Sourcing the right yarn to get the impact you want for that special project can be tricky. Inevitably the yarn used to make up the pattern you just bought is either 1) not available in your LYS, 2) far too expensive for your budget or 3) no longer manufactured. It is at this point the wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth begins because any knitter worth their knitting needles knows the yarn is what makes the pattern special. So a search begins. Yarns comes in several different weights from lace (very tiny) to bulky/ roving (quite thick). The differences between these includes the width of the yarn or put another way how many strands are twisted together to form the yarn. The proper weight of yarn is essential to getting the proper results. Making an adult-sized sweater with sock yarn instead of medium weight yarn may mean you end up with a child's sweater instead. Her...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.