Discontinued Patons baby yarn question

Posted by Linda D. on June 20, 2009, 12:31 pm

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

Posted by Bernadette on June 20, 2009, 1:10 pm

Linda D. wrote:

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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

Posted by DA on June 20, 2009, 1:15 pm

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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

Posted by Linda D. on June 20, 2009, 8:13 pm

Posted by DA on June 20, 2009, 9:58 pm

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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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