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knitting and crocheting yardages - preservefreak - 13 April 2013
might be useful to have on hand:
http://www.lionbrand.com/faq/96.html
I just wish I knew how many meters/yards you got in a 100g ball
RE: knitting and crocheting yardages - Highlander - 13 April 2013
according to this link 50g ball of wool is 150 meters
http://www.knitwell.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_DOUBLE_KNITTING_WOOL.html
but I guess it also depends on how think the wool is
THICK,.. not think
RE: knitting and crocheting yardages - Ladynotingreen - 7 May 2013
Hi preservefreak,
Highlander's got it right: it really depends on the thickness of the yarn. I've thrown in a photo of two balls in my knitting stash to illustrate this. The ball on top is 420 yards of sock weight yarn, while the one on the bottom is about 100 yards of bulky weight yarn. What weight (thickness) yarn you use will depend on what you're making or what your pattern calls for.
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![[Image: b98b7fb6-67a9-404e-98a6-6b92322183f2_zpsf850e15d.jpg]](http://s330.photobucket.com/user/ladynotingreen/media/b98b7fb6-67a9-404e-98a6-6b92322183f2_zpsf850e15d.jpg.html)
[/img]Hope that helps. I knit, but not that well.
(13 April 2013, 13:15)preservefreak Wrote: might be useful to have on hand:
http://www.lionbrand.com/faq/96.html
I just wish I knew how many meters/yards you got in a 100g ball
RE: knitting and crocheting yardages - Highlander - 7 May 2013
Knitting is,..and will be a very important preping skill Maria,.. keep improving, any hints or tip you can throw in from time to time, please do so
RE: knitting and crocheting yardages - preservefreak - 7 May 2013
Hope that helps. I knit, but not that well.
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I knit pretty poorly myself, but I'm determined to improve.
Thanks to yourself and Highlander for the help.
RE: knitting and crocheting yardages - Ladynotingreen - 12 May 2013
You're welcome. I am determined to improve as well - I've started a sweater. Hopefully it doesn't end up elephant sized!
