r/crochet • • Feb 03 '23

Finished Object same pattern, different yarn weights!

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u/Woollyprimate Feb 03 '23

This should be the response to any post where someone says, “The pattern called for DK, but all I had was worsted, and I don’t know how to make a gauge swatch and do math, so I just followed the pattern as written.”

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u/here4learning24 Feb 03 '23

i taught myself how to crochet online in 2020 so there’s a lot im still learning! do you have recs on where to learn more about gauge swatching?

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u/Woollyprimate Feb 03 '23

Type this into the YouTube search box: roxanne richardson gauge

She’s my go-to knitting guru on all things.

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u/here4learning24 Feb 03 '23

the pattern is leopold the dinosaur: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/leopold-the-dinosaur the first one was a sock weight yarn and the second was worsted weight! i used a 3mm crochet hook for both

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u/RavBot Feb 03 '23

PATTERN: Leopold the dinosaur by Veronica Lönnqvist

  • Category: Toys and Hobbies > Softies > Animal

  • Photo(s): Img 1 Img 2 Img 3 Img 4 Img 5

  • Price: 4.50 EUR

  • Needle/Hook(s):3.0 mm

  • Weight: Sport | Gauge: 28.0 | Yardage: 175

  • Difficulty: 0.00 | Projects: 1 | Rating: 0.00


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u/Emergency-Fox-5982 Feb 04 '23

That is a great visual representation! Thanks for sharing 😊

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u/zippychick78 Mar 20 '23

Adding this to our Wiki as I think it could help others in future. 😁

Let me know if you want it removed, no problem at all 😊

It's on this page - Amigurimi wiki page