Another replacement question
Jill, what are you using for your scarf? That's another one I can make (cables are easy and beautiful!) but again, $10 per skein on an eight ball scarf? Whew! Let me know what you're using and if anyone has good suggestions for replacement!
3 Comments:
At 7:37 PM,
jillz said…
I used Lion Brand Wool Ease which is an 80% acryllic/20% wool blend. I got it on sale for $2 a skein. It's pretty soft and is almost the same guage as the Reynold's in the book. I figure it's a scarf so guage doesn't matter that much.
At 11:12 AM,
Felicia from sweetgeorgia said…
Yes, yes! I want to make this scarf too...but was a little turned off by having to knit up 8 balls of yarn. I've already purchased 3 balls (about 300 m) of Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed for a scarf for my dad, so I thought I'd decrease the length and width of the scarf ... make it a more "compact" scarf.
Jill, your photo looks great!
At 11:18 AM,
Felicia from sweetgeorgia said…
Oh yes, and WoolEase is a worsted weight yarn, so if that works you can definitely find an easy replacement. I'm in Canada, so both Patons Decor (for a wool/acrylic mix) or Patons Classic Wool (for 100% merino) are available quite inexpensively. I usually like to use whatever yarn the pattern suggests but often it's difficult to source them out locally (hello, Lambs' Pride?!?!)...
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