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From plant based fibers such as cotton or bamboo to animal fibers like alpaca and wool, the type of fiber you choose will impact the drape, stretch and stitch definition of your knitting or crochet. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Another option is to double up your DK and use a bigger needle or hook size, but whatever you decided you just need to make sure the gage is matched. For example, it can be possible to use two strands of DK weight yarn to make a worsted/aran weight yarn, or two strands of worsted/aran to make a bulky yarn.
We’re heading into brave territory here – many vintage patterns no longer have yarns available, and the weight they suggest might sound completely foreign. The knitting patterns and photographs displayed on these pages are the intellectual property of their respective copyright owners. NOTIONS: stuffing, 10 mm/6 mm safety eyes, embroidery needle, black embroidery floss, black thread, sewing needle, and white felt for the wings.Approximately 25 g of light brown yarn, 5 g of black yarn, 5 g of white yarn, and some darker brown and pink embroidery floss for the nose and cheeks. You have a beautiful pattern, but it features an old, discontinued yarn – or a yarn that you definitely can’t afford.
Woolatyis another popular Etsy seller of chunky knit blankets, keep in mind she’s in the Ukraine but ships quick and provides great service! Roving wool sheds more than the smoosh merino wool, she recommends either felting it or getting the blanket dry-cleaned before using it would help reduce shedding. If you want an easy to follow free YouTube tutorial on arm knitting a chunky knit blanket, check out the 45-minute easy tutorial by Simply Maggie.While not strictly a crochet bee pattern, this little bee-themed bear is so cute I couldn’t resist including him. According to Country Living Magazine, the “original” creator of this simple yet stunning blanket is by blogger Laura Burik of Nocturnal Knits, who started selling the online patterns for this blanket in 2011. If you don’t want to use safety eyes, you could use small circles of black felt and a hot glue gun, or black embroidery thread.
NOTIONS: 6 mm safety eyes, fabric glue, fiberfill stuffing, scissors, a tapestry needle, and pink and black thread for the cheeks, mouth, and mini bow. A good rule of thumb is to substitute worsted yarns for worsted yarns, making sure you check the ball band for gauge recommendations, and doing a wraps per inch test wouldn’t hurt either. If, say, you’re substituting a yarn for a baby blanket, you might want to use a fiber like acrylic that can be easily popped into the washing machine! To figure out how much yarn you'll need for your project, find out the total amount of yardage needed (it should say on your pattern) and divide this by the amount of yardage in the ball of the yarn you are wishing to use as a substitute, which will tell you how many balls you will need to substitute the original.
When determining the weight of a new yarn, wool mills and yarn suppliers usually adhere to an industry standard. Or if, say, you’re making that cool summer tote - you might want to choose a cotton or t-shirt yarn because of its light and breezy finish! Or, do you have an allergy and are looking for a replacement yarn that will be more gentle to your skin?
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