What Is Chunky Yarn?
Chunky yarn refers to thick yarn used to knit or crochet warm clothing and other items that suit a heavy weight and large stitching. It’s also sold as bulky weight yarn and is usually used with United States’ size 10, US10 (6.5mm) knitting needles or USJ (6mm) or USK (6.5mm) crochet hooks. Super-chunky is even thicker than chunky weight yarn and is the thickest and heaviest weight of yarn available. Super-chunky is often used with US11 (8mm) or larger knitting needles and a USM (9mm) or larger crochet hook. There are many different textures and materials available in chunkier yarn weights.
