Comments on: Bobbi Bear http://www.thisisknit.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:15:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Faye Saxton http://www.thisisknit.com/bobbi-bear#comment-75 Faye Saxton Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:09:59 +0000 http://www.thisisknit.com/?page_id=20#comment-75 Hi there, My name is Faye and I live in Australia. I love your Bears, congratulations. I have purchased both Bobbi Bear and Baby Bobbi Bear patterns, and getting nowhere fast. Firstly the needle sizes have thrown me off and when I try to work out what "ply" wool to use, my head spins. I converted the needle sizes, will have to send to US for 12 mm Double pointed needles though, I'm working on that one. Everyone I have tried to talk to about this pattern say the same as me, "it doesn't make sense." Even if I used 12 or 14 ply wool as we know it here in Australia, it would not knit up in close weave as the picture indicates. I have never actually seen or touched Blue sky yarn, not even sure I'd like it, no one can/will send me samples. Can't afford to buy it from US anyway, however a sample would give me a comparision. Any assistance you could give me would be greatly appreciated in regards to the wool PLY required in ratio to the needles required. Many thanks Faye Hi there, My name is Faye and I live in Australia. I love your Bears, congratulations. I have purchased both Bobbi Bear and Baby Bobbi Bear patterns, and getting nowhere fast.

Firstly the needle sizes have thrown me off and when I try to work out what “ply” wool to use, my head spins. I converted the needle sizes, will have to send to US for 12 mm Double pointed needles though, I’m working on that one.

Everyone I have tried to talk to about this pattern say the same as me, “it doesn’t make sense.” Even if I used 12 or 14 ply wool as we know it here in Australia, it would not knit up in close weave as the picture indicates. I have never actually seen or touched Blue sky yarn, not even sure I’d like it, no one can/will send me samples. Can’t afford to buy it from US anyway, however a sample would give me a comparision.

Any assistance you could give me would be greatly appreciated in regards to the wool PLY required in ratio to the needles required.

Many thanks

Faye

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