Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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Purps
Purps
May 2020
2:26pm, 25 May 2020
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Purps
a different small child's handiwork
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
May 2020
4:30pm, 25 May 2020
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EvilPixie
I’m about 3/4 of way through my chevron blanket and I’ve just realised I have odd sized needles! 😂😂🤷‍♀️
jabberknit
jabberknit
May 2020
5:17pm, 25 May 2020
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jabberknit
Entirely deliberate Design Feature, surely, EP?
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
May 2020
5:32pm, 25 May 2020
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EvilPixie
Well yes I was looking for an interesting stitch!
runnyeyes
runnyeyes
May 2020
5:48pm, 25 May 2020
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runnyeyes
Love the home schooling in textiles purps.

I know what those two will be snuggling up to
tonight.
Garfield
Garfield
May 2020
6:52pm, 25 May 2020
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Garfield
:) purps! Fun ways to keep them occupied!
Lizzie W
Lizzie W
May 2020
9:59pm, 26 May 2020
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Lizzie W
Awesome! My mum has only recently replaced the cushion covers we made together, a long time ago. The insides were feather cushions from her grandmothers...
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
May 2020
10:27am, 27 May 2020
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Question clever people

I am going to knit a yoda

I have perfect colour but it's not aran and the pattern I have found it

Can I increase the number of stitches to make it or am I better using 2 strands? It's 4 ply
panad
panad
May 2020
10:39am, 27 May 2020
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panad
Two strands of 4ply ~ dk, so you might need 3 strands EP.. but i think i’d do that rather than faff trying to work out how many extra sts you might need to make it a similar size just using one strand.. dk (ie 2 strands) would work fine i suspect, it might just be a bit smaller..
HellsBells
HellsBells
May 2020
10:42am, 27 May 2020
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HellsBells
I would double or triple strand - probably swatch for gauge with both. You want a tight, dense fabric for a stuffed item else the stuffing will poke through.
You could do the maths to size up for a single strand and smaller needles, but it’s a lot of maths as row counts will need changing as well as stitch counts

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