Does anyone have a pattern for a yarn i found that is finer than baby yarn?

Question

The yarn i know comes from Mexico, but I don't know the brand. It works VERY well for baby things.
Every pattern i find calls for baby yarn and this yarn is finer that baby yarn so my gauge is off

Answer 1

If you're doing baby shawls, use a pattern for an adult shawl of coarser yarn/thread. Do the math. It may scale-down to just the right size for a baby.

Otherwise, there are times when the pesky math from grade school and high school can be useful. Drawn a diagram with the shape you want. Do a swatch with the new yarn and the stitch-pattern you like to determine gauge (the Yahoo spell-checker doesn't like the word "gauge"). Then "do the math" to make your own design.

Or, sometimes you can just switch to larger needes, but I think that might end up being too loopy-lacy for use with a baby.

Answer 2

Have you tried knitting a gauge swatch? you may need to modify the pattern, by multiplying the number of stitches by the percent difference. You also could try using patterns for crochet threads. There are some lovely children's patterns using thread. Is it a sock yarn? find a pattern that works with yarn rated size 1, fine. And if you have any patterns from the 40's and 50's, they are often sized for finer yarns. The key is making a swatch.
You might also look at some of the patterns on Annies Attic for cotton thread crochet. I bet the patterns would also suit your yarns. Have fun!

Answer 3

I use that yarn from Mexico for making preemie clothes. I use a regular pattern and using the smaller thread and needles, the clothes come out preemie sized. I LOVE that yarn. Michaels used to carry it, but I had to special-order it last time.

I have a book called something like "The Knitters Pattern Book" -it has simple garments with instructions for making the garments using different sizes of thread/needles. I can't lay hands on the book right now. If I find it, I'll email you the exact name.

Some of the old "Workbasket" magazines from 50s & 60s have patterns that use smaller yarns ( I guess women took more time then) but you'd still have to experiment to check the gauge, as it might be hard to tell exactly what size the original yarn (now not made anymore, in most cases) really was. I have a bunch of these Workbaskets. If you'd like to try the patterns for baby clothes, email me and I'll scan and send you some. They have patterns for both crochet and knitting. Visit my webpage (below) and it has my email address.

Answer 4

Go to the yarn company's website and look for free patterns using this specific yarn. Another thought on the Picot V-Stitch is to ask your library to bring in the Harmony Guides to Crochet and see if you can find better instructions in how to do this one.

Answer 5

Hi. This might be a little helpful.
http://www.spinderellas.com/patterns/yarnchart.html
It's basically how spinners figure out the exact-ish size of their handspun yarn. (size- worsted, baby, whatever.)
if it's a fingering weight you could make socks or something.

Answer 6

i found a software program on the net that does just about anything. You select what you want to knit/crochet, do a test swatch for the thread and size needles that you are using and then - hey presto. Go to "greatknitdesign.com" and download the software. The unregisted program lets you do everything but save your pattern, but you can copy and paste it into a word processor if you want for later use.

Answer 7

How about lace? http://www.knitlacepatterns.com/gallery.html