Wool Dilemma

Hello kind people. I have just bought a lovely childs sweater pattern on Estsy and downloaded it. Having done that, I’ve now discovered the Patons wool is discontinued. Aaaagh. It’s called Patons Valencia brushed double knitting. I can’t find it anywhere. Would you recommend trying random dk wool in swatches for the correct tension?

Thank you.

Sue

https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/patons-north-america-valencia

The info on ravelry gives the gauge and content. You could look for a similar content in another patons or another brand of dk yarn. Or I just choose whatever yarn I want (but would stick to dk for a dk pattern) as a gauge swatch is needed before knitting anyway if you want to make the right size.
When doing a gauge swatch it’s a good idea to wash or block the swatch to see the end result and measure accurately.

Thank you so much, with that information on Ravelry I can find a close match.

Marvellous.

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Lots of people find Yarnsub very helpful.
https://yarnsub.com/

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Thank you, what a useful site. I’ve shared with a friend. :blush:

I couldn’t find this particular yarn on yarnsub… although that doesn’t mean it’s not there. Yarnsub is very good usually.

Thank you, maybe it was discontinued years ago.

:slightly_frowning_face: I didn’t think to check. Maybe the link might be useful in the future.

I found some in a peach color on Etsy. You might try googling the yarn.

Stashes on Ravelry are also worth a try. Click on “Stashes” from the yarn page. Even ones listed as Not for Sale may be available as that is the default.

Oh thanks very much. I’ll have a look now.

I also use Yarnsub. It seems to do a good job of comparing and rating the compatibility of other brands of yarn.