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American/English equivalents for Aussie yarns
Hi everyone,
I'm new Nice to meet you all. I have a query, if you don't mind me asking. I'm looking for a ten ply pattern (australian ten ply) on the net, but I think I've found out that 10 ply might not be known as such in other countries. Is there a website/special place I can go to find out the equivalent terms or plys from Aussie to American or UK? Thankyou so much Suzie |
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Hello Suzie and a big welcome to the group - I gather you are a fellow
Aussie ? From where do you hale ? I am on the Gold Coast. Sorry I cannot help you at all - I have come to the decision that our "plys" do not mean much in the other countries - they speak of "worsted weight "etc which as far as I know we do not have. Is there not a 10 ply Aussie book ? Bye God bless Gwen -- Gwen Kelly "Rivergirl" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I'm new Nice to meet you all. I have a query, if you don't mind me asking. I'm looking for a ten ply pattern (australian ten ply) on the net, but I think I've found out that 10 ply might not be known as such in other countries. Is there a website/special place I can go to find out the equivalent terms or plys from Aussie to American or UK? Thankyou so much Suzie |
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Hi Suzie,
Nice to meet you, sorry I can't help you, but do want to welcome you to the greatest group on the web. Hugs, Nora |
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Austrian 10 ply is called "knitting worsted" in the US and UK
If you are looking around for yarn, other conversions are as follows: Aussie 5 ply = US fingering/sport = UK 4 ply Aussie 8 ply = US sport/knitting worsted = UK double knitting Aussie 12 ply = = UK Aran Aussie 14 ply = US Bulky = UK Chunky These are taking from the web page of the trading company of the Knitting & Crochet Guild. They have a web page, but I do not have the URL in front of me. These are just the standards, There are many other local, special yarns such as the UK's 5 ply worsted "wassit" that is used to knit Guernseys. Wassit is a hard twisted yarn that is double knitting weight. The lesson from wassit is, Ask questions and knit swatches. I have been knitting with a Canadian yarn, just following the patterns (with gauge recommendations) that they recommended for the yarn. But, in the last few days, I have knit some more swatches using much smaller needles. I really love the results! No, I'm not going to rip out what is on the big needles. I am going to buy some more of the yarn and knit it real tight on steel needles. (I hate steel needles!) Get a sample of the yarn and knit swatches at different gauges/ tensions. For example, make a sweater for a teddy bear using the same stitches that you intend to use on final project. Then you can really see how it knits up, make sure you understand the construction process, and see the joy in some kid's eyes when they get to play with the final product. Aaron "Rivergirl" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I'm new Nice to meet you all. I have a query, if you don't mind me asking. I'm looking for a ten ply pattern (australian ten ply) on the net, but I think I've found out that 10 ply might not be known as such in other countries. Is there a website/special place I can go to find out the equivalent terms or plys from Aussie to American or UK? Thankyou so much Suzie |
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Agres I was not the one who asked for this information but I sure want to
thank you for it - I have sort of let all the mentions of different yarns go over my head - but now I will know what the group are talking about !! Thank you God Bless gwen -- Gwen Kelly "AGRES" wrote in message news:I7EMa.20468$fG.10060@sccrnsc01... Austrian 10 ply is called "knitting worsted" in the US and UK If you are looking around for yarn, other conversions are as follows: Aussie 5 ply = US fingering/sport = UK 4 ply Aussie 8 ply = US sport/knitting worsted = UK double knitting Aussie 12 ply = = UK Aran Aussie 14 ply = US Bulky = UK Chunky These are taking from the web page of the trading company of the Knitting & Crochet Guild. They have a web page, but I do not have the URL in front of me. These are just the standards, There are many other local, special yarns such as the UK's 5 ply worsted "wassit" that is used to knit Guernseys. Wassit is a hard twisted yarn that is double knitting weight. The lesson from wassit is, Ask questions and knit swatches. I have been knitting with a Canadian yarn, just following the patterns (with gauge recommendations) that they recommended for the yarn. But, in the last few days, I have knit some more swatches using much smaller needles. I really love the results! No, I'm not going to rip out what is on the big needles. I am going to buy some more of the yarn and knit it real tight on steel needles. (I hate steel needles!) Get a sample of the yarn and knit swatches at different gauges/ tensions. For example, make a sweater for a teddy bear using the same stitches that you intend to use on final project. Then you can really see how it knits up, make sure you understand the construction process, and see the joy in some kid's eyes when they get to play with the final product. Aaron "Rivergirl" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I'm new Nice to meet you all. I have a query, if you don't mind me asking. I'm looking for a ten ply pattern (australian ten ply) on the net, but I think I've found out that 10 ply might not be known as such in other countries. Is there a website/special place I can go to find out the equivalent terms or plys from Aussie to American or UK? Thankyou so much Suzie |
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Thankyou so much everyone for both the warm welcome and the helpful
information! Suzie "Yarn Forward" wrote in message ... I hope this is a complete list of yarn gauges or tensions. Roger. http://www.yarnforward.com/tension.html Rivergirl wrote: Hi everyone, I'm new Nice to meet you all. I have a query, if you don't mind me asking. I'm looking for a ten ply pattern (australian ten ply) on the net, but I think I've found out that 10 ply might not be known as such in other countries. Is there a website/special place I can go to find out the equivalent terms or plys from Aussie to American or UK? Thankyou so much Suzie -- Yarn Forward Your On Line Yarn Store http://www.yarnforward.com |
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In article , "Rivergirl"
wrote: Thankyou so much everyone for both the warm welcome and the helpful information! Suzie Stay around Suzie.....we have lots to share and we always laugh while doing it Els from the top of the world on the same ocean though LOL -- delete doba to email me.....:=)) |
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