Ok. I'm going to try again

#1

I asked these before and only got one response - which was actually very helpful. So I’m going to try again with the unanswered ones. I know this forum has all the answers to every knitting related question ever asked - so here we go again:

  1. Knitting lace - pattern calls for size 50 cotton crochet thread and 00 needles. If I use size 30, will it be the same only bigger (and how much bigger?), and what size and kind of needles would be appropriate?

  2. Need a pattern for a knit/felted bear as close to Ty’s Beanie Babies as possible.

Thanks everyone. I know this information is there if the right person reads this.

#2

Most appropriate would be the recommended size. Type is personal preference. Aren’t size 30 needles HUGE? I’ve never made lace, but I would think the design of the lace would be lost using a needle that size.

  1. Need a pattern for a knit/felted bear as close to Ty’s Beanie Babies as possible.

Bookmark this site. They have a ton of patterns for all kinds of things.
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/teddy_bears.php

#3

Jan - thanks! I should have been more specific. I meant 30 thread, not needles. :oops:

#4

I don’t think I’d go up to anything bigger than a size 1 needle with size 30 thread.
I like lace, though, and would love to hear what you’re going to be making. Size 50 thread and teeny needles though? Yikes, I don’t think my eyes could hack it!
As far as what will happen, I guess a swatch is in order so you can see how much bigger it becomes and whether or not it’s appropriate for whatever pattern you’re making.

#5

Thanks Yvonne. It’s just a doily - but it’s a pattern I found that’s from the early 1900’s and it’s sooooo gorgeous!!! I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it, more because of the delicacy of the thread than the difficulty of the pattern (I’m excited about that part of the challenge). But it just inspired me when I saw it! You have to scroll down to the “Centrepiece with Vandyke and Flowerets” :inlove:
http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/doilies/1917-doilies.htm

#6

Ooohh. Gorgeous!