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Yarn weight?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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If I'm using DK yarn, but using 2 strands held together, what weight of yarn would this equate to?

DK is 8ply, so would this equate to 16ply? Or does it not quite work like that?

If I followed a pattern I'd just have to work out the gauge (always lazy so tend not to do this unless very necessary, and working out crochet gauge confuses my small brain!)

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    In my experience, double stranding DK approximately gives you a chunky weight :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Olive wrote: »
    In my experience, double stranding DK approximately gives you a chunky weight :)

    Ah I thought it would probably work out like that, thank you :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's not an exact science, but as a rough guide it works ok!

    I find there's quite a bit of variation between different yarns of the same weight anyway.
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