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SheilaT

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8. Aha!

Sun Jun 30, 2013, 02:01 AM

Jun 2013

I had not even thought of things like fair isle work! That, of course, is totally different, and in that case the yarns can be from different companies, or even different kinds (cotton vs wool vs synthetic) but would absolutely have to be of the same thickness.

Thanks for making me think a little harder about the original question.

In my defense, since I only crochet these days, and don't knit, and never learned complex things like fair isle, it simply didn't come to mind, but I sincerely appreciate being reminded of such things.

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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