Today I had someone ask me the difference between Double Knit (DK) and Worsted Weight yarn... She is making a Granny Square scarf and planned to use Red Heart Soft Yarn which is a Worsted Weight yarn according to the CYC's Standard Yarn Weight System. I advised her that this should be OK.

While I've pretty much always considered them to be interchangeable there is in fact a slight difference!

Double Knit (DK) Yarn is considered slightly lighter than Worsted Weight but heavier than Sport Weight...The following link below provide a chart of the different yarns.

http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/weight.html

Lion Brand's website is also a wonderful and incredible resource! To view some examples of DK vs Worsted Weight Yarn - click link below:

http://lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/yarnInfo.cgi?yarnByClass=1

 

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LOVE THIS!

Hee hee - funny how much this made my day :) Thanks K!

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Soooo I decided to try my hand at double knitting... not sure exactly what I'm doing wrong but it doesn't look right to me... I suspect it might be that I'm twisting my yarn? The stockinette stitch should have nice and smooth very distinguishable rows of little V's and mind does not appear that way up close. Think I'll hibernate this one for a while and get to work on my holiday knitting!

Enjoyable to make :) Used 3.5mm hook and cotton. Chose not to stuff him with polyfil - instead used a ball of yarn to give him his shape. 

Pattern Source: Rupert the Owl by Irene Strange

Initially this was meant to be a baby hat but I casted on too few... soooo I've found a better use!

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Roses are so overrated :)