Thursday, February 5, 2009

A KNITTING QUESTION

I have come across and old pattern for a sweater and I am not sure how to figure the amount of yarn needed. Years ago everything was done in ounces.....it calls for 8 oz of knitting worsted...what would that be in today's knitting language? My math skills are gone by the wayside.

Thanks for any help out there.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Most skeins of yarn have the ounces listed on them - 100 grams is about 3.5 ounces - so I'm guessing it's a child's sweater??

Carol said...

Thanks Pat and yes it is a child's sweater.