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Finding a substitute yarn

by Stasia
(England)

I want to knit an old 80s pattern that requires a discontinued yarn (3 Suisses Lorena). I believe this is similar to an Aran or Worsted weight. The yarn gauge is 20 sts and 24 rows on Size 7 needles. I know I can adjust needle size after knitting a swatch of my chosen yarn, once bought, but I don't understand how I can choose the right yarn to buy in the first place. Will a yarn that states 19 sts and 25 rows on size 7 be close enough? How does that compare with one that states it will knit 18 sts and 24 rows on size 8 needles? Is there a gauge converter that shows equivalent sts and rows for different needle sizes to use as a reference when looking at tension guides on labels? I'm worried that I may end up buying a yarn with which I can work out the needle size for the correct number of stitches to 10cm, but I get a different row count. The pattern is too complicated for me to start trying to adjust the length of the work to get the right measurements. I hope you can help.

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Aug 21, 2021
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by: Ratchadawan

Hi Stasia,

The 3 Suisses Lorena yarn weigh about 50g per 100yards. It's a worsted weight, I think. You can use this information to figure out the yarn we want to buy. Find the yarn with these similar characters and you should be fine.

Here is a good article to read about;

< a href="https://www.thehookandneedlenook.com/2020/10/08/picking-the-right-yarn-size/"> https://www.thehookandneedlenook.com/2020/10/08/picking-the-right-yarn-size/

Here is example of the yarns I found with the similar weight and length at yarn.com

plymouth yarn encore
Cloudborn Limited Edition Wool Worsted

Hopefully this helps. I know it's a headache looking for sub. I hope you'll find one that works out for your project.

Ratcha

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