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Posted by myswendy on February 27, 2007, 11:49 am
Hi! I am new to this group and boy do I need help! I am trying to do
some tiny knitting for the first time for a doll dress. The pattern
calls for Peluche fur yarn as well as a spool of Lurex yarn. I am
having a terrible time finding this stuff. I can't even seem to find a
table that will tell me its weight (grams/yardage, etc) so I could buy
an equivalent yarn. Can anyone help me with some websites? Thank you
so much! :)
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Posted by WoolyGooly on February 27, 2007, 12:08 pm
>Hi! I am new to this group and boy do I need help! I am trying to do
>some tiny knitting for the first time for a doll dress. The pattern
>calls for Peluche fur yarn as well as a spool of Lurex yarn. I am
>having a terrible time finding this stuff. I can't even seem to find a
>table that will tell me its weight (grams/yardage, etc) so I could buy
>an equivalent yarn. Can anyone help me with some websites? Thank you
>so much! :)
The gauge specified in the pattern will give you some idea of the
weight of yarn you're looking for.
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Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on February 27, 2007, 1:12 pm
When i knit /crochet for dolls i use cotton and sometimes Moline
embroidery floss ,,,
mirjam
>
>>Hi! I am new to this group and boy do I need help! I am trying to do
>>some tiny knitting for the first time for a doll dress. The pattern
>>calls for Peluche fur yarn as well as a spool of Lurex yarn. I am
>>having a terrible time finding this stuff. I can't even seem to find a
>>table that will tell me its weight (grams/yardage, etc) so I could buy
>>an equivalent yarn. Can anyone help me with some websites? Thank you
>>so much! :)
>
>The gauge specified in the pattern will give you some idea of the
>weight of yarn you're looking for.
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Posted by Mary on February 27, 2007, 2:49 pm
See what the gauge is to be, and go from there, using whatever will
give you that gauge. There are no "knitting police", so do whatever
works for you! When I had small nieces with Barbie dolls, they often
asked for clothes for them, and I knit and crochet quite a few using
fingering weight yarn. The yarn had plenty of "give" so the
measurements didn't need to be precise. For skirts I made a
rectangle large enough to go around Barbie's backside and put tiny
button holes around the edge where the waist would be. Then I made a
chain of single crochet, thread it through the button holes, and
Barbie had an attached "belt" that could be tied. For shorts I added
a wee bit of width, made them a bit beyond crotch length, and just
sewed the front to the back for a few stitches for the crotch. I
never knit in the round, so there was always a (fashionable) seam up
the back, and for skirts I could leave a kick pleat. For floor-length
skirts I knit from waist to hem, increasing for more full skirts, and
added left-over metalic threads. It was always better to work with
the Barbie at hand, but rather than borrow a Barbie from a child, I
went to the Salvation Army store and bought an old one and used that
as my model. You can decorate with embroidery floss, of course. Have
fun!
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Posted by Macaroni on February 27, 2007, 5:38 pm
Here's a site for the Peluche - http://www.swedishyarn.com/yarn_peluche.htm
There is gauge, weight and length info on the color card. For Rowan Lurex
yarn, see http://theknittinggarden.com/ro-lurexshimmer.htm Hope this helps
you.
--
Jan in MN
> Hi! I am new to this group and boy do I need help! I am trying to do
> some tiny knitting for the first time for a doll dress. The pattern
> calls for Peluche fur yarn as well as a spool of Lurex yarn. I am
> having a terrible time finding this stuff. I can't even seem to find a
> table that will tell me its weight (grams/yardage, etc) so I could buy
> an equivalent yarn. Can anyone help me with some websites? Thank you
> so much! :)
>
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