need some yarn advice

Hi Karlisa,Just guessing at it ,if you used red heart yarn ,you may need

Stella

Try is out with 2 or 3 strands of the worsted and see what you get. Though 18sts per 4" is the usual gauge for 1 strand of worsted on size

sue

Lisa, Sue is right 18 is the usual gauge for worsted weight and 16 for heavy worsted and the is on American size 7 or 8, depending on how tight you knit. On 17s the gauge would 12 our less for 4" (10cm). Check you pattern.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

Lisa ALWAYS check YOUR GUAGUE !!!!! mirjam

Well, Sue, when I originally read the gauge listed in the book, I thought it

thanks!

lisa

Thanks. I think it must be a publisher error, because the instructions clearly state 18" per 4". I may go ahead and email the publisher to see if they have made any pattern corrections.

thanks!

lisa

Yes, that's the usual gauge on worsted weight with 5mm needles. Her pattern is for very bulky yarn and 12mm needles however.

sue

So one should Gaugue and recalculate the pattern ,,, mirjam

So one should Gaugue and recalculate the pattern ,,, mirjam

Yes, I can do that, but I was hoping that the publisher had already caught the mistake and had done this. Unfortunately, they have not. I'll hopefully get around to it at some point in the near future. :-)

Thanks for everyone's help!

lisa

Yes, but we're thinking that's a mistake and should be 8 sts/10 cm since the Pattern calls for the bulky yarn and large needles. You can't get 18 sts with that yarn and needle combo.

sue