Yarn Substitution Made Easy: Matching the Right Yarn to Any Knitting Pattern

by Carol J. Sulcoski

Overview

An in-depth guide to choosing the right yarn for your project—including ten patterns that explore how different yarns affect your final product.

 

If you want to change the yarn in a designer’s knitting pattern, you’ll face a basic question: “What art the best substitutions?” In this comprehensive guide, Carol J. Sulcoski gives you all the information you need to learn in order to evaluate the types of yarns and patterns that are best suited for each other. She focuses on specific yarn characteristics that will dramatically affect the substitution process, breaks down the process into manageable steps, and provides ten versatile, classic patterns on which to experiment with your own yarn substitutions, each one with swatch photo of three possible alternative replacements as starting points.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454711025
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	11/22/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	222,376
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Carol J. Sulcoski is a knitwear designer, writer, hand dyer, and teacher. Her books for Lark include Self-Striping Yarn Studio, Sock Yarn Studio, and Lace Yarn Studio (all Lark); she is also the author of Knit So Fine and Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarns (both Interweave). Carol's work has also appeared in such magazines as Vogue Knitting, KnitSimple, Interweave Knits, KnitScene, and Noro Magazine. Carol's hand-dyed yarns can be purchased at blackbunnyfibers.com. She lives in Villanova, PA.

Table of Contents

Preface 8

Introduction 10

Part I Yarn Fundamentals 12

1 The Big Three: Stitch Definition, Elasticity, and Drape 15

2 Fiber Content: Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral 25

3 Yarn Construction: Singles, Plies, and More 49

4 Visual Effects: Solids, Multis, and Beyond 67

5 Classification: Putting Yarn in Its Place 77

Part II The Substitution Profess 96

6 Why Substitute? 99

7 Selecting the Perfect Substitute Yarn 107

Part III Patterns for Practicing 116

Blissful Beanie: Stitch Definition 119

Sweet Valley Cardigan: Drape 125

Nina's Hanska: Elasticity 131

Clancy Capelet: Color Effects 135

Stacy's Mom's Cowl: Unusual Yarn Construction 139

Miz Brown's Mittens: Stranded Knitting 143

Shirl's Shawlette: Lace 147

Pebble Dash Tunic: Texture 151

Sadie's Shrug: Novelty Yarns 157

Little Bird Slouchy Cap: Hand-Painted Yarns 161

Resources/Bibliography 165

Knitting Abbreviations 167

Yarn Classification Chart 169

Worksheets 170

Index 172

Acknowledgments 175

About the Author 176