Knitting 101 - Yarn Weight

If you were to take a pattern written for worsted weight yarn knit on US 6's, would it come as a surprise to you that the end product might be a *tad* bit small if you used sport weight yarn on 5's? And just to add insult to injury, might you take the instructions about binding off loosely on the thumb as a mere "suggestion"? Would you mutter about damn pattern writers? Would you make catty remarks about anorexic glove wearers?

Or would you just suck it up and hope to find someone at work tomorrow with petite hands?

A little snug ...

But as we say in the knitting world, "If at first you don't succeed, cast on again."

We're using the correct weight yarn now on the recommended needle size. This would be Karabella Yarn's "Marble" in the 35353 colorway. It's 45% alpaca and 55% wool and yes, there's definitely a difference between it and a sport weight yarn.

Andy says ...

Don't blame me, I didn't do it.