I am trying to knit a lace table runner I found on Ravelry. The pattern only says to use crochet thread but does not mention a size. The pattern creator says she used 100 g ca. and 585 meters of material. She also says to use 4mm needles. Does anyone know what I would need to make this pattern? Thank you for your help.
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Maybe @OffJumpsJack or @okckwilter can help with the thread weight.
Thanks for thinking of me, salmonmac, but I’m afraid I have zero experience with knitting with crochet thread. Hopefully OffJumpsJack can be of more help.
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I hope I’m not butting in at all, never sure when to speak up lol.
Wow, 4mm needles is kind of big for crochet thread. I have noticed a lot of crochet designers use the term thread as synonymous with yarn, could be a thing here too (even though they are different). If the resident experts aren’t sure off the bat, could you share the pattern name? It may be a standard size 3 (normal thread for fashion crochet because of it’s thickness, about the thickness of wool sock yarn knit with size 2 needles usually), but with size 6 knitting needles that would be so so loose. Which might be the point in the pattern lol.
The pattern is Lace Poinsettia by Susann Hajjar on Ravelry.
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My goodness that is pretty! That looks more like a crochet 10 to me, but it would depend on how tight you knit. A fingering weight yarn could probably be used with very minor tweaking. Looks intentionally loose, explains the large needles. I certainly could be wrong though!
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I’m taking your suggestion and getting #10 crochet thread. Thank you so much.