Help with thread size

[onewhitetulip]

Hello! I found this beautiful pattern for a doily (http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/Oblong.html). My only problem is that it calls for The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40, and I have no idea what size thread that would correlate to in today's terms (It's a vintage pattern.) Could anyone help me? Thank you!

~Allison

[Hounddog]

I am working on a vintage pattern also that calls for this thread. I am using size #3 thread with a #0 hook, I know my doily will be a bit larger but that is okay. The thread in their instructions is probably the same as #10 thread as I don't know if they had a #3 back then. Hope this helps

Darlene:hook

[Katchkan]

Looking at the size of the hook used. I would say that your thread size would be a size 10 thread. a size 7 hook is the most common size used with size 10 thread. Hope this helps.

[donnalynn2]

Looking at the size of the hook used. I would say that your thread size would be a size 10 thread. a size 7 hook is the most common size used with size 10 thread. Hope this helps.

 

That was my guess too, but I was waiting for you to answer since you are the "Thread" lady! Wow, I actually know something about thread!

[onewhitetulip]

Excellent! I happen to have some #10...now if I could just figure out that pattern! Thank you!

[jaclim]

that's a very pretty doily! hope to see a picture of it when you finish it.