a lace one, a cableknit, shaped ones like stars, and so on -- using each weight so you can feel which ones work or don't. These don't have to be big enough to make a blanket, a hand-sized piece will do. You could even keep them as a pattern book by running a snap ring through the corners.
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Re: Cuddles!
Date: 2019-02-21 11:15 am (UTC)To get a feel for how the weights work, buy a skein of each weight you want to try using. Doesn't have to be fancy yarn. Then knit up samples of different types of pattern -- a lace one, a cableknit, shaped ones like stars, and so on -- using each weight so you can feel which ones work or don't. These don't have to be big enough to make a blanket, a hand-sized piece will do. You could even keep them as a pattern book by running a snap ring through the corners.