How To’s Day: How to Pick a Good Substitution Yarn

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A few weeks ago when I asked for How To’s Day ideas I got some great suggestions. Thank you to all of you who made suggestions!! Keep them coming!

Today’s subject was recommended by Karen. This is actually a question I get alot!

“I want to make this certain pattern, but I need to use a different yarn because __________! ” Fill in the blank ….

So what do you do when you want to switch out a yarn? How do you find a suitable substitute?

Allow me to let you in on one of my (until now) best kept secrets: YARNDEX.COM

Some other great resources I turn to are the following books:

The Knitter’s Handy Guide to Yarn Requirements by Ann Budd (I carry this one in my bag when I go to buy yarn)

Comments

Kathy N

06/17/2008

Thank you for that link! 😉
Jenny

06/18/2008

I’m patiently waiting to learn how to become Pope ;D

Okay, what I really meant to say is thanks for sharing that. Have a great day!
Bethany

06/18/2008

Okay, I couldn’t let Jenny’s comment go by without a nod to her absolutely hilarious dry humor…you make me laugh out loud! 😀

Thanks, Denise for the great link!
Bethany~
Karen Gielen

06/19/2008

Thanks bunches! I forgot about that website, I have been there before, just forgot about it 😀

Jenny is such a jokester! Maybe we should knit her a Joker hat 😀
Emma

06/21/2008

Oh I wish I had known about that months ago! Coulda saved my self doing MATH (uggh)!
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