The choice of yarn is a responsible matter. The type of the finished product depends on it. Yarn must meet many requirements: be comfortable to wear and easy to care for. Also, it should be convenient to work with it: a thread constantly slipping from knitting needles, tangled fibers - this can spoil the craftswoman for more than one evening. Russian-made yarn is presented in stores very widely. Semenov yarn “Lidia” is one of the products of a wide assortment of Moscow wool spinning factory. This is an inexpensive alternative to Turkish and Italian knitting threads.
Types of Semenov yarn "Lydia"
This brand is produced in skeins of various sizes: Semenovskaya yarn “Lidia” 1613 m (100 g) and “Lidia quatro” 400 m (100 g). Naturally, quattro threads are four times thicker than those presented in the classic line. Thin threads give a wide scope for imagination, because it can be knitted in one or several threads, combining thickness even in one product. Also, this brand is represented as mixed (50% acrylic and 50% wool), and fully wool yarn. Purely woolen skeins will be 30 percent more expensive. You need to choose yarn based on your own sensitivity to the composition and type of product that you create.
Palette
When choosing the color of the Semenov yarn "Lydia" one is involuntarily amazed at the number of colors and shades. On the manufacturer's website, there are 43 for the Quadro line, and 69 shades for pure-wool and mixed with acrylic Semenovsky yarn “Lydia”. These are both bright colors, and natural and pastel shades. All colors go well together.
This is a very wide selection of tones. At the same time, the colors of the corresponding numbers of the half-woolen “Lydia” and “Lydia quatro” coincide, which allows you to combine and replace them if necessary.
What is it suitable for?
Semenovskaya yarn "Lydia" is suitable for lovers of hand and machine knitting. The small thickness of the thread allows you to create delicate things. At the same time, when yarn is folded several times, volume knitting can be achieved. In this case, the products differ from those connected by one thread of such thickness. Not only the front surface, but also patterns, aranas, jacquards made in this way look very beautiful and voluminous. By combining a different number of additions for one thing, you can strengthen the heel of the sock, collar and cuff of the pullover.
Things for children, knitted from this thread, will be warm, soft. And for knitting things for adults, this yarn is also suitable. Pullovers, dresses, vests - these plans can be implemented using these threads. This yarn is also suitable for crocheting, although for these purposes it would be better to purchase the Quatro thread - it is slightly twisted, this will facilitate knitting, the hook will not cling to individual threads. An interesting idea is to use Lydia yarn as a companion yarn for another type of yarn. A wide range of colors helps to match shade hue to tone. Fans of embroidery will be interested to know that this thread can be embroidered with a cross. Today on the market of embroidery kits there are many patterns for embroidery with woolen or semi-woolen threads. The villi present in the yarn are intertwined with the villi of neighboring crosses. As a result, the image is slightly blurred, watercolor, very warm.
disadvantages
The disadvantages of the Semenov yarn "Lydia" due to its composition. In woolen yarn, the fibers are rough (in this it is inferior to Italian yarn) and can prick the skin. It is necessary to take care of pure-wool products very carefully: only hand wash, flattened drying on a horizontal surface. Yarn with acrylic does not have a completely natural composition, it can creak unpleasantly both when knitting and when worn. Unfortunately, the bright colors of these threads are not as lasting as pastel. Saturated color products will stain water for a long time. If you do not follow the instructions for caring for such things, then they will fade, stretch, the pattern will not be voluminous, things are deformed.
Advantages
Products knitted from fully woolen yarns are very warm, hygroscopic. Wool is a material that will warm even if it is wet. Yarn with the addition of acrylic does not set when washing. Products are warm, but not as prickly as from pure wool. Yarn with acrylic is shiny, bright, elastic. Products with acrylic are not susceptible to severe deformation, even after several washes retain plasticity and volume of the picture. A significant plus will be the price per skein - here the Russian manufacturer is much more attractive compared to foreign competitors. In the manufacture of thin products, the consumption of yarn will be extremely economical - no more than two skeins will be spent on one shawl. In this case, the product will be weightless and openwork.
The density of the knitting can be adjusted not only by adding the thread, but also by selecting the diameter of the spokes. The larger the number to take, the more loose the canvas will be. The quality of the yarn is also manifested in the quality of knitting: in the uniformity of the loops, i.e., the thickness of the thread is the same along the entire length. It should be noted the availability and always the presence in any quantity of this yarn in stores.