Episode 19: How to substitute yarn in a pattern

July 15, 2022 Gemma Adeva

Do you usually knit your projects with the yarn recommended in the pattern? I almost always substitute it for another yarn! Whether it's because they don't sell that yarn here, because I want a different look, or because I have a yarn specifically designed for that project... I usually substitute it 😛

This episode is for all those who are not quite sure how to substitute yarns, for those who do what they want and end up with a result that is not what they expected, and for those who do not dare to change the yarn suggested by the pattern.

NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE

Sections: On my needles, Knitflix.

– I continue knitting my ⁠ Tin Roof ⁠ even though it seems like I'm not making any progress.

– The pattern for the scrap blanket you are knitting is Jelly Roll Blanket by Bakery Bears.

– Series mentioned on Knitflix: Stranger Things, Intimacy, Better Call Saul.

– Here is the formula for comparing the meters of two wools whose format is of different weight:

Meters (or yards) per ball / grams per ball x grams we need

Ex: 180 meters / 50g x 100g = 243 meters in 100g

– ⁠ Yarn Sub ⁠ is the website you can use to get a list of yarns to replace the one in your project, and ⁠ Yarn Buddy ⁠ is the app (only for iOS) that, in addition to being a digital project notebook, has other tools to help you make a good substitution.