Knitting

It is a stone building located on the right while climbing Mahmutpaşa Street from Mısır Carşısı (Spice Bazaar). This building is as old as KapalıCarşı and was once built for the accommodation of furriers; however, now it is an appealing shopping center. It is a two-story complex located around a large garden housing eighty stores, three restaurants and one teahouse. These stores offer home textiles (towels, bed sheets, curtains), lingerie, wool - wool and more wool either wholesale or retail. The latest types yarn are on the stands at the cheapest prices. A knitted pullover costs around 20 YTL and the stands are full of balls of wool of orange, pink, blue and green. This winter's fashion is bright and phosphorescent colors.

However the trendiest fringed yarns, which are puffy when knitted, do not have a specific name; some call them sacak (fringe), some others yumoş or sakal (beard). For a pullover 800 grams are sufficient; it is recommended to use no. 6 needles.

For the thick "macaroni" like yarns, no. 7 or 8 needles are used. If you wish to have the weaving tight you should use no. 6 needles or to have the weaving loose then no. 9 needles are the right choice. You need about 800 grams for a pullover for adults. No. 5 or 6 needles are recommended for thinner yarns.

Degraded and plain colored Angora yarns are ideal for winter. You need about 600 grams of yarn for an adult pullover and no. 5 and 6 needles are recommended. The mercerized cotton yarns are for spring and summer and and 700 grams is sufficient for an average sweater and again the appropriate needles are no. 5 or 6.

Moreover, there are numerous varieties of yarn for shawls, the beloved accessory of recent days. You can easy knit one for daily use or for night, however it will be difficult to decide the color and the kind of yarn!! You need 200-300 grams of yarn for a shawl. r.

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