What is a crochet thread?
The very thought of crocheting with thread can intimidate even experienced crocheters. It’s not just the tiny hooks and fine materials: There’s an entirely different terminology to learn when you start reading and working thread crochet patterns.MaterialCotton is the most common material for crochet thread. Some manufacturers offer blends of cotton and acrylic, microfiber, wool or linen as well as bamboo or nylon.Terminology”Mercerized” thread goes through a chemical process that makes it shinier and smoother. Crochet threads consist of several “plies”–individual strands of fiber that are twisted together. “Perle” cotton is a 2-ply shiny cotton thread used for fine crochet work.SizingCrochet thread sizing uses numbers. Higher numbers denote finer threads. Size 10 (bedspread cotton) is about the thickness of sport weight yarn. According to DMC, makers of all kinds of thread, it is the most popular size. Sizes 3, 5, 8 and 20 are generally available in stores. Finer sizes range up to 70.
