I'm afraid to start! Mistakes can't be unwound from felted yarn!!! Felters Help!
Christmas brought me 3 beautiful skeins of Cascade ("Pastaza") 50/50 wool/Llama yarn, 100 grams/132 yards, 4 stitch guage on #9 needles and
a felted hat pattern calling for #11 needles, 2 1/2 stitches per inch, 200 yds. wool yarn suggesting a heavy worsted wool doubled with an additional sport weight wool.
Will the difference in yarn make a difference in hat size?
If I make a swatch with a single strand of the cascade wool with the #11 needle and it fits the 2 1/2 guage will the hat be too thin and floppy?
I think I have enough to double the cascade yarn and make the hat but will it be too thick???
Should I buy and add a sport weight yarn (alpaca?)to the cascade yarn?
The gift was not from my local yarn store so I can't seek help there.
I'm itching to start! Please respond!
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