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"Karen" wrote in
: "enigma" wrote in message .. . ok, 2 questions. 1) i have a pattern for a pullover jumper/sweater that calls for US 17 needles & super bulky yarn. can i substitute Brown Sheep bulky & a strand of mohair? the super bulky they show is a bit thicker than the Brown Sheep i have tons of. What's the gauge called for, and of the Brown Sheep? Also, How heavy is your mohair. I started working on a pullover yesterday that called for US 17 needles and super bulky yarn, and in their illustration, they use Brown Sheep Burly Spun by itself. um, the pattern used Cascade Magnum. i *think* the gauge is 11 stitches over 14cm(5.5") wide & 11 stitches over 10cm(4") high on size 17 needles using the chart pattern... if i'm reading thier chart correctly. it's the Once Around the Block sweater in the Fall 2003 Knitter's magazine. the bulky i have is Lamb's Pride, which gives a gauge of 3 stitches/inch on 10.5 needles. the mohair is a Rita Buchanan handpainted skein... no idea what gauge is recommended. i was just wondering if the mohair fluff would fill in less bulky Lamb's Pride bulky. I am making mine from that pattern with Cascade Magnum, which I think is classified as a superbulky (2 sts per inch), with a carry-along thread of mohair/rayon blend (S. Charles Ritratto). The carry-along doesn't seem to add anything as far as bulk, or do much to the gauge (I'm just using it for appearance reasons). ok... that sounds like it might work then. i'll have to swatch it & see what it looks like. my other fear is it'll be too hot to wear lee |
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"enigma" wrote in message .. . "Karen" wrote in : "enigma" wrote in message .. . ok, 2 questions. 1) i have a pattern for a pullover jumper/sweater that calls for US 17 needles & super bulky yarn. can i substitute Brown Sheep bulky & a strand of mohair? the super bulky they show is a bit thicker than the Brown Sheep i have tons of. What's the gauge called for, and of the Brown Sheep? Also, How heavy is your mohair. I started working on a pullover yesterday that called for US 17 needles and super bulky yarn, and in their illustration, they use Brown Sheep Burly Spun by itself. um, the pattern used Cascade Magnum. i *think* the gauge is 11 stitches over 14cm(5.5") wide & 11 stitches over 10cm(4") high on size 17 needles using the chart pattern... if i'm reading thier chart correctly. it's the Once Around the Block sweater in the Fall 2003 Knitter's magazine. the bulky i have is Lamb's Pride, which gives a gauge of 3 stitches/inch on 10.5 needles. the mohair is a Rita Buchanan handpainted skein... no idea what gauge is recommended. i was just wondering if the mohair fluff would fill in less bulky Lamb's Pride bulky. Oh that is a GORGEOUS sweater!!! My LYS just finished up a couple-week of trunk show from Knitter's Magazine, and they had that sweater hanging in there. As nice as it looked in the magazine, it was even better finished up! I think your combination of the mohair makes sense (I have also heard that when working with some super bulk wools (Magnum being one), knitting it with something else keeps it from separating and/or pilling). Plus, the combination of the handpainted mohair with the wool sounds very sharp! I am making mine from that pattern with Cascade Magnum, which I think is classified as a superbulky (2 sts per inch), with a carry-along thread of mohair/rayon blend (S. Charles Ritratto). The carry-along doesn't seem to add anything as far as bulk, or do much to the gauge (I'm just using it for appearance reasons). ok... that sounds like it might work then. i'll have to swatch it & see what it looks like. my other fear is it'll be too hot to wear lee Well, the Magnum is very warm, but I'm in Minnesota and it's darn cold here, so I like that! Karen in MN |
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Dear Enigma , as someone living where No wool mentioned in any mag
willshow up , i never consider this wool names as any consideration at all . if i lke a LOOK of a sweater i go and find a wool that seems to me to give a similar look , But this happens Rarely , maybe only when Daughter and son see a pattern and hint they might like something that will look "maybe like THAT !!!". For me the Guague is the key [ and i almost never work with the given guage either ,,,,,, ] So look a6tt the pattern , find the wool you like /have /can afford anf guague this ,,,,, than `transalte all measuremebts to your guaugue and happy knitting . 2) anyone know of a free cardigan style women's jumper/sweater pattern that uses bulky yarn & has some sort of cabling or texture? i get really bored doing garter & stockinette on anything bigger than a mitten. i want to make my mom a sweater, but she can't put on anything pullover due to arthritis. You might make your mother either a wraparound sweater or a big snuggle sweater , maybe a poncho wide enough to snuggle with sie buttons to keep it on her body , Last Interweave Knits , fall 2003, had both a 'Geish Cape" [page 82] designed by Nicky Epstein , and a "Chinchila Capelet and scarf " [page 102] By Veronik Avery , both seem the Perfect warm clothing item for Rheumatic people ,,, mirjam |
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"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... Dear Enigma , as someone living where No wool mentioned in any mag willshow up , i never consider this wool names as any consideration at all . if i lke a LOOK of a sweater i go and find a wool that seems to me to give a similar look , But this happens Rarely , maybe only when Daughter and son see a pattern and hint they might like something that will look "maybe like THAT !!!". For me the Guague is the key [ and i almost never work with the given guage either ,,,,,, ] So look a6tt the pattern , find the wool you like /have /can afford anf guague this ,,,,, than `transalte all measuremebts to your guaugue and happy knitting . 2) anyone know of a free cardigan style women's jumper/sweater pattern that uses bulky yarn & has some sort of cabling or texture? i get really bored doing garter & stockinette on anything bigger than a mitten. i want to make my mom a sweater, but she can't put on anything pullover due to arthritis. You might make your mother either a wraparound sweater or a big snuggle sweater , maybe a poncho wide enough to snuggle with sie buttons to keep it on her body , Last Interweave Knits , fall 2003, had both a 'Geish Cape" [page 82] designed by Nicky Epstein , and a "Chinchila Capelet and scarf " [page 102] By Veronik Avery , both seem the Perfect warm clothing item for Rheumatic people ,,, mirjam I would second the vote for that capelet-- my stepmother lives in Florida, and wants me to make that for her. Even though Florida has the reputation for being like an oven, it still gets cool there, especially in the evenings, and she thinks a caplet would be perfect to take the edge off the chill without the heaviness of a full-blown sweater. Plus, she liked the fact that it is basically a wrap-around style with button closure as she has some arthritis as well. IIRC, it was a straight stitch (garter or stockinette), but there's no reason you couldn't add some cabling or moss or something decorative. Karen in MN |
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wow, great pattern Nora! Thanks for sharing it. Michele in KY "NoraBalcer" wrote in message ... Lee, Here's a site that I got when I did a google search using women's bulky sweater knit free patterns.http://knitting.about.com/library/blswecardiganpic.htm HTH, Nora who is going to look at the ones Janise gave you. |
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