Types of yarn for different projects?

What's the best yarn to use for certain projects?

For instance, if I want to make table placemats and a tablecloth, what would I use? What about throws or blankets?

I've often wondered about that and was wondering what you guys use.

It really depends! For tablecloth and place mats, I'd probably use some kind of linen, so it has a bit of a weight but is still washable. For blankets and throws, I usually use wool or cotton, or a blend of both. The wool is warm and great for winter, whereas the cotton can be used more year-round as it breathes a bit better. The cotton is also more washable.

Thank you for responding! I'll check into those different types of yarn/materials so I can start getting some projects going.

You also have to consider what texture you want the finished project to be. The smaller the thread, the more delicate the finished project will be.

And it depends on the pattern. I have made the tablecloths and bed spreads using the thin crochet cotton. It comes in a variety of colors now instead of just white. You can use it for doilies, snowflakes and other ornaments. It has a very delicate, lacey look when the project is completed. Baby weight yarn for baby things naturally. Sports weigh I like for cardigans and pullovers. I have made a couple of blankets out of really thick yarn but I don't recall if it had a name. It was wonderfully warm but also heavy and cumbersome to work with.

Once I made a blanket out of a chenille/yarn. It had a very rough apearance but was sooo soft. I really liked it, but it was a little more expensive.

Hi Drice!
I use cotton yarns for place mats, coasters and tablecloths. For blankets I use wool; I like the baby type one cause it's so soft.

Hi all! You know, I wasn't very conscious of the different types of yarns before. I thought as long as it's acrylic yarn, which I usually use for my projects, it will all look the same when crocheted or combined together. However, when I did one placemat just recently, I tried to combine my scrap yarns to achieve a colorful effect on my final output, but guess what? I was not able to create a good placemat because they were of varied thicknesses, and what happened was it became slightly smaller in the middle, where I put the thinner yarns, and thicker at the outer sides, where I put the thicker yarns. I was disappointed with what happened to my project but still it was a good learning experience since it made me more aware of different types of yarns and to be more conscious of them next time.

Wow, thanks everyone for your input! I really appreciate it. I'm currently doing three different projects and they all have very different yarn. That's what got me thinking about it.