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Does anyone know what the yardage was for a 1 ounce balls of Patons
Beehive Baby Yarn? I have located the baby shawl pattern that I had been searching for, and the pattern calls for a 2.25 mm crochet hook, and 11 - 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn. I thought I would purchase 6 - 2 oz balls of Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply as a substitute. Do you think that will be enough yarn? I think I may go up to a 2.5 mm hook, and will do a gauge swatch first. I don't want the shawl to be super light weight and airy, but do want it to be warm and yet lacy looking. I have one that I crocheted 28 years ago and want the same look. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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Linda D. wrote:
Does anyone know what the yardage was for a 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn? I have located the baby shawl pattern that I had been searching for, and the pattern calls for a 2.25 mm crochet hook, and 11 - 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn. I thought I would purchase 6 - 2 oz balls of Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply as a substitute. Do you think that will be enough yarn? I think I may go up to a 2.5 mm hook, and will do a gauge swatch first. I don't want the shawl to be super light weight and airy, but do want it to be warm and yet lacy looking. I have one that I crocheted 28 years ago and want the same look. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada I located a site with specifications for most of Paton's yarns: http://www.sewknit.ca/patons_specification.htm The first entry is for 3 ply Baby Yarn and gives the yardage as 286 yards for a 1.75 ounce ball. For 1 ounce I make the yardage 163 yards. Hope this helps. -- Bernadette |
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... Does anyone know what the yardage was for a 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn? I have located the baby shawl pattern that I had been searching for, and the pattern calls for a 2.25 mm crochet hook, and 11 - 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn. I thought I would purchase 6 - 2 oz balls of Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply as a substitute. Do you think that will be enough yarn? I think I may go up to a 2.5 mm hook, and will do a gauge swatch first. I don't want the shawl to be super light weight and airy, but do want it to be warm and yet lacy looking. I have one that I crocheted 28 years ago and want the same look. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada 240 yards per ball Beehive Baby ( 1oz.) 328 yards per 50 gram ball (2ozs) Snuggly 3ply. You would need to purchase 9 balls of Snuggly to have the yardage used by the first pattern. DA |
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On Jun 20, 10:15*am, "DA" wrote:
"Linda D." wrote in message ... Does anyone know what the yardage was for a 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn? I have located the baby shawl pattern that I had been searching for, and the pattern calls for a 2.25 mm crochet hook, and 11 - 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn. *I thought I would purchase 6 - 2 oz balls of Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply as a substitute. *Do you think that will be enough yarn? *I think I may go up to a 2.5 mm hook, and will do a gauge swatch first. *I don't want the shawl to be super light weight and airy, but do want it to be warm and yet lacy looking. *I have one that I crocheted 28 years ago and want the same look. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada 240 yards per ball Beehive Baby ( 1oz.) 328 yards per 50 gram ball (2ozs) Snuggly 3ply. You would need to purchase 9 balls of Snuggly to have the yardage used by the first pattern. DA Thank you so much, and not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but are you sure that yardage is for the discontinued Beehive Baby Yarn? What I especially find interesting is that in the yarn shop I was in on Friday, the owner said that the usual amount for a baby shawl is 9 balls of the Snuggly. I said, "Really? Wow, that's a lot of yarn." She added that because I'm crocheting that crochet uses up more yarn than knitting, so was sure I would need the 9. Looks like she was right Thanks again DA for coming to my rescue. take care, Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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240 yards per ball Beehive Baby ( 1oz.) 328 yards per 50 gram ball (2ozs) Snuggly 3ply. You would need to purchase 9 balls of Snuggly to have the yardage used by the first pattern. DA Thank you so much, and not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but are you sure that yardage is for the discontinued Beehive Baby Yarn? What I especially find interesting is that in the yarn shop I was in on Friday, the owner said that the usual amount for a baby shawl is 9 balls of the Snuggly. I said, "Really? Wow, that's a lot of yarn." She added that because I'm crocheting that crochet uses up more yarn than knitting, so was sure I would need the 9. Looks like she was right Thanks again DA for coming to my rescue. take care, Linda D. in B.C., Canada The information came from an old copy of a book used by yarn shops to substitute yarns. I checked to make sure they were referring to one ounce skeins. Linda, many years ago I was told by a very experienced knitter that to convert something from crochet to knit required 1 1/2 times the amount the yarn for the knitted item. I have not experimented to see if this is true, but all of the other advice she gave me was sound. Enjoy your crocheting. DA |
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Linda D. wrote:
On Jun 20, 10:15 am, "DA" wrote: "Linda D." wrote in message ... Does anyone know what the yardage was for a 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn? I have located the baby shawl pattern that I had been searching for, and the pattern calls for a 2.25 mm crochet hook, and 11 - 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn. I thought I would purchase 6 - 2 oz balls of Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply as a substitute. Do you think that will be enough yarn? I think I may go up to a 2.5 mm hook, and will do a gauge swatch first. I don't want the shawl to be super light weight and airy, but do want it to be warm and yet lacy looking. I have one that I crocheted 28 years ago and want the same look. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada 240 yards per ball Beehive Baby ( 1oz.) 328 yards per 50 gram ball (2ozs) Snuggly 3ply. You would need to purchase 9 balls of Snuggly to have the yardage used by the first pattern. DA Thank you so much, and not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but are you sure that yardage is for the discontinued Beehive Baby Yarn? What I especially find interesting is that in the yarn shop I was in on Friday, the owner said that the usual amount for a baby shawl is 9 balls of the Snuggly. I said, "Really? Wow, that's a lot of yarn." She added that because I'm crocheting that crochet uses up more yarn than knitting, so was sure I would need the 9. Looks like she was right Thanks again DA for coming to my rescue. take care, Linda D. in B.C., Canada This site -http://www.vintageknits.com/vintyarn1.html - shows 1 oz of Baby Beehive at 207 yds. And yes, crochet uses 1/3 to 1/2 more yardage than knitting. sue |
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On Jun 20, 7:06*pm, suzee wrote:
Linda D. wrote: On Jun 20, 10:15 am, "DA" wrote: "Linda D." wrote in message .... Does anyone know what the yardage was for a 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn? I have located the baby shawl pattern that I had been searching for, and the pattern calls for a 2.25 mm crochet hook, and 11 - 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn. *I thought I would purchase 6 - 2 oz balls of Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply as a substitute. *Do you think that will be enough yarn? *I think I may go up to a 2.5 mm hook, and will do a gauge swatch first. *I don't want the shawl to be super light weight and airy, but do want it to be warm and yet lacy looking. *I have one that I crocheted 28 years ago and want the same look. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada 240 yards per ball Beehive Baby ( 1oz.) 328 yards per 50 gram ball (2ozs) Snuggly 3ply. You would need to purchase 9 balls of Snuggly to have the yardage used by the first pattern. DA Thank you so much, and not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but are you sure that yardage is for the discontinued Beehive Baby Yarn? What I especially find interesting is that in the yarn shop I was in on Friday, the owner said that the usual amount for a baby shawl is 9 balls of the Snuggly. *I said, "Really? *Wow, that's a lot of yarn." She added that because I'm crocheting that crochet uses up more yarn than knitting, so was sure I would need the 9. *Looks like she was right Thanks again DA for coming to my rescue. take care, *Linda D. in B.C., Canada This site -http://www.vintageknits.com/vintyarn1.html- shows 1 oz of Baby Beehive at 207 yds. And yes, crochet uses 1/3 to 1/2 more yardage than knitting. sue Thanks Sue, but that Beehive Baby yarn shows as being 100% wool. The Patons Beehive Baby Yarn the pattern called for was acrylic and nylon, so I'm guessing the yardage was different too. thanks again...Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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On Jun 20, 6:58*pm, "DA" wrote:
240 yards per ball Beehive Baby ( 1oz.) 328 yards per 50 gram ball (2ozs) Snuggly 3ply. You would need to purchase 9 balls of Snuggly to have the yardage used by the first pattern. DA Thank you so much, and not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but are you sure that yardage is for the discontinued Beehive Baby Yarn? What I especially find interesting is that in the yarn shop I was in on Friday, the owner said that the usual amount for a baby shawl is 9 balls of the Snuggly. *I said, "Really? *Wow, that's a lot of yarn." She added that because I'm crocheting that crochet uses up more yarn than knitting, so was sure I would need the 9. *Looks like she was right Thanks again DA for coming to my rescue. take care, *Linda D. in B.C., Canada The information came from an old copy of a book used by yarn shops to substitute yarns. I checked to make sure they were referring to one ounce skeins. Linda, many years ago I was told by a very experienced knitter that to convert something from crochet to knit required 1 1/2 *times the amount the yarn for the knitted item. I have not experimented to see if this is true, but all of the other advice she gave me was sound. Enjoy your crocheting. DA Thanks DA It appears that 9 - 50 gram balls of the Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply will make the shawl without a problem. Plus, if it does happen I would rather end up with an extra ball or two than be short. thanks again...Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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The information came from an old copy of a book used by yarn shops to substitute yarns. I checked to make sure they were referring to one ounce skeins. Linda, many years ago I was told by a very experienced knitter that to convert something from crochet to knit required 1 1/2 times the amount the yarn for the knitted item. I have not experimented to see if this is true, but all of the other advice she gave me was sound. Enjoy your crocheting. DA Thanks DA It appears that 9 - 50 gram balls of the Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply will make the shawl without a problem. Plus, if it does happen I would rather end up with an extra ball or two than be short. thanks again...Linda D. in B.C., Canada Glad to be of help, DA |
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Linda D. wrote:
On Jun 20, 7:06 pm, suzee wrote: Linda D. wrote: On Jun 20, 10:15 am, "DA" wrote: "Linda D." wrote in message ... Does anyone know what the yardage was for a 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn? I have located the baby shawl pattern that I had been searching for, and the pattern calls for a 2.25 mm crochet hook, and 11 - 1 ounce balls of Patons Beehive Baby Yarn. I thought I would purchase 6 - 2 oz balls of Sirdar Snuggly 3 ply as a substitute. Do you think that will be enough yarn? I think I may go up to a 2.5 mm hook, and will do a gauge swatch first. I don't want the shawl to be super light weight and airy, but do want it to be warm and yet lacy looking. I have one that I crocheted 28 years ago and want the same look. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada 240 yards per ball Beehive Baby ( 1oz.) 328 yards per 50 gram ball (2ozs) Snuggly 3ply. You would need to purchase 9 balls of Snuggly to have the yardage used by the first pattern. DA Thank you so much, and not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but are you sure that yardage is for the discontinued Beehive Baby Yarn? What I especially find interesting is that in the yarn shop I was in on Friday, the owner said that the usual amount for a baby shawl is 9 balls of the Snuggly. I said, "Really? Wow, that's a lot of yarn." She added that because I'm crocheting that crochet uses up more yarn than knitting, so was sure I would need the 9. Looks like she was right Thanks again DA for coming to my rescue. take care, Linda D. in B.C., Canada This site -http://www.vintageknits.com/vintyarn1.html- shows 1 oz of Baby Beehive at 207 yds. And yes, crochet uses 1/3 to 1/2 more yardage than knitting. sue Thanks Sue, but that Beehive Baby yarn shows as being 100% wool. The Patons Beehive Baby Yarn the pattern called for was acrylic and nylon, so I'm guessing the yardage was different too. Okay, I wondered about that... sue |
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