Showing posts with label DK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DK. Show all posts

Thursday, March 7, 2019

April Edition of I Like Crochet Magazine

This year is just flying by ... March is already here, which means the April edition of I Like Crochet is also available. And what a great line up of patterns. So many cute, spring ideas.

Like Bright and Early Hexagon Pillow by Toni Lipsey and worked in 100% cotton heavy worsted weight yarn. I love these bright colours!

Bright and Early Hexagon Pillow by Toni Lipsey





Maybe you love cardigans ... Brooke Scalloped Cardigan by Quinny Zhang is gorgeous. Crocheted in a cotton/wool blend DK weight yarn. I really want to make this one!.

Brooke Scalloped Cardigan by Quinny Zhang
Brooke Scalloped Cardigan by Quinny Zhang


If you have little ones in your life, why not make Petunia the Pillow Buddy by Debra Arch. She's so adorable and is worked in worsted weight acrylic yarn. 

Petunia the Pillow Buddy by Debra Arch





And finally, a quick project just for you. A light and airy scarf will pair perfectly with your new spring outfit. Abigail Striped Bias Scarf by Cheryl Chow is worked in wool fingering weight yarn. Have fun choosing 3 of your favourite colours!



Abigail Striped Bias Scarf by Cheryl Chow
Abigail Striped Bias Scarf by Cheryl Chow

Find all the patterns on the I Like Crochet website.

Happy Crocheting!



Monday, April 18, 2016

Yarn Weight Frustrations

I've had this frustration for a while now, but most recently with my latest cardigan design. Yarn labels that don't correctly label a yarn as the correct weight. What do I mean ....

Gorgeous Hazel Knits Lively DK in Frost

Here's a couple of examples:

Cascade 220 has 220 yards in 100g and is listed as worsted weight
Hazel Knits Lively DK has 275 yards in 130g and is listed as DK weight

Louet Gems Fingering weight has 185 yards in 50g and is listed as fingering weight
Quince & Co. Chickadee has 181 yards in 50g and is listed as sport weight

How do you then successfully substitute yarns in a pattern if the weights are all over the place?

Crafty Yarn Council yarn weight chart



You could look at this yarn weight chart found on the Crafty Yarn Council's website which looks a bit daunting to me or you could just go by the yards (or meters if you like metric) in a 50g ball.

Another example .... I used Hazel Knits DK Lively yarn which mentioned about has 275 yards in 130g. Doing the math this works out to be (275/130*50) 105 yards in 50g.

When substituting I look for something similar like maybe Cascade 220 which has 110 yards in 50g or Madelinetosh Vintage which has 100 yards in 50g or even Jo Sharp's Classic DK Wool with 107 yards in 50g. 

To me, looking at yards to figure out a substitution is much easier than looking at other options like stitches per inch or the yarn companies weight designation.

My latest knitting pattern, Strolling Cardigan can be purchased on Ravelry.

Strolling Cardigan Photo © KLM Photography


Happy Knitting!

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Wood Work

Just released ... Wood Work. Knit in the beautiful Malabrigo Rastita with a slip stitch rib pattern on the cowl and hem. Pattern available on Ravelry and Love Knitting.


Wood Work © Paulo Chow


Wood Work © Paulo Chow


Wood Work © Paulo Chow

Happy Knitting!