Comments on: YKW's hooker sister http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/ykws-hooker-sister/ don't complain. what if this blog wasn't here at all, hmm? Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:54:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alana http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/ykws-hooker-sister/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Alana Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:54:45 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2005/ykws-hooker-sister/#comment-721 I just got off the phone with customer service at Lion Brand Yarns. It appears that there were so many problems with the knit version, that the patterns comletely re-written to look more like the crochet version, without having updated the photo on the knit pattern. I am nearly finished knitting this piece with the updated pattern, and have only required 3 skeins of yarn, not the 5 that is listed on the patterns webpage. Unfortunately for me, I actually wanted to make the long cape that is pictured. Does anybody have a copy of the original Vogue pattern with all of the mistakes? I am hoping that I can combine the new and old patterns to get a longer version of the cape. I just got off the phone with customer service at Lion Brand Yarns. It appears that there were so many problems with the knit version, that the patterns comletely re-written to look more like the crochet version, without having updated the photo on the knit pattern. I am nearly finished knitting this piece with the updated pattern, and have only required 3 skeins of yarn, not the 5 that is listed on the patterns webpage. Unfortunately for me, I actually wanted to make the long cape that is pictured. Does anybody have a copy of the original Vogue pattern with all of the mistakes? I am hoping that I can combine the new and old patterns to get a longer version of the cape.

]]> By: j. http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/ykws-hooker-sister/comment-page-1/#comment-720 j. Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:44:45 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2005/ykws-hooker-sister/#comment-720 Hey, that's right. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the crochet version uses double crochets (which strike me as "airier" than sc) and the knit version is mainly stockinette (with a garter border). But still, that doesn't make sense. According to the patterns, the crochet version has an area of more than 2000 square inches. The knit version is only 1300. The knit version *was* "completely rewritten" because there were so many "changes". Perhaps they didn't get around to detecting/correcting errors in the crochet version? Hey, that’s right. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the crochet version uses double crochets (which strike me as “airier” than sc) and the knit version is mainly stockinette (with a garter border).

But still, that doesn’t make sense. According to the patterns, the crochet version has an area of more than 2000 square inches. The knit version is only 1300.

The knit version *was* “completely rewritten” because there were so many “changes”. Perhaps they didn’t get around to detecting/correcting errors in the crochet version?

]]> By: deirdre http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/ykws-hooker-sister/comment-page-1/#comment-719 deirdre Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:36:51 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2005/ykws-hooker-sister/#comment-719 Hmm, not nearly as snarky and mean as YKW. Clearly, the sister to YKW...but the much nicer one! Hmm, not nearly as snarky and mean as YKW. Clearly, the sister to YKW…but the much nicer one!

]]> By: LaurieM http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/ykws-hooker-sister/comment-page-1/#comment-718 LaurieM Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:29:18 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2005/ykws-hooker-sister/#comment-718 The Yarn Harlot is fond of saying that crochet requires 3 times as much yarn as knitting does. But I notice that the yarn requirements for this cape is 4 balls for the crochet version and 5 balls for the knit version. While the crochet version does appear to be slightly smaller, it doesn't account for this difference. The Yarn Harlot is fond of saying that crochet requires 3 times as much yarn as knitting does. But I notice that the yarn requirements for this cape is 4 balls for the crochet version and 5 balls for the knit version. While the crochet version does appear to be slightly smaller, it doesn’t account for this difference.

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