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RC Bose is a company seeds soft, sweet, sour fermented dairy products. It is made from cow, buffalo or mixed milk. Lactic acid fermented curd is achieved through associative action of microorganisms in milk components. The curd is cut or mixed to expel whey from a cotton cloth. This is called a solid mass Chakka.

The next step in the preparation of the mixture is Chakka RC Bose and sugar money, you need color, flavor, etc. for final product. TheRC Bose and composition depend on the initial composition of the milk, the degree of fermentation, separation of serum, the extension and quality of sugar added.

RC Bose and recipe / production type

Traditional method

Good quality of milk is standardized to 5.0 percent fat
This container of milk is transferred Kettle / Cuba / from a cotton cloth.
The milk is heated to boiling and cooled to 30 ° C.
lactic culture addedGrowth rate of 0.5 percent of milk and mix well with a vibrator. The starter culture should preferably be from the previous batch of cheese.
The milk is incubated at 30 ° C until the desired acidity. The incubation period is usually 10-12 hours.
After the curd is properly installed and developed the desired acidity, the contents are transferred to another vessel through a clean muslin cloth wet.
The cotton cloth with the curd is formed into a bag anddepended on the support of the whey to drain easier. For a faster expulsion of whey, can be applied with slight pressure. Serum was collected separately in another container.
A mass of semi-solid obtained after the complete expulsion of whey. It 's like Chakka called and this is used as an ingredient for the production of RC Bose.
The weight is measured and Chakka mixer or blender.
Good quality sugar at a rate of 80% by weight of Chakkaat Chakka, or mixed and knead by hand or mechanically to a homogeneous consistency.
Flavor, color and additives such as fruit, nuts, etc. can be added to enrich the RC Bose and consumer tastes.
The weight of the product is registered and is usually packaged in styrofoam cups and stored under refrigeration.

Industrial processes

The milk is of good quality is selected, then separated in a creamSkimmed milk and cream. Skim milk is free would be large (preferably 70% or more fat can to fat in cream).
Skim milk is heated to 90 ° C for 10 minutes cooling to 30 ° C or milk, then it can be pasteurized in a batch-Pasteur. The cream can also be pasteurized at the same time at 85 ° C for 15 seconds for later use.
Skim milk in a hot tub pre-sterilized storage 0.5 percent of starter cultures adopted andpower mix.
Cuba has a constant temperature of 30 ° C by circulating hot water and incubated for 8 h.
If the curd is adjusted properly and achieve the level of acidity from 0.8 to 1.0 percent corresponds to the incubation was interrupted.
Serum was separated by centrifugation for 5 minutes min serum with a centrifuge basket (work at 1100 rpm).
After centrifugation won Chakka. And 'then transferred to a planetary mixer.
The amount required for pasteurized milkCream and sugar to Chakka (fat must be added in the final product about 6 percent sugar and 42%).
The contents are mixed for the implementation of variable speed.
Flavor, color and additives can be added during the mixing process with sugar and cream.
The final product is cooled and filled with the wax paper coated polystyrene cups or cups and the amount varies packed 100-500 g.
The RC Bose and is stored in a refrigeratorTemperature until consumption.

RC Bose and not yet tested? Go try it now. The formula is simple and safe RC Bose and you can make a great product!

Want more recipes? Sure. You can find all in Indian Dairy

The author is a dairy expert, specializing in microbiology and technology of dairy products and hold a PhD in Dairy Science, for more information on milk and dairy products please visit of a dairy ProfessionalPosition

If everything about outdoor grill / cooking questions, what is your favorite kind of barbecue is, without doubt, will say Kettle Grill. There are many advantages to cooking in a ball grid impressive because this favorite among chefs with outdoor experience.

First, kettle grill is available in different sizes, making it very versatile. If you're interested, just cooking for a small family, the smallest grid kettlecertainly do the job. When cooking large amounts of people for their preference, or as Turkey Cook large pieces of meat like chicken or chest, then the largest kettle grills surely meet your needs. Then, depending on how you like to cook and how many people, the grid size water heater you cook can be combined with any type or volume. By the way, you can not do with its implementation in the gas grill of the factory, that's for sure.

Another great feature isCover the grill. The top cover is not only extremely secure, but also provides space for the big meets, if you do something to grill and provide an environment that helps keep the heat even cooking. The cover is a grid for a reason that you pass the next time some 'meat or grilled chicken to keep the lid on the pot and let it do the job.

The only drawback we heard of this grid is that some people do not like the heat at a fixed distancethe grill grate. Some prefer an adjustable fire box of a kind, so you can change the distance from the fire to meat. Not that this is a big problem, though, as sometimes the hot coals could be too close to food and I think the kettle grill just enough away, where the food does not burn or smoke excessively. small eye problems, but have enough experience with the implementation of coal in place, not a problem.

SoThey are the next time our search for a new grill, kettle grill as an alternative to gas grill new and shiny. I am a lot happier with the taste of food and do not be surprised if neighbors are to begin when the swirl of smoke rising from your garden barbecue!

Probar Kettle Corn, 3-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12) Review

The "Whole Berry Blast" flavor Pro Bar is fantastic. It is loaded with juicy raisins, generous chocolate chips, and whole, plump chunks of fruit throughout. If you like the idea of whole-food, organic nutrition and enjoy a dense bar, chock full of whole almonds, nut bits, and loaded with seeds (flax), this is definitely the one for you.
*Tip: I strongly recommend "stretching" Pro Bars out by kneading it in the package 'til you reach the seams -- makes them much bigger - but just as dense - and last much longer.

Probar Kettle Corn, 3-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12) Feature

• Pack of 12 3-ounce packages (total of 36-ounces)
• 100 percent vegan
• Raw, organic ingredients
• Deliciously nutty popcorn treat
• Strong toasted-corn flavor

Probar Kettle Corn, 3-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12) Overview

Sweet & Savory
Kettle Corn
The Whole Food Meal
made with organic ingredients
Vegan
No Trans Fat
Rich in Raw Food
Probar® Sweet & Savory bars are a twist on the delicious, organic, whole foods that we're known for, combining unique flavors to give you a sustainable, great tasting meal based on 15 whole foods that you can grab on the go.
-Art Eggertsen, Founder

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Customer Reviews

Carob chips instead of peanut butter - J. McClain - Arkansas
Love all the Probars, but this one is great because it does not contain peanut butter. Thought the blueberry taste would be overpowering, but it is not. The big surprise here are the carob chips, very yummy. This is my favorite Probar!



Great Product, With Okay Flavor! - L. A. Vitale -
Alright, I LOVE Probars because they are healthy meal replacements. I've enjoyed the big, bold fruit flavors of the Whole Berry Blast, the Nutty Banana Boom, & the Cran-Lemon Twister, so expected more flavor from this bar... But the flavor didn't live up to expectation. It was just so-so in the flavor department.



Very tasty health bar - Art - NYC, NY
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Do not freak - you polysaccharides are converted into energy. In fact, the percentage of polysaccharides daily high - 50-60%. Complex carbohydrates, that is. Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates.

The following is a list of whole grains that provide complex carbohydrates:

Wheat
Flour
Rice
Barley
Corn
Buckwheat
Oatmeal
Cornmeal
Quinoa
Bran
Without carbohydrates experience starts and stops throughout the day - high energy then the energy is decreasing. A feelingMinutes and takes a nap later. To maintain constant energy consumption of carbohydrate foods are well prepared polysaccharide.

I tried two recipes for you in your kitchen and serve the family included. I do not claim that the two recipes served at a meal. In any recipe adds the required percentage of carbohydrates necessary for good energy. I tried it themselves and are delicious.

Quinoa Black Bean Salad - (fromEpicurious)

Ingredients

1 1 / 2 cups quinoa *
1 1 / 2 cups bean blacks, canned, rinsed if
1 1 / 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 1 / 2 cups cooked corn (cut from about 2 large ears)
04:03 cup finely chopped green pepper
2 pickled jalapeno peppers, cored and chopped (wear rubber gloves)
04:01 Cup chopped fresh cilantro

To season

5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or to taste
1 teaspoon salt
1 1 / 4 teaspoon ground cumin, orqb
03:01 cup olive oil
* Available in specialty food stores and natural food stores

Preparation

Quinoa in a depression in at least 5 changes cold water, rubbing grains and leave before paying most of the water to settle through the water is clear and drain in a sieve large.

In a large pot of boiling water cook quinoa 10 minutes with salt. Drain quinoa in screen and rinse with cold water. September sieve over a pot of boiling water (quinoa should nottap water) and steam quinoa, covered with a cloth and cover, and dry for a few minutes, a few minutes (the water level in the boiler to control about 10 occasionally adding water if necessary.)

While cooking quinoa in a small bowl, a few beans to taste with vinegar and salt and pepper.

Transfer quinoa to large bowl and cool to give away. Add beans, corn, peppers, jalapenos and cilantro and mix well.

Make dressing:

In a small bowl whisk together limeJuice, salt and cumin and oil in a stream whisking.

Drizzle dressing over the salad and throw good taste with salt and pepper. Salad can be covered within a day ahead and cooled. Bring salad to room temperature before serving.

For 8

Now for the main course with one of my favorite spices - ginger. Ginger oils produce more digestive enzymes, which neutralize stomach acid helps. It can also help digestion and assimilation of nutrients. Itraised:

Nausea
Diarrhea
Cramps
Ginger is so powerful to be treated to relieve the nausea, which are used both for motion sickness and nausea is. Other health benefits of ginger are improved blood flow and reduce cholesterol. Moreover, animal studies have shown that ginger can inhibit the growth of cancer tumors.

Ginger Beef - (SERRA55 Spark People member)

Ingredients

1 pound flank steak
2 tablespoons lite soySauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
02:01 cup water
2 teaspoons ginger, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic powder
10 discs (1 cm diameter) fresh ginger
8 large green onions
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

Combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, water, ginger and garlic and cut the meat into 1 "strips. Peel and add the ginger root - in thin or thick mesh

Place pork, ginger and liquid in a container and refrigerate for at least 20minutes or marinate overnight

Wash and slice the onions into small plates.

Spray wok or iron skillet with cooking spray and heat at high temperature (400 degrees)

Add meat, onions and all the liquid and the pan or wok.

Mix with a focus on gold all red meat. The browning and cooking of meat takes about 10 minutes, make sure you do not run dry. If you add water 1 tablespoon at a time until burning occurs

Mix cornstarchin a little water after cooking. Pour slowly and stir quickly. let stand for a bit 'of extra cooking time, lower half, but not more than 1 minute left.

Serve over rice, noodles or pasta

Number of persons: 4

These two recipes complex carbohydrates, valuable antioxidants than any other food to add. The food is tasty and nutritious. You can not do better than that!

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Ah, the power and the glory of the thread! When you enter into a yarn shop, with all the beautiful colors, fibers, yarns and textures than smoke? If the head is turned like a finger Hanks, stroke, weight drowning in the paint or the dream of all the projects? You can create the fall deeply in love with a thread, I can not wait to vote for your next work sweater. But this yarn you imagine? If you follow the thread on the right side with the right project? Consider these five keyCouncils.

First Fiber wrong?

According to the four basic types - protein, cellulose, cellulose synthetic - have different qualities. The protein, animal hair: sheep, alpacas, goats, yaks, buffaloes, and so on. This gives us everything from the first rug angora wool. Most wool is elastic and has a memory, good for the end rib elastic. Alpaca? Not really, but covers well. If your warehouse with air and water to absorb a great convenience for transportation. Silk hot in a class by itself, in wintercool in summer. The cellulose plant. These include cotton, flax and hemp for everything from string crochet thread. The cotton feels cool in summer, but heavy, flabby, inelastic Weber and some heavy hand on the strings. Cool abrasion resistant, hemp clothing and soften with repeated washings does not extend to all and feels to knit with the rough.

Bamboo Many of the properties of cotton stocks with a lighter. Cellulose comes from plants and trees, divided into a chemicalThe slurry is extruded into long strands like a spider makes its silk. These include rayon and Tencel. new fibers such as soy, corn, and others are on the market these days, ideal for people allergic to wool. Synthetics are totally artificial and are polyester, nylon and acrylic. This gives us all, from top to fun skin. Plastic can be machine washed and dried, the great carpets, blankets and toys. These include acrylic work horse, fun and colorful skins million varietiesspecial texture. They feel less comfortable because it is damp, but not rot or mildew. Mixtures of these four types of fiber may reduce their high quality and disadvantages. preparation of yarn do wrong?

The third function can be spun wool yarn spinning wool or wool for a softer yarn cushier. The spun fiber can be dyed other methods before or after the spiders, sometimes bleached or natural colors, hand painted, dyed water heater or a million.Light colors indicate the point better definition of dark colors. fixed and semi-solid colors are ideal for highly structured designs, such as not to confuse the model. yarns of different colors, the simple 'point is not that simple. To choose an old man dressed in the vicinity of the face, the colors that work well with your skin tone. The color you turn right - the wrong color, no matter how dense, it makes you look bad. Gay wrong?

Multi fourth beach only way films are shot in one direction,individual will be locked in the same direction to form filaments. Have you noticed in the left leg of point to point is thinner than the right in the mesh? The beach is a multi-strand. It is spun from one direction and then twisted yarn direction are balanced. The combination of layers of wrong?

Single-fifth layer can touch soft and luxurious, but the pills. Two layers are much enlarged tips open sutures. Three layers of yarn all that is great for socksCables and size. Discussions, with more layers, more power, less pilling. Lace cobweb yarn for scarves are well ventilated. sock weight yarn fingering and DK weight makes a nice sock yarn, hats, children's items, gloves, socks, scarves - anything. Worsted weight works well for sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, socks, shoes, blankets, quilts, bags - or felt or less - and much more. Heavyweights create bulky sweaters, coats, hats, scarvesand slippers. Danger: Slippery When Wet?

Some fibers are weaker when wet. Some stretch or grow when wet. Clean? Hand wash and flat dry? Machine wash and dry? Each fiber has its own knitting instructions for care may influence their choice of which model or clothing. How many sweaters and socks become gigantic or miniature wrong with the washing method? Not discover the hard way.

The wire directly to the proper weight, in a model showing meshfinest quality of thread can be happy for years in use. If you are still unsure of how special wire work, choose to read the book of Weavers Thread: The Ultimate Guide to the use and enjoyment of Yarn by Clara Parkes. It 'fabulous. Or, if you see what others have done, seen in Ravelry, how they behave your posts in various projects.

And 'Thanksgiving morning and an autumn day, absolutely beautiful. Although cold, the sun and the children are full of energy. However cook for 5 am and gets very hot there. Sweat dripped from his face, splashing water in his arms. Suddenly you see smoke seeping from the oven and the smoke detector began to sound intrusive and annoying. Uh, uh. The magnificent 20-pound Turkey is not goldBrown - who is well advanced, Midnight Black. Not good. They are desperate for the gloves - you know, those with fire holes everywhere. But the holes are a moot point, because his two dogs have taken the gloves from the kitchen table. Oh, boy! A new chew toy! 're Away, shooting through the door and Doggie your favorite sites from the excavations in the courtyard. Is there, in front of the stove, not knowing what to use for Turkey and pull outexpensive pan below before exploding oven. Are there completely stunned. It 's time to load, gloves - and fast!

Sounds familiar? Perhaps your situation is not so hectic. But it's true. Where are pot holders, if you need to reach you?

There are many different types of kitchen gloves available today. Everything depends on the characteristics you look for in a glove. What to buy? What material? For how long? What special features?

Probably 'The gloves are fascinating and unusual silicon-based flexible space age. They have many advantages: they are waterproof, resist stains, is easy to clean, can be tossed in the dishwasher with other dirty kitchen, and high temperatures can be anywhere from 280 º F (138 ° C hold) to 600 º F (316 º C). They are also playing very smart - they are so flexible that can bend into almost any position of your handMovement.

silicone pot holders are such protective measures that can directly push the dress glove hand in a pot of boiling water to retrieve an ear of corn on the wiggle. This could be very painful to say the least, with a cloth glove regular oven you can buy in a grocery store. You have a greater sense of touch, because of the reduced thickness of the silicon. Since water repellent silicon, there is much less likely to have burns burns. The oil is also disgustedSilicone gloves.

Silicone gloves in all shapes and colors. I'm like a child when I see a display of the tent of this miracle. These great colors - black and white with almost every color in between. For the child in you, which is in the form of animals like a dog or a frog on his head. Some gloves are stripes on the back of the hand to hold heavy objects. They are available in different lengths to cover half of the arm to the elbow, so as not to burn to reach deep intoOven. Some enterprising person from the design point of silicon protective.

silicone pot holders are generally quite expensive, especially because most of them seem like a glove, instead of a couple. I saw prices ranging from around $ 15.95 the set $ 29.95 Glove. If the glove do not burn no doubt the prices!

padded gloves oven can be coated with a silicone spray on the outside with insulating material inside. These gloves can becompared with a traditional pot holders.

Some potholders are made of neoprene the same material used to make wetsuits. I'm sure up to 400 º F (204 º C) and can certainly work through the washing machine or dishwasher.

The following are the type of oven gloves fabric from her mother. Padding on the outside, usually filled with cotton inside. They are always so that you can use for each hand.

If you looked hard enough onlineMaybe the gloves are made of hemp. Most of them are hemp without pesticides and chemical products in Romania. Another unusual Mitt can be done with a model of knitting with 100% cotton yarn. Do not know about you, but I know that my fingers in value for the use of gloves covering not delayed. Perhaps these gloves look better point, which appears in a kitchen wall.

Here you can find all kinds of kitchen utensils of all materials referred to above. Not only areThere silicone pot holders - you may look crazy on silicone baking mats you your cookie sheets, place mats, colorful, paddles, whips, line, and all types of molds.

Enjoy your space age kitchen gloves. Remember, they are not your grandmother treated gently point.

Kitchen Weight nutrition is an eBook by Mike Geary and Catherine Ebeling wrote. Let's take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of a part of this eBook:

Pro Easy to read: and apply

Most e-books on science, in particular diet eBook. Well, it's fat burning cooking very easy to read and use. Mike goes hand in hand and tells you exactly what they eat and what to avoid.
Take a look at the content, just to see what this eBookorganized:

Chapter 1 - Food products with refined flour and cereals
Chapter 2 - Food and drinks with high fructose corn syrup
Chapter 3 - margarine, vegetable oils, trans fat, Crisco
Chapter 4 - Artificial sweeteners - Splenda, NutraSweet, saccharin
Chapter 5 - Commercial pasteurized milk
Chapter 6 - commercially raised cattle, farmed fish
Chapter 7 - soy milk, tofu, TVP
Chapter 8 - Sports / energy drinks
Chapter 9 - energy bars
Chapter 10 - DevelopmentFood, food, weight, diet to lose, Snacks, Sweets & Diet
Chapter 11 - High quality - protein grass fed beef or bison, wild caught fish, chicken, poultry, eggs released ()
Chapter 12 - Milk and raw milk cheeses
Chapter 13 - grass fed dairy products, butter, coconut oil, lard
Chapter 14 - walnuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, Brazil nuts, cashews, macadamias
Chapter 15 - Avocados
Chapter 16 - Bio-berry
Chapter 17 - Bio-Salad
Chapter 18 - HealthySweeteners: Real maple syrup, raw honey, stevia
Chapter 19 - REAL Healthy Food Energy Bars
Chapter 20 - Dark Chocolate
Chapter 21 - Teas
Chapter 22 - items that are in your kitchen
Chapter 23 - The transformation has begun!

Wow, Mike is not fun. He tells you everything about everything!

Pros: make some health claims that are really unhealthy

Food manufacturers seem to be able to do whatever they want with very little regulation. UsHundreds of people regularly eat foods that are marketed as healthy, but actually are not.

Only on page 6 of the electronic book, Mike talks about the handling of foodstuffs. Do not skip this section. I am absolutely sure that the foods you eat are treated and how it affects your body.

Whenever a company says something is low carb, no fat, low fat, protein, etc. is high, processed foods. Our ancestors ate raw food. We do not. (Mikeexplains why this is an important difference).

Disadvantages: You can drastically change your diet

The view most people will be surprised by what you eat. I know I was! I eat very healthy, but there were some things that I eat very unhealthy for me.

For example, American food is on corn. Corn is a type of wheat. Our ancestors, the heavy grain diets were high rates ofanemia, arthritis and osteoporosis.

Pros: Written by two experts

Another thing I like is that this eBook is written by Mike Geary and Catherine Ebeling. Mike Geary is a certified trainer and a world famous nutritionist. He is also author of The Truth About Abs (you've probably heard of him).

Catherine Ebeling is another nutritionist. Well, 'no one knows everything. Therefore, it is a good idea to someone, and create a completeProduct that solves all the problems of an individual.

As you can see from the content published before, the electronic book is definitely filled with lots of interesting facts. It 'true what they say: two heads are better than.

Cons: it's too ... Sometimes science

I said, this book was easy to read. It is. But sometimes, in fact, in some places, the book becomes a bit 'too scientific. Sit in this area because they are so important to read.

Yoplease read the complete e-book for the front to back, chapter by chapter, line by line. Finally, if something is not always understood to be reviewed.

If there is something that must be resolved, you can always ask or shoot an e-mail to Mike. Mike has a great support team ready to answer all your questions.

Pros: you get a healthier body and more subtle

It will not be easy, but with help from Mike is no doubt thatmuch closer to achieving a healthier body. He's always surprising advice in the book.

For example, avoid all fats, most people when it comes to losing weight. The truth is that the consumption of certain fats actually can help you get leaner. Eat the wrong kind of fat (most people) will result in the accumulation of fat and other health problems.

Another thing people do when trying to lose weight is to switch to artificial sweeteners. These sweeteners can be extremelyharmful to the body and causes numerous side effects (one of the excessive urination caused .. what!)

Pro includes: video lessons

The last thing that is so incredible e-book is that Mike and video lessons. Something to read, and visually see something are two different things.

Mike has teamed up to Elizabeth (author of The solution for Diet) to give a series of videos that can be used in combination with a kitchen burn fat. These videosare only for people who bought the kitchen burning fat.

Overall, Mike has created a fantastic product!

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Ah, the power and the glory of yarn! When you step into a yarn shop, are you overcome with all the splendid colors, fibers, textures and yarn fumes? Does your head spin as you finger skeins, pet them, weigh them, drown in color, or dream of possible projects? You may fall so deeply in love with a yarn, you can't wait to cast on with it for your next sweater. But will this yarn do what you envision? Will you match the right yarn with the right project? Consider these five crucial tips.

1. Wrong Fiber?

2. The four basic types--protein, cellulose, cellulosic, synthetic--have different qualities. Protein means animal hair: sheep, alpaca, goats, rabbits, yak, buffalo and such. This gives us everything from angora to scratchy rug wool. Most wools are springy and have memory, good for nice stretchy ribbing. Alpaca? Not so much, but drapes well. Their scales trap air and absorb water for great comfort while wearing. Silk, in a class by itself, feels warm in winter, cool in summer. Cellulose comes from plants. This includes cotton, flax and hemp for everything from crochet thread to rope. Cotton feels cool in summer, but heavy, droopy, inelastic and some knitters find it hard on the hands while knitting. Cool, hard-wearing linen and hemp soften with repeated washings, have no stretch at all and feel scratchy to knit.

Bamboo shares many of cotton's qualities with a lighter weight. Cellulosic comes from plants and trees, broken down into a chemical slurry that's extruded into long strands like a spider makes his silk. This includes rayon and Tencel. New fibers like soy, corn and others appear on the market these days, great for wool-allergy folks. Synthetics are entirely man-made and include polyester, nylon and acrylics. This gives us everything from rope to fun fur. Synthetics can be machine-washed and dried, which is great for blankets, afghans, or toys. These include workhorse acrylics, showy fun furs and a million varieties of specialty textures. They can feel less comfy because they don't absorb moisture, but they won't rot or mildew. Blends of these four fiber types can share their great qualities and downplay drawbacks. Wrong Yarn Preparation?

3. Wool can be spun worsted for a shiny, sturdy yarn or spun woolen for a softer, cushier yarn. The fiber in yarns can be dyed before or after spinning, sometimes bleached or left the natural colors, hand-painted, kettle-dyed or a million other methods. Lighter colors show stitch definition better than dark colors. Solid and semi-solid colors work well for highly textured designs as they don't confuse the pattern. Multi-colored yarns can make the simplest knit look not-so-simple. For a garment worn near the face, choose colors that work well with your skin tone. The right color makes you glow--the wrong color, no matter how well-knitted, could make you look ill. Wrong Yarn Spin?

4. Multistrand means single plies are spun one direction, then singles are twisted together the same direction to form yarn. Did you ever notice the left leg of your knit stitches looks skinnier than the right in stockinette? That's a multistrand yarn. Cabled yarn has singles spun one direction, then singles are twisted together the other direction for a balanced yarn. Wrong Ply Combination?

5. Single ply can feel soft and plush, but pills. Two-ply can make great lace as it spreads stitches open. Three-ply makes round yarn that's great for socks and gives cables extra dimension. Yarns with even more plies have more strength, less pilling. Yarn spun into cobweb laceweight behaves well for airy shawls. Sock weight, DK and fingering weight yarn makes a splendid yarn for socks, hats, baby items, mitts, tights, scarves--you name it. Worsted weight works great for sweaters, hats, mittens, scarves, heavy socks, slippers, afghans, blankets, bags--either felted or not--and so much more. Bulky weights create heavy sweaters, coats, hats, scarves and slippers. Danger: Slippery When Wet?

Some fibers are weaker when wet. Some stretch or grow when wet. Dry clean only? Hand wash and lay flat to dry? Machine wash and dry? Each yarn comes with its own care instructions which may affect your choice of what pattern or garment you knit. How many sweaters and socks have become gigantic or miniature through the wrong laundry method? Don't discover this the hard way.

The right yarn at the right weight, knitted into a pattern that shows off the yarn's finer qualities can last for years of happy use. If you're still unsure how your particular yarn will work up, read The Knitters Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using and Enjoying Yarn by Clara Parkes. It's fabulous. Or if you check what others have made on Ravelry you'll see how their yarn behaved in various projects.

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