Hi there! I hope it’s ok to ask this here. I’ve been wanting to crochet an almost floor length cardigan, so I would need a lot of yarn. The pattern said they used a Level 4/Worsted weight yarn and had a gauge of 8 stitches and 6 rows on 4"x4". Now, I can’t really find out what equals as worsted weight yarn here in Europe, and the ones I found all feel too thin to achieve that gauge. I’ve been to a local store where they recommended some cotton yarn and wool to me that should be equal to worsted weight. Now the thing is, they are quite expensive and I still can’t get close to that gauge, meaning I would need even more. However, what I found of WW yarn, they all seem to be acrylic and honestly not much cheaper.

So I’m currently a little stumped, am I looking for the wrong things or do I have to face the fact that this cardigan would cost me about 180€ of yarn?

  • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website
    2·
    7 months ago

    Google is wrong. Aran is a thicker yarn on average. Worsted is between DK and Aran.

    Here’s just the top of the yarn menu from Canada’s largest wool independent store. Wool-Tyme. As we get EU, and UK yarn as well as US, the full range is represented.

    Suggest that the OP look through their sizes to see what UK yarns fall under ‘worsted.’

    https://wool-tyme.com/collections/yarn

    • mourningcrows@feddit.deOP
      2·
      7 months ago

      This is a great store, thank you for sharing! And seems like they might also ship to my place (tho probably at horrendous shipping rates, I’ll have to check on that hahah) Either way it’s good to get an overview of available yarns, so really thanks a lot!

      • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website
        1·
        6 months ago

        Another helpful resource, although very much oriented to knitters and what’s available in the USA only, is https://yarnsub.com/.

        If the pattern calls for a specific yarn, and they have it listed (even discontinued yarns), this site can give good guidance on what yarn could be substituted.