CONE YARN NOTES:
I have been asked many questions from hand knitters about my yarn in cones...hope this information from my mother's notes, may give you a little guideline to go by and maybe the next cone of yard you think is just gorgeous, you might try it....Be brave, ladies!........
#1.If you are totally unfamiliar with coned yarn, it is the same as balled yarn, except that it has one long strand(normally) instead of multiple tie offs with skeined/balled yarn.
#2.Comparing yarns, it generally, cost less than the same amount of yarn in balls.
#3. Most coned yarns will fall into the same category as hand-knit yarns in balls/skeins/hanks. Such as, ** yarn having less than 1000 yards/pound, will be a worsted-weight or chunky-weight yarn and will usually be knit on a needle size 7 and larger. ** Yarns having between 1000 and about 1400 yards/pound will be considered a DK-weight yarn and will use between a needle size 7 to about size 4-5. **Above 1400 yards/pound may be a sport-weight yarn to a baby-weight/fingering yarn and can use needles from 4-5 to 0, depending upon the yardage. However, nothing is "set in stone" and all of this may vary slightly, depending upon the individual yarn