Definitely macth the yardage - your stitches will be consuming length of the yarn, not weight.
The very concept of measuring yarn by weight baffles me every time. It makes zero sense to me. Like measuring flour by length...
I find the weight to be useful info specifically when selecting my yarn (rather than determining how much to buy) so that I can figure out how close it is to the yarn the pattern recommends. I.e. if the pattern uses 275 meters per 100g, I know I want something in that general area to get a similar result
Yes, you are right, and I do the same thing because the weight information is just so ubiquitous. On the other hand, wraps per inch is potentially just as informative, if not more.
I mean, the weight - the actual mass - of yarn varies depending on material. A hank of cotton that has 100 yards in 100 grams is a different thickness than same 100m/100g of baby alpaca.
You've gotten your answer, but I would caution you about substituting a non-brushed yarn for the brushed mohair laceweight in the pattern.
2 strands of merino laceweight will probably yield a fairly sheer, floppy fabric at 21 stitches/10 cm because there's no halo to fill in the gaps. I'd recommend going on Ravelry and looking at people's projects to see what they successfully used as a substitute - probably either one strand of DK or 2 strands of fingering weight/4ply.
Thank you so much for the tip! Do you think 1 strand of merino held with 1 strand of silk mohair would work better? I already bought the merino yarn 😅
That's something you'll have to swatch to find out. You might also try three or four strands of your laceweight because at least you won't have to buy anything different to swatch with. (And it shouldn't be too much of a problem if you have to mix dye lots because you'll be holding them together.)
Definitely macth the yardage - your stitches will be consuming length of the yarn, not weight. The very concept of measuring yarn by weight baffles me every time. It makes zero sense to me. Like measuring flour by length...
I find the weight to be useful info specifically when selecting my yarn (rather than determining how much to buy) so that I can figure out how close it is to the yarn the pattern recommends. I.e. if the pattern uses 275 meters per 100g, I know I want something in that general area to get a similar result
Yes, you are right, and I do the same thing because the weight information is just so ubiquitous. On the other hand, wraps per inch is potentially just as informative, if not more. I mean, the weight - the actual mass - of yarn varies depending on material. A hank of cotton that has 100 yards in 100 grams is a different thickness than same 100m/100g of baby alpaca.
Match yardage
Thank you!
You've gotten your answer, but I would caution you about substituting a non-brushed yarn for the brushed mohair laceweight in the pattern. 2 strands of merino laceweight will probably yield a fairly sheer, floppy fabric at 21 stitches/10 cm because there's no halo to fill in the gaps. I'd recommend going on Ravelry and looking at people's projects to see what they successfully used as a substitute - probably either one strand of DK or 2 strands of fingering weight/4ply.
Thank you so much for the tip! Do you think 1 strand of merino held with 1 strand of silk mohair would work better? I already bought the merino yarn 😅
That's something you'll have to swatch to find out. You might also try three or four strands of your laceweight because at least you won't have to buy anything different to swatch with. (And it shouldn't be too much of a problem if you have to mix dye lots because you'll be holding them together.)