In this post, you will see answers to the question – What is bulky weight yarn?
Yarn weights are our guide to choosing the right yarn for our knitting or crochet projects.
Depending on what we want to make there are different yarns that would be perfect.
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Bulky Weight Yarn FAQ’s
There are eight yarn weight categories for you to choose from lace to jumbo (0-7) thinnest to thickest.
Bulky is on the thicker side of yarns, thicker than worsted yarn about double its size and thinner than super bulky yarn.
It has a yarn weight symbol of 5.
Bulky yarn can be referred to with other names such as chunky yarn, craft or rug yarn.
It has a yarn weight symbol of 5 and a gauge of 12-16 stitches per 4 inches (10cm) using 5.5mm to 8mm (US) 9-11 knitting needles. 
Choosing to make something with bulky yarn has a lot of advantages as its thick so it knits up quickly, covers a lot of yardage and knits up easier than thinner yarns.
Moreover, there are a lot of bulky yarns in the market for you to choose from but thickness might vary from yarn to yarn.
If your planning to make something with bulky yarn and you want to stray a little from the pattern and choose a different yarn from the recommended one it’s always good to make a stitch swatch so you can see if there are adjustments that need to be made. 
Bulky weight yarn is 12 ply.
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Patterns That Use Bulky Weight Yarn
There are endless options on what you can knit with chunky yarn, its thickness makes it perfect like for winter projects like a nice blanket to cosy up with, a nice warm cowl, cool stylish oversized sweaters, fancy shawls to complete your outfits, mittens and scarves to keep you warm.
So if you want to knit up something quickly, easily and end up with something impressive then bulky yarn is for you.
Bulky Weight Yarn Patterns
Take a look at the free patterns below and you might find your next project.
Crochet a beautiful squishy beanie with a faux fur pom-pom for yourself or as a gift following the easy free crochet pattern by Toni the crochet designer behind TL Yarn Crafts using bulky yarn.
It can keep you warm in the cold weather and make all your winter outfit stylish as the popcorn stitch and faux fur pom-pom are gonna make your beanie and you stand out.
Knit a beautiful very light almost weightless pullover in a grey-pink colour palette or choose whatever colours you prefer and suit you, using the free pattern by Rachel Brockman at the Universalyarn website.
In the pattern, which you can download for free, you can find instructions for 6 sizes ( XS-4XL).
Crochet a stylish, grey-white market tote bag to carry your grocery goodies because plastic bags are a thing of the past.
It’s a simple crochet pattern using bulky yarn designed by Rebecca Langford of Yarn and Chai.
You can find the free pattern on her website.
Knit a light and cosy cowl using bulky yarn to keep yourself warm in the fall and winter, it keeps your neck toasty but you can pull it on your shoulders to give yourself a little more warmth and take your winter outfits one step further.
The pattern is designed by Escape Tricot and you can download the free pdf on Ravelry.
Crochet a soft and squishy colour block baby blanket using bulky yarn following the pattern designed by Tony Tipsey the designer behind eweewe.com you can download the free pattern on the website.
Knit a pair of pillow covers to spruce up your living room, office or bedroom decor using bulky yarn following the easy, free knitting pattern by ChurchMouseYarns.
You knit up your first pillow cover, the colour block one and with your leftover yarn, you move to the second one.
You can download the free pdf version on the ChurchMouseYarns website.
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