{"product_id":"digital-product-2","title":"The Yarn Substitution Guide","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen pages on how to swap the yarn a pattern asks for — for one you can actually get, or already own — without ruining the garment.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe yarn in the pattern is discontinued, or it is ninety dollars a sweater's worth, or it is simply not sold anywhere you can reach. Substituting is not something knitters do occasionally. It is what most of us do most of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe usual method is to read \"DK weight\", find another yarn labelled DK, and cast on. That works often enough to feel like a rule, and fails badly enough, often enough, to have cost most of us a whole sweater at some point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is the longer method — an order of checks that takes an extra evening at the front, and is the difference between a garment you wear and a garment you fold away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a weight name is a shelf label, not a specification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatching gauge — and why the gauge can be right and the answer still no\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to swatch honestly, including the step almost everyone skips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWraps per inch, for when the ball band is long gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe yardage calculation, worked through in full\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat each fibre does to a garment after you have finished it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe growth problem — why a substituted sweater fits on the needles and not off them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen to stop and choose a different yarn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo worked examples: one that succeeds, and one where every number is right and the garment is still ruined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA one-page checklist to keep in your project bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knitters United","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54649241403667,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/7908\/3795\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-03at4.54.05AM.png?v=1788425679","url":"https:\/\/www.halovohands.com\/products\/digital-product-2","provider":"Halovo Hands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}