Over on my blog I wrote a post about substituting yarns and how to choose the best yarn for your project, and I thought it might be helpful for some of you.
There are all sorts of reasons you might not want to or be able to use the yarn used in a particular pattern. Maybe the yarn has been discontinued, or isn’t at a price point you can afford. Maybe you don’t like the colors or only want to buy from independent yarn makers or use yarn from your stash.
Whatever the reason you might want to choose a different yarn, if you haven’t substituted yarns before it can be hard to know where to start.
I look at the major considerations — weight, fiber content and construction characteristics — to help you make smart decisions when you want to use a different yarn for a project.
What did I leave out? How do you go about choosing a different yarn for a project? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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