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Re: Do I have enough? Help!

webknitter13 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:06:37 GMT

Well I was able to complete the shawl. It turned out beautifully if quite a bit different than the original. But hey who wants to be original anyway?

Check it out here! http://www.ravelry.com/projects/webknitter13/pinkerton-shawl

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

webknitter13 — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:50:37 GMT

It is turning out really nice. And no I haven't gotten the second ball yet. I got about 45" wide and 9" tall on the size 11 needles which is a little over half of the size it needs to be. I'll try to post a picture once I have it all done. I am hoping it shows up in the mail tomorrow so I can finish it! Yay!

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

ZassZ — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:01:25 GMT

webknitter13:
Well, I did a swatch and I am getting about 4 stitches and 4 rows to the inch.
The pattern is 5.5 stitches and 8 rows to the inch.

So how are you getting gauge on size 11's? Just wonder how this is working out. Earlier you mention that suggested needle size was 7-9 for the Jill Draper yarn you are using. Did you second ball of yarn come in your mail yet? What dimensions did you get with the first ball of yarn, or what measurement width and length did you reach with just the first ball of yarn?

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

ZassZ — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:46:15 GMT

Hey that's great! I assuming it's going to have an airy look because of the needle size. I love doing that with larger needles and getting lots of open work like you can get with a size 17 and up. I did put a pic up in the reader's gallery some time ago of one I did with very large needles. It's the Light As Air Wrap and the Orange Wrap on page 5 under the Readers Photo Gallery. Maybe you'll put your pic up when you finish it.

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

webknitter13 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:25:11 GMT

Well I decided to just order a second ball as the dyer still had some left. Yay! I went as far as I could with the first ball on size 11 needles and its beautiful. Now I am just impatiently checking my mailbox for ball #2 so I can keep going.

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

ZassZ — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:03:12 GMT

HI webknitter 13,

So how goes it? I guess by now you know if you will continue with the yarn you love for this? I imagine your doing fewer pattern stitch repeats as well?

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

ZassZ — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:11:39 GMT

Zoe:
Hi webknitter13,
I understand that, but even so, your pattern requires almost double the amount of yards you need than what you have. You will run out of yarn long before the item is finished!

Happy knitting, Zoe

Morning Zoe,

She is working her pattern in a smaller version so even though she is using a heavier weight yarn, she can still achieve a smaller version of the "pattern". In other words it will be different overall smaller dimensions and will not run out of yarn because she is not making it the same SIZE.

Having said that , there are other choices available to webknitter13, but it will be an exercise in working a pattern in different dimensions, using less yarn and still get a the same version of the pattern stitches .

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

Zoe — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:43:19 GMT

webknitter13:
I am casting on less stitches than in the original pattern.

Hi webknitter13,

I understand that, but even so, your pattern requires almost double the amount of yards you need than what you have. You will run out of yarn long before the item is finished!

Happy knitting, Zoe

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

webknitter13 — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:19:05 GMT

Zoe:

webknitter13:
I think I am just going to make it a little smaller. I'm short anyways, so that won't be a problem. I will let you know how it turns out!

Hi webknitter13,

You wont get a smaller item using a heavier weight yarn. The article will become bigger and you will run out of yarn half way through your knitting!!! how frustrating this will be for you. Get yourself the right yarn in the right amount and you will be happier. Just a suggestion from a knitter who has been at it for 40 yrs. This is just my voice of experience recommending a different solution to your problem.

Happy knitting, Zoe

Hi. My previous post was after I determined my gauge on the heavier weight yarn. I determined how many stitches I would need to make it smaller. So... I am casting on less stitches than in the original pattern.

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

Zoe — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:39:28 GMT

webknitter13:
I think I am just going to make it a little smaller. I'm short anyways, so that won't be a problem. I will let you know how it turns out!

Hi webknitter13,

You wont get a smaller item using a heavier weight yarn. The article will become bigger and you will run out of yarn half way through your knitting!!! how frustrating this will be for you. Get yourself the right yarn in the right amount and you will be happier. Just a suggestion from a knitter who has been at it for 40 yrs. This is just my voice of experience recommending a different solution to your problem.

Happy knitting, Zoe

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

webknitter13 — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:34:07 GMT

Thank you so much for your help. I think I am just going to make it a little smaller. I'm short anyways, so that won't be a problem. I will let you know how it turns out!

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

ZassZ — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:59:38 GMT

webknitter13:

I have a shawl pattern that calls for about 450 yards of sock weight yarn. I have a worsted weight yarn that I love for that shawl and have 218 yards of it. Does anyone know if via conversion I have enough? It's a triangular shawl half stockinette, half mesh lace. It's 48" wide and 24" tall. Or... if I don't have enough, dose anyone know how big I could make it with 218 yards? Thanks.

To start with you have a pattern using sock weight yarn and you say that

webknitter13:

Well, I did a swatch and I am getting about 4 stitches and 4 rows to the inch.

The pattern is 5.5 stitches and 8 rows to the inch.

You have roughly one half of the amount of yarn your pattern calls for. Your getting one half the rows to the inch ( 4 rows instead of 8) so your gaining on the height of your stitches, but your not getting enough fewer stitches. To get the same size finished 48" wide and 24" tall you are going to have to change something. In other words, you need to make a decision to alter the pattern size or change yarns.

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

webknitter13 — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 04:45:31 GMT

Well, I did a swatch and I am getting about 4 stitches and 4 rows to the inch.

The pattern is 5.5 stitches and 8 rows to the inch.

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

ZassZ — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:31:28 GMT

Thanks, ok well let me know what happens with your swatch.

Re: Do I have enough? Help!

webknitter13 — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:10:34 GMT

It says 4-5 stitches on size 7-9 needles.