Discontinued Patons baby yarn question

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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