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Warpy

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9. As long as they're in the same ballpark as to thickness

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 04:22 PM

Aug 2013

you're OK. Acrylic is impossible to turn into anything but itself and acrylic from two different companies will play nicely together as long as the colors don't clash to the point of nausea.

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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