knitting in usa?

homealone_2

i have started to browse on ebay.com for knitting kits as they have alot more aailable but besides a difference in needle sizes which i already know about, is there anything else i should be aware of befoe tackling a knitting pattern from usa?

Addiscomber

The yarns are different thicknesses too. There are some conversion charts somewhere, but they are best fit rather than exact equivalents.

homealone_2

Addiscomber wrote:

The yarns are different thicknesses too. There are some conversion charts somewhere, but they are best fit rather than exact equivalents.

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if anyone knows where this conversion chart may be would be very grateful, thanks

Addiscomber

I have been racking my brain trying to remember where I saw it. I have a feeling it may be in the files of a UK Knitting yahoo email list. I cannot check as i am no longer a member.

Geimoved

You can buy cheap yarn here: oldewe.com

meritaten

They use different terms for things such as 'cast off' is 'bind off' and I think the abbreviations are different too - so make sure you read the instructions carefully and not assume that K1B is knit 1 through back of stitch- it could be K1 below.
and as mentioned the yarn weights are approximate - but if purchasing a kit you should have enough yarn if knitted on the correct size needles.
otherwise - Try one! and DO post back to tell us how it turned out - with pics would be nice!

maddiemay

There is a lot of useful information in this conversion by Knitting Stuff
find it here

ancientofdays

If you Google ravelry and sign up, you will find the information you need, needle equivalents, yarn weights and suggestions for substitutions

Gigervamp

This is an old thread bumped up by a new user, Geinmoved, who posted a website. I marked it as spam, but it hasn't been deleted yet.