![]() Or, if you'd rather stick with the original recommended yarn brand, but are having difficulty sourcing it, check out my shopping resource: Where to Buy Loop Yarn, which has links for where to find different brands by country. ![]() To understand the differences between loop yarn brands, I recommend reading my blog post Loop yarn sizes: How do they compare? and using our Loop Yarn Conversion Chart which will guide you on substituting one brand of loop yarn for another.Ĭan't find your brand in my conversion chart? You'll find the formula for calculating the conversion for any brands of loop yarn in our Loop Yarn Worksheets download. Whether you can't find the loop yarn suggested in the pattern, or you have a preference for certain brands, knowing how a substitution in yarn will affect the overall dimensions of the pattern is your first step. CHANGING MATERIALSĬhanging materials is the most common modification that customers want to make when using knitting patterns. Because I also sell my own blankets, keeping them to a size that I can vacuum pack and send out in bubble mailers to customers is most convenient for me.īut that doesn't mean that my patterns can't be modified to larger and smaller sizes! And there are many ways to add special touches to make your blanket stand out from others.Keeping blankets to a smaller 'throw blanket' size means that I can knit samples in a few days, and create more patterns each month.Loop yarn is not cheap, so I try to limit the number of skeins in each pattern to about $40-60 CAD/USD, which keeps these projects accessible to most knitters.My blanket patterns come in a pretty narrow range of sizes, and there are reasons for that: ![]() Some people like to follow the recipe exactly, and some people want to add their own spin on things! Or maybe they need to make changes because of the availability of ingredients, and the number of people they need to feed. ![]()
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