Lessons in Yarn Substitution - Tip Jar Tutorial 3

Welcome to Knicoleknits Knows Knitting - Tip Jar Tutorial on Yarn Substitution! When you can't or won't use the yarn your dream pattern calls for, this tutorial will help guide you to the best substitute yarn for that project! Learn the rules like a Master, so you can break them like an Artist.

If you find this video helpful or have any questions, please let me know in the comments. Now go swatch up those yarn subs!

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Rules for Yarn Sub
06:58 Yarn Properties
22:38 A Love Note Story

Links:

The sweater I'm wearing - Love Note by Tin Can Knits

Yarn Sub

Speed swatching in the round with Laura Nelkin

[Knicoleknits]

Thanks for stopping by to watch this very un-sexy topic on yarn substitution 😋I know it's not terribly exciting, but along with swatching, it's one of THE most important exercises you can do to ensure successful projects. And as I always say, successful projects make happy knitters (and crocheters!) 😀

[kirstenhaupt]

I think I become addicted to your channel. You are just so good. Your episode on yarn substitution is pure gold! Yes, intuitively, I have done all those things you list, made all the same considerations, enjoyed the math involved (yes, I’m a geek)….But to have someone present all this in a coherent, informative and entertaining way is just so satisfying. And many thanks for the hint with the yarn sub website. Been there already and found what I was after so easily. Along with having found a new online shop with lots of brands on offer just made my day! 😊🙏😎
Oh, almost forgot - the blue you are wearing is your colour!!!!

[rikkia]

Your Tip Jar videos are fast becoming my new favourite addiction on YT. Even when I learn nothing new as this one, the way you explain and discribe things is fab. Now to knit more xmas gifts while I wait in anticipation of the next tip jar video!

[BKing]

That was a useful, information-packed episode. Thanks!

[princessinvidia]

I'm catching up on your old videos and enjoying them very much. I'm swatching while watching and feeling good about that. I don't mind swatching at all, really. I look at it a a fun little mini project that I can knock out quickly and I really love seeing how the yarn works up. Sending love your way! --Anne

[pinkflower-mi]

This was super helpful to understand all the considerations when substituting!! Thank you! Your previous videos have also been very helpful to me as an intermediate knitter.

[rachelchudley]

Wow! So interesting, thank you for taking the time to put this together ... My head is spinning 😝.

[suecrain]

That was so helpful, thank you. So many times I’ve been disappointed….and now I know why!

[taccusos]

Thanks again Nicole. Another super useful ( and fun) video. ♥️ Simonetta

[betscgee]

I have been knitting for years. I just realized that I don't even LOOK at what yarn is used in the pattern. 😮. I am rarely wanting anything to look exactly like the pattern. But this video has been a revelation. So much more to yarn than I ever thought about before. Thanks!

[cgovier]

Thank you for the information! I am a beginner crocheter (I don't knit). However, several of your 'tips' certainty apply to crocheting. You have saved me a lot of pain in my new hobby!

[audreysmith]

This is probably the best explanation for yarn substitutions that I’ve seen. I’m a crocheter/tunisianer and this applies to me. Wish I had seen this awhile ago, before some projects I made. Thanks for the info!

[lesliebowles]

Good sweater for the Arctic, maybe? So much good info. Not sexy but necessary for a good project. Thank you!

[kathyblack]

That was very informative. So much to learn. Wow!!

[moniquem]

Excellent suggestions, i run into the problem when knitting with Isabell Kraemers pattern she is a German designer, and I can not get those yarns shipped to California, or they charge more for shipping then the yarn is worth, the other is when I knit a pattern from Andrea Mowry her yarns are just to insanely expensive, but she does list a lot more yarn substitutions that are more affordable, I found the website yarn sub very helpful as well, if a yarn is no longer available,

[minotaur]

I Love your tip jar videos, I learn so much from them. Thank you!

[vickifenlon]

That green gristy sweater looks like it would be a lovely swacket! Maybe if you lived in Michigan in the winter it would be just right.😏

[sarahs]

Thank you. This video has just saved me from buying the wrong yarn for my cardigan.

[karencullenlarter]

I am learning so much from you! Thanks.

[categ]

I found the yarn sub site a few years ago when I was making stuffed animals for my grandkids. I found a pattern for a fuzzy little dog pattern, but the yarn was discontinued. I purchased a yarn I THOUGHT would work and it was a disaster. I then emailed the pattern maker (from England) and she couldn't be nicer. She explained to me that the yarn I bought was a different weight and yards than the pattern called for. Then she gave me a pattern of hers that would work for that yarn. I then purchased the correct yarn for fuzzy dog and made it. 😁