Hi there! I hope it’s ok to ask this here. I’ve been wanting to crochet an almost floor length cardigan, so I would need a lot of yarn. The pattern said they used a Level 4/Worsted weight yarn and had a gauge of 8 stitches and 6 rows on 4"x4". Now, I can’t really find out what equals as worsted weight yarn here in Europe, and the ones I found all feel too thin to achieve that gauge. I’ve been to a local store where they recommended some cotton yarn and wool to me that should be equal to worsted weight. Now the thing is, they are quite expensive and I still can’t get close to that gauge, meaning I would need even more. However, what I found of WW yarn, they all seem to be acrylic and honestly not much cheaper.

So I’m currently a little stumped, am I looking for the wrong things or do I have to face the fact that this cardigan would cost me about 180€ of yarn?

  • mourningcrows@feddit.deOP
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    8 months ago

    Thank you so much! Yea unfortunately they don’t ship to my place : ( that’s like my main problem, I can’t seem to get the recommended yarns here. But from what y’all tell me the wool price is about what I have to expect for this project! (and the aran yarn I found isn’t much cheaper really)

    Tho I have to admit, I have decided to go for a different cardigan now, one that doesn’t need as much material 😅 I’ve used up the wool skein I had to see how much I can make with it, and it turns out I would probably need more like over ~210€ worth of yarn (damn that nice looking floor length hahah). I want to get back to it later tho, when I’m more confident in my crocheting knowledge and have a bit of money on the side!

    Thank you for your good luck wishes! When I finish one of the cardigans, I’m happy to share here!