Weight Lace Weight Worsted Weight Gauge in lace weight knitting depends on how open or lacy a fabric you want. These yarns are also used for crocheted and tatted lace. By far the largest and most familiar category.
Available patterns cover every application from baby clothes to afghans.
Yardages average from 175 to 250 yards per 100 grams. They can be any fiber, any number of plies. Use them to knit socks, baby items, shawls and very light-weight sweaters. All sock weight yarns are machine washable. Most have some added nylon for strength.