Let's Knit - UK (2020-04)

PRACTICAL GUIDES

95

Yarn Weights and Substitution

STANDARD TENSION

30-33 sts-36-50 rows

28 sts-36 rows

26 sts-32 rows

22 sts-28 rows

18 sts-24 rows

14 sts-19 rows

9 sts-12 rows

YARN TYPE

Lace

4ply

Sport

DK

Aran

Chunky

Super Chunky

STANDARD NEEDLE SIZE

2mm-3mm

3.25mm

3.5mm

4mm

5mm

6.5mm

10mm

Swapping in a different yarn?

Here are some points to remember.

n Choose one with a similar

tension to the specified yarn.

Match the tension given on the

ball band of the yarns, as the

pattern may use a different stitch.

n Consider the fibre content and

how this might affect the finished

project. For example, cotton yarn

will knit up very differently to wool.

n Don’t forget to check the care

instructions of your new yarn. Not

all yarns are machine washable.

n Look at the meterage of the

new yarn, rather than the weight of

the ball. Not all 50g balls have the

same meterage and you don’t

want to run short when nearing

the end of your project.

MEASUREMENTS

& SIZES

7.5cm

KNIT KIT

Yarn: DK, shades (A) Pink,

(B) Turquoise, (C) Purple,

(D) Orange, (E) Blue, (F)

Yellow, (G) Green, small

amounts of each

Needles: 3mm

Tapestry needle

FLOWER (make three)

NOTE: alternative

colourways given in brackets

£ Row 1: (kfb) to end. 12 sts

£ Row 2: p to end

£ Rows 3-4: rep Rows 1-2. 24 sts

£ Row 5: k to end

£ Row 6: p to end

Change to yarn D (E, F)

£ Row 7: (k2tog) to end. 12 sts

£ Row 8: (p2tog) to end. Six sts

£ Cast off

LEAF (make two)

Using 3mm needles and yarn

G cast on four sts

£ Row 1: (kfb, k1) twice. Six sts

£ Row 2: p to end

£ Row 3: kfb, k to last two sts,

kfb, k1. Eight sts

£ Row 4: p to end

£ Row 5: skpo, k to last two

sts, k2tog. Six sts

£ Row 6: p2tog, p2, p2tog.

Last-minute Make

Four sts

£ Row 7: skpo, k2tog. Two sts

£ Row 8: p2tog. One st

£ Fasten off

TO MAKE UP

For Flower, gather up

stitches from cast-off centre

to cast-on edge. Gather

KNIT THIS PRETTY POSY FROM NICOLA VALIJI

Start

knitting

here...

around cast-on stitches.

Fasten off. Pull yarn from

back of Flower up through

centre, sew and pull tightly to

make petals. Sew each

Flower together and sew

Leaves to back. Weave in all

ends. LK

“You could use this

pretty posy as an

embellishment on one

of your knits. Or

you could turn it

into a brooch"

LK Deputy Editor Adrienne Chandler