Hello All! What a delight to see Jane's answer to Julie's scarf conundrum! For those of us lucky enough to get a seat, this wondrous information was presented in Jane's class at IOLI convention in Iowa. It was quite a revelation as we measured & weighed & tested the results. We all brought threads & yarns, some without labels etc. While I'm sure we had a few threads that are in Brenda's book, most were not. One of the students wanted to use a fuzzy/furry yarn & was concerned about the halo & how that would affect the pricking size. What she found was that the halo didn't matter, probably because it was accounted for in the weight. When a test swatch was made, the corresponding dot grid proved to be the best one for her chosen yarn. Most of us use Brenda's book, but she can't know every thread & yarn on the planet. Jane's method can be especially useful for items that Brenda can't reasonably measure: yarn you've spun yourself, artisan/one off threads from fairs/fes! tivals or no-name/no-label goods lurking in your stash. Jane's response is the perfect print & clip gift to yourself! Did I mention I enjoyed her class? <g> Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA
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