Since we sell Mill Ends and Remainders on our website, we like to help our customers and hopefully future customers with some information on using other yarns with patterns that they want to try.
If you're new to knitting or crochet, for best results, substitute a yarn with one that has the same weight, type and preferably the same fiber blend. Wools, acrylics and such have more give and moderate stretch and cottons and linens if worked tightly have less. They can also grow in length if knitted loosely.
The best solution is to make sure to check the gauge in the printed pattern. You want to find the right combination of yarn and needles to produce that gauge. Not just stitches per inch, but pay attention to the rows per inch, especially if working over a pattern. You may end up with a garment that is way too short or too long. Always make sure to make a swatch piece, even if you are buying the yarn suggested in the pattern. We all have slightly different techniques and tensions when we knit or crochet.
To have a great end product, make sure to TEST BEFORE YOU START.
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