By: twostrands

twostrands — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:47:55 +0000

That’s a good question! DofN Freestyle has 80m in a 50g ball; the VY Superwash I originally used has 89m in the same, so we’re talking about a 9 meter per ball difference between the Superwash and Freestyle. Colors D & E (red/crimson and colonial blue/medium blue in the original) use just 2 balls each, so in those cases, you’re only talking about an 18m difference, or about 1/5th of a ball. I think it’s pretty safe to say that, if I had ended up with just 1/5th of a ball of any given color, I probably would have suggested a 3rd ball, for you never know how much folks might use up in swatching, loose ends, etc. But, I didn’t, so, I think you’d be safe sticking with 2 balls for those colors, for you only need a little bit of wiggle room and it’s probably safe to say that’s already built in. On the other hand, for colors A & B, which use 5 & 4 balls of Valley Yarns Superwash respectively, the difference (5 or 4 times 9) could add up to about half a ball. Now, if I had half of ball of a color left over, or even a good bit less, I’d say that would be a fine amount of leeway and I would not have raised the suggested amount. So, in those cases, we might not have as much wiggle room as you need (5 or 4 x 9m). While I can’t swear it will be necessary, I’d recommend getting an extra ball of each A & B if you switch to Freestyle. And for Color C, I’m on the fence, but I’d lean toward going for the extra ball since that’s the background color and a change in dye lots would be particularly noticeable there.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:33:04 +0000

thanks so much for all the color samples. i’m eager to make this blanket. it’s super cute. would the # of balls be the same for the freestyle with the slightly smaller yardage/ball?

By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:37:15 +0000

it’s gorgeous! can’t wait to knit it.

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