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homemaker carol
04-27-2005, 08:28 PM
On the afghan I'm doing, I'm running out of yellow. When I was in the city on Monday I could not find another yellow in the Red Heart Brand. I know I should have had more yellow but I was wanting to use up some of my yarn that I have on hand. I didn't realize I had so little yellow.

Can I change brands now or will it affect the afghan. I'm not concerned about the color but about the thickness of the yarn. HELP!!
homemaker carol
04-29-2005, 03:43 PM
I need HELP quick. If I can't use different brands of yarn, I need to try to find the brand of yarn I'm using right now and I'm getting really low.
DaisyLady
04-29-2005, 04:56 PM
CJ, you can use a different brand but you may need to change the size of the hook you use. Measure how many stitches you have over 4 inches with the old brand. Then using the same hook make a sample using the same stitch with the new brand. If you have the same number of stitches you are okay. If you have less stitches uses a smaller hook and if you have more stitches use a bigger hook.

HTH
Chriss
homemaker carol
04-29-2005, 05:32 PM
Thanks Chriss.
Dee
04-29-2005, 06:29 PM
Yep, Chriss is right CJ, hope you find your brand so you don't have to play with it. :)
homemaker carol
04-29-2005, 10:42 PM
I've looked everywhere for it and can't find it. So I've decided to continue in the blue and white and then do the 2 rows at the bottom of the quilt in yellow like I did the top rows. I have enough yellow for that.

Fooling around with stitches would probably mean for me having a odd size afghan. It would drive me nuts. :D
Dee
04-30-2005, 01:45 AM
That is exactly what I would do CJ, save the yellow and just repeat it on the other end, no one will ever be the wiser that isn't how you planned it! ;)
DaisyLady
04-30-2005, 05:02 PM
One of the things that I love about crochet is that you can be creative ;) Good call CJ. I hate fooling around with gauge too!
Mrscornbread
04-30-2005, 05:46 PM
Good luck CJ, can't wiat to see you latest creation!
debbiepittman
05-04-2005, 04:48 PM
Did you get it done?

You could also poll other members for a few skeins of the color or else check on ebay. They sell a lot of leftover yarns sometimes.

Debbie