I really, really want to make this this summer, but I can’t find the yarn. Since I am a novice, I don’t want to spend money on a substitute only to find out that it doesn’t work. Does anyone have an idea which yarn I could use instead?
According to the pattern:
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Phil Ruban is a flat woven cotton tape 3-4mm wide. You could use Patons Bella which is slightly wider with more stretch.[/COLOR]
[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/I][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2]So you want to look for a woven cotton tape or maybe ribbon yarn first of all.
Then the gauge according to the pattern:
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19 sts by 24 rows measured over 10cm (4 inches) in pattern stitch
[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/I][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=DarkRed][COLOR=Black]It looks like the yarn specified is worsted. You might try looking at Yarndex and see if you can find something. you can do a search to get it to narrow down. [/COLOR]
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