I'm not one to fault you for looking for a less-costly alternative,
but these are things to think about any time you look at a pattern and
consider subbing yarns.

You might consider learning to spindle-spin - a little fiber goes a
long way once you get the hang of it, and you can spin what you need
for the project at hand. Unless of course the project wants some
weird rayon ribbon

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:13:51 -0500, "Bookfan"
wrote:

I think that these scarves are meant to be seen, however, I can't see paying
$9.49 a skein for the GGH/Muench yarn for a scarf that uses 5 skeins. Close
to $50.00 for a scarf is a bit much at this point in my crocheting career.
"SlinkyToy" wrote in message
.. .
You can always substitute, but you need to keep a few things in mind.

1. You get what you pay for.
2. Any time you change the yarn, you change the character of the
item. The designer(s) chose that yarn for a reason - can you
duplicate the project with different yarn?
3. You get what you pay for - are these truly scarves, designed to be
worn around the neck and tucked under a coat, or are they stoles to be
thrown over the shoulders? Cheap yucky yarn will be cheap yucky yarn
around the neck, or may make up into a tacky stole for public viewing.


On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:55:42 -0500, "Bookfan"
wrote:

I recently found some interesting scarf patterns in the latest Family
Circle
Easy Knitting magazine. However, two of the patterns I like use rather
($6.00 and up a skein) expensive yarns. One is crocheted using Soft-Kid
by
GGH/Muench Yarns and the other uses Luxor by Skacel Collections. My
question is, is it possible to substitute less expensive yarns for the
ones
recommended? If so, what would you recommend?

Laura