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earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
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Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Sat Oct 27, 12 8:54 pm Post subject: More knitting questions ...
The poncho pattern I was looking at last night is knitted in "Sirdar Softspun Chunky". Would this mean I could use any brand of 'chunky' or might they knit up differently? Black Sheep has some excellent bargains in the Clearance section and a few are them are chunky, just not that flavour of chunky. EV

toggle

Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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Location: truro

Posted: Sat Oct 27, 12 9:24 pm Post subject:
it's basically a wool/acrylic blend. but a fairly light one i'd think. you can be a buit flexable. any suggestions of what particular yarns you were looking at?

toggle

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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 12 9:25 pm Post subject:
and when buying a substitute, buy by yardage, not weight, weights can differ signidicantly.

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 12 9:37 pm Post subject:
This: https://www.blacksheepwools.com/sublime-chunky-merino-tweed-240-chunk-mer-tweed.html and https://www.blacksheepwools.com/clearance/clearance/sirdar-escape-chunky-194-escape-chunky.html My other (yes another!) concern is having no idea how a multi-coloured or tweedy yarn will knit up. I wish they'd show little knitted up samples as well as the ball. EV

toggle

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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 12 9:43 pm Post subject:
too tired to work it out atm, i'll look in the morning when i'm thinking straight

earthyvirgo

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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 12 9:45 pm Post subject:

toggle wrote:

too tired to work it out atm, i'll look in the morning when i'm thinking straight

No probs, appreciate your help

EV

Rosemary Judy

Joined: 08 Aug 2005
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 12 8:53 am Post subject:
As it is for a scarf/poncho, rather than a fitted garment, I wouldn't think it would make much difference. i agree with Toggle - buy the right length of yarn, rather than the right weight of yarn, when swopping to a differnnt one to the recommended yarn. This should be stated in the description of each yarn, so should be easy to do.

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