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Posted by on July 29, 2006, 10:24 pm
Hello all...
I bought some LionBrand Homespun to make a Prayer Shawl. When I
looked at the pattern on the LionBrand site, it says to use a 6 mm
needle, but the pattern on the Prayer Shawl minisry site says an 8 or
9 mm needle. What do most of you use? I thought the 8 or 9's would
be kind of big, and would make the stitches pretty loose, so a ring
would catch. What are your thoughts?
thanks...Linda
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 29, 2006, 11:43 pm
Linda D.muffymom56@yahoo.com wrote:
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> Hello all...
>
> I bought some LionBrand Homespun to make a Prayer Shawl. When I
> looked at the pattern on the LionBrand site, it says to use a 6 mm
> needle, but the pattern on the Prayer Shawl minisry site says an 8 or
> 9 mm needle. What do most of you use? I thought the 8 or 9's would
> be kind of big, and would make the stitches pretty loose, so a ring
> would catch. What are your thoughts?
>
> thanks...Linda
My mantra is................."Make a swatch....make a swatch..... make a
swatch..makeaswatch makeaswatch makeaswatch"
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
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Posted by on July 30, 2006, 2:17 am
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>Linda D.muffymom56@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Hello all...
>>
>> I bought some LionBrand Homespun to make a Prayer Shawl. When I
>> looked at the pattern on the LionBrand site, it says to use a 6 mm
>> needle, but the pattern on the Prayer Shawl minisry site says an 8 or
>> 9 mm needle. What do most of you use? I thought the 8 or 9's would
>> be kind of big, and would make the stitches pretty loose, so a ring
>> would catch. What are your thoughts?
>>
>> thanks...Linda
wrote:
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>My mantra is................."Make a swatch....make a swatch..... make a
> swatch..makeaswatch makeaswatch makeaswatch"
>Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
ROTFLOL!!! Yeah, yeah, I know....(giggle) Just wondered what others
prefer :)
thanks...Linda
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Posted by suzee on July 30, 2006, 8:04 am
Linda D.muffymom56@yahoo.com wrote:
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>> Linda D.muffymom56@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Hello all...
>>> I bought some LionBrand Homespun to make a Prayer Shawl. When I
>>> looked at the pattern on the LionBrand site, it says to use a 6 mm
>>> needle, but the pattern on the Prayer Shawl minisry site says an 8 or
>>> 9 mm needle. What do most of you use? I thought the 8 or 9's would
>>> be kind of big, and would make the stitches pretty loose, so a ring
>>> would catch. What are your thoughts?
>>> thanks...Linda
>
> wrote:
>> My mantra is................."Make a swatch....make a swatch..... make a
>> swatch..makeaswatch makeaswatch makeaswatch"
>> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
>
> ROTFLOL!!! Yeah, yeah, I know....(giggle) Just wondered what others
> prefer :)
I prefer using larger needles myself and have used Homespun on 8mm,
though it wasn't a prayer shawl. Do you have a 7mm? You could knit a
piece starting out with the 6s for a few inches, use 7s for a few more
inches, then the 8s and compare and see which you like better.
sue
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 30, 2006, 11:44 am
suzee wrote:
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> I prefer using larger needles myself and have used Homespun on 8mm,
> though it wasn't a prayer shawl. Do you have a 7mm? You could knit a
> piece starting out with the 6s for a few inches, use 7s for a few more
> inches, then the 8s and compare and see which you like better.
>
> sue
I always make swatches BECAUSE....... I usually find that I need to use
needles two sizes smaller than the pattern calls for in order to get the
correct gauge. By the same token, I have one good friend who needs to
use larger needles to get the gauge right! We are all individuals,
there is no such thing as an "average" person.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
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>
> I bought some LionBrand Homespun to make a Prayer Shawl. When I
> looked at the pattern on the LionBrand site, it says to use a 6 mm
> needle, but the pattern on the Prayer Shawl minisry site says an 8 or
> 9 mm needle. What do most of you use? I thought the 8 or 9's would
> be kind of big, and would make the stitches pretty loose, so a ring
> would catch. What are your thoughts?
>
> thanks...Linda