tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post114463256059748768..comments2023-10-19T03:40:40.815-04:00Comments on Go Knit In Your Hat: Substituting yarns, part one (you didn't think I could do this in one post, did you?)Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145369889386863872006-04-18T10:18:00.000-04:002006-04-18T10:18:00.000-04:00What about submitting them to places like Knitty? ...What about submitting them to places like Knitty? It's not a book deal, but you'd get some compensation. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145201043658331082006-04-16T11:24:00.000-04:002006-04-16T11:24:00.000-04:00Choomon, believe me, I'm trying. I've got 2 kick-...Choomon, believe me, I'm trying. I've got 2 kick-ass book proposals I'm trying to shop around. So if anybody's got any connections to a publisher, feel free to email me at goknitinyourhatATattDOTnet. You get me a book deal -- you'll get yourself a nice care package of free handpainted yarn.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145198919960539162006-04-16T10:48:00.000-04:002006-04-16T10:48:00.000-04:00You keep writing these great knititng articles on ...You keep writing these great knititng articles on your blog, and I keep wondering why you don't submit them to a magazine and get them published and get some money off of them. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145155739135010962006-04-15T22:48:00.000-04:002006-04-15T22:48:00.000-04:00I was thinking about Styx today. Not the river, bu...I was thinking about Styx today. Not the river, but the 80's megaband. We painted them (along with some other great 80's stuff) into a mural on my high school cafeteria wall. Today I saw a commercial for the movie Into the Wild. They used a Styx song. Damn, my favorite band is now letting Disney use it's songs. I feel old.<BR/>The next thing I thought was "I bet Carol takes her kids to this movie. (My kids are mainly interested in movies that feature Orlando Bloom)<BR/>Helpful advice Carol. Thanks. Sorry I took your classical mythology lesson and turned it into pop culture trivia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145143734128396452006-04-15T19:28:00.000-04:002006-04-15T19:28:00.000-04:00I'm looking forward to part 2 as well. Right now ...I'm looking forward to part 2 as well. Right now I'm trying to figure out if I can substitute knitpicks shine worsted instead of cascade pima tencel for Knitty's Anouk-- everything seems perfect: fiber blend is practicalluy identical, and the gauge is very close, except the Knitpicks has 75 yds for a 50 gram ball, and the cascade has 109 for a 50 gram ball. Knit picks has Shine sport of the same fiber blend that has 110 yds for 50 grams, but that one claims to be a sport weight, where the cascade is supposed to be worsted . . . To make things even better, Anouk is knit at a tighter gauge then the cascade specifies. So, yeah. Part two can't come quick enough, lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145038687095484852006-04-14T14:18:00.000-04:002006-04-14T14:18:00.000-04:00Wow, thanks so much for taking the time to impart ...Wow, thanks so much for taking the time to impart all that knowledge. Whew! I'd have carpal tunnel after typing all that at once. I'm printing this and putting it in my box o' knitting stuff. This will help me avoid a lot of f-ups. :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145037651878164412006-04-14T14:00:00.000-04:002006-04-14T14:00:00.000-04:00Excellent! Thanks especially for addressing when t...Excellent! Thanks especially for addressing when the recommended yarn's gauge is different than the pattern's gauge. This was something I had never considered in my substitutions before.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452687167914301833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145035439814313482006-04-14T13:23:00.000-04:002006-04-14T13:23:00.000-04:00Wonderful! I'm very much looking forward to part ...Wonderful! I'm very much looking forward to part 2.<BR/><BR/>Also, thanks for the book recommendation -- it looks like a good thing to add to my spinning shelf.Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145033926580741752006-04-14T12:58:00.000-04:002006-04-14T12:58:00.000-04:00This is a very fantastic article. Although I knew...This is a very fantastic article. Although I knew all of those steps, I never remember to use all that information at once when substituting, and end up making a zillion swatches, needle, and yarn substitutions. Then there's my fateful Rogue sweater (meant to be knit in worsted to aran) that I knit in DK before I understood yarn weights, and was told by the person at the store (it was a fabric store that carried yarn) that DK and aran were the same! It's got a LOT of drape, but I'm still going to finish it because the colour is just so beautiful, and treat it with kid gloves. It'll be a summer evening sweater I guess!Karliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591484933005525101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145020000096917582006-04-14T09:06:00.000-04:002006-04-14T09:06:00.000-04:00That's alot of well thought out information- thank...That's alot of well thought out information- thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145018708790521352006-04-14T08:45:00.000-04:002006-04-14T08:45:00.000-04:00Here is a rule for combining yarns that I learned ...Here is a rule for combining yarns that I learned from Joan Schrouder, and it has worked well for me. Add together the stitches per inch of the two yarns, and divide by three. Thus two worsted weights held together = 10, divided by 3 is 3 1/3, so yes, two worsted weights equals one bulky (but of course not all bulkies are the same gauge). Worsted + sport = 11, divided by 3 is 3 2/3. What I have found this most useful for is 2 strands of fingering = 15, divided by 3 is 5, so two strands of fingering = 1 of worsted. All this is approximate of course, you still have to swatch, but it gives you a basic idea of where to start with the swatching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1145018430500820992006-04-14T08:40:00.000-04:002006-04-14T08:40:00.000-04:00Great tutorial - I pretty much always sub yarns - ...Great tutorial - I pretty much always sub yarns - I think you can never know enough on this subject!!! Some good tips!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12532520712528416610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1144974659369618462006-04-13T20:30:00.000-04:002006-04-13T20:30:00.000-04:00Phew! Finally! Someone has addressed this essentia...Phew! Finally! Someone has addressed this essential issue of how to substitute yarns! When I first started knitting, it was such lockstep to use exactly the yarn the manufacturer wanted in a pattern. No one seemed to be able to have precise logical information as to how to substitute yarns, not people, not in books.<BR/><BR/>Then I read Elizabeth Zimmerman (I am master of my knitting!) I knew I could be more creative.<BR/><BR/>Now if I only knew that according to the charts, two worsted weight yarns held together (for a creative piece) equals a bulky weight, or (dare I ask it?) does using a sport weight with a worsted weight equal a chunky? So I know approximately stitches per inch and which needles to use? Apart from actually having the yarns to do a gauge swatch, sometimes I see yarns online that I would like to combine: a light-colored skinny yarn with a darker heavy yarn? One solid yarn worsted with a painted yarn worsted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com