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5 years ago
I would like to know what is the best yarn to use for double bed jacquard.  I have a Brother 940.  
I want to branch out from knitting only in stockinette.
I have 3 ply yarn and have heard from different people that it works great....or it's too thick.
can you advise?

thanks,
Rosie

5 years ago
As you already have some yarn which might be suitable, why not just try a sample and see what you think.  The fabric you produce will be very thick, but that might be exactly what you want to achieve.

Jenny

5 years ago
thanks Jenny. This afternoon I was able to knit a double jacquard using my 3 ply yarn.  It was very difficult to push the carriage across bed even with a high tension. It can be done but it didn't feel right. I must need a thinner yarn.
thanks.

5 years ago
Many knitters use Yeoman Fifty-Fifty - it's a wool/Acrylic blend that has approx 3515 yards per pound - a good weight for DBJ

https://www.knititnow.com/store/product/407/yeoman-fifty-fifty/ConeDetails

Lots of pretty colors too!

5 years ago
If the carriage is hard to push, you need thinner yarn.  I usually use 2 or 3 strands of 2/30, 2 strands of 2/24, or 1 strand of 2/17.