What is the equivalent to Lyscordet?

Thanks Nora. I should be done in a couple of days and will post a picture

Yvonne


wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi Yvonne,

Welcome to this great group and you sure came to the right place for
help. I live in upstate NY, so can't help with the UK yarn, but I know
Sue has and others probably will chime in too.

Yes, do try a hardward or any store that sells wood, it would be
cheaper there for dowling then a carft store. Will be get to see a
picture of the angel when you finish? We do love pictures.

Hugs,

Nora

Actually - it was me who put up the link. The thanks was directed to
Roger, whose website the link took you to. There is a lot of useful
stuff on the information section of his YarnFwd.com website (also yarns
and kits etc etc which have tempted me on a number of occasions). He
reads here from time to time, hence the thank you. Sorry if it was
confusing.

Judy

Hi Yvonne,

The no. 5 cotton is thicker than no.10. Generally for crochet cotton, the
bigger the number, the finer the thread.
The top took about 7 weeks, but I wasn't working on it exclusively. I
usually have lots of things on the go!

Dowelling is available at most DIY type places, I've never seen it at a
craft shop.

--
Sue W in East Anglia, UK


"Yvonne" wrote in message
...
Thank you Sue for your wonderful advice. What a lovely top. How long did
it
take to make?

At the moment I'm making a wall decoration with a picture of an angel for
my
mother in law in Canada - it's around 25 inches square and will need some
dowling to thread through the loops at the top. I wonder if most craft
shops
sell that sort of dowling? I'm using a bedspread weight cotton for that
(size 10). If lyscordet is a number 5, is it thinner or thicker than
number
10 thread?

Bye for now and thanks again for your reply.

Regards,

Yvonne


"Sue W" wrote in message
. com...
Hi Yvonne, you found the right place! Lyscordet is a no.5 crochet cotton
which is thinner than 4 ply. Not easy to find a cheaper alternative in
standard knitting yarn :-( . A 3 ply cotton would probably work, but
that's
not easy to find. A size 3 crochet cotton could be replaced by a 4 ply
knitting cotton pretty well, but obviously you would need to check your
tension.
I hope this helps.

Incidently, I recently completed a crochet top in Lyscordet using a 2mm
hook
and it turned out very nicely.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...0263090vqeqOc#
--
Sue W in East Anglia, UK



"Yvonne" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone

Couldn't find a newsgroup specifically for knitting or crochet but this
one
looks fun!

I'm based in the UK and am thinking about making a top using a pattern
that states you need 5 x 50g balls Twilleys Lyscordet. That seems to
be an expensive option. Just wondering what Lyscordet is comparable to
in the UK.... is it similar to double knit, 4 ply or something finer
than that.

Also wondering what size 3 fine (sport) weight cotton thread would be
similar to, in UK wool. I'm thinking of crocheting some bags for my
daughters. Would a 4 ply work instead of sport weight cotton, or would
it come out too big?

Please can someone help on either of the above two questions.

Many Thanks.

Yvonne

Thanks Nora,

I'm contemplating making another cotton top at the moment, but in a
different design. Decisions, decisions !

--
Sue W in East Anglia, UK


wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi Sue,

That top is beautiful, thanks for sharing and I do love the pineapple
best of all.

Hugs,

Nora