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surrealAmerican

(11,359 posts)

5. It's no problem at all.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 05:39 PM

Jun 2013

The one thing you want to avoid is mixing yarns of different thickness (like one "bulky" and one "sport&quot since they would need to be worked with different sized needles. Even that can be done, but your results may not be what you expected.

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Another newbie crochet/knitting question: [View all] hedgehog Jun 2013 OP

I have never had a problem mixing the same yarn from different companies. LoisB Jun 2013 #1

That would be fine to mix. Just don't put something like a 100% wool and sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #2

Actually, you can mix together any two yarns you want. SheilaT Jun 2013 #3

My mom mixed yarns all the time when she knitted socks. Works like a charm if they are the same applegrove Jun 2013 #4

It's no problem at all. surrealAmerican Jun 2013 #5

If you mix yarns of different thicknesses, SheilaT Jun 2013 #6

I may have misunderstood the question here. surrealAmerican Jun 2013 #7

Aha! SheilaT Jun 2013 #8

As long as they're in the same ballpark as to thickness Warpy Aug 2013 #9