Can someone help me?

[mustang lady]

I have found a pattern for a baby sacque that I want to try . It calls for Royal Perele No. 8. What type of thread is this and where might I find some. All that I have seen around Campbellsville, Ky is size 10 thread. I appreciate any help that someone could give me. This is the first time for me to make something wearable and I want to do it right. If you know of something that I could use instead of this thread that would work just as well and might be easier to find I would appreciate that too. Thanks so much. I have found that everyone here is so helpful and encouraging.

[anthrilliel]

I dont know if this ll help you but.... Size 8 thread is thinner than 10, i use DMC 8 thread, it s cotton, so maybe you could use this?

[mathwizard]

Good Morning,

Royal is a brand of thread and in not made now. If the pattern calls for size 8 then the thread is thicker than say a size 10. Paton made pearl thread and it is finger weight equivalent now and Royal is the same type. You will not be able to find Paton as I have had mine for a long time. Royal isn't on the market now that I know of. Use fingering or baby yarn. Clothing requires thicker yarn than a doily .

Mathwizard

[mustang lady]

Thanks for your help. I have another question. If size 8 is thinner than size 10, do you think that I could use size 10 instead and it would turn out ok?

[anthrilliel]

I think you can use 10 (with the appropriate hook number) but it will turn out bigger good luck

[newthingcrochet]

OK, I've never heard of size 8 thread before but usually as the numbers get smaller the thread gets thicker, therefore 8 would be a little thicker than 10 and 20 is thinner than ten. If indeed that #8 is referring to the size of the yarn.

[darski]

It sounds to me that you are more likely to need a size 8 Perle Cotton which is used to do hardanger embroidery

 

Finally found a place that has it... it just seems likely to me

 

http://www.herrschners.com/products/product.aspx?sku=701170

[AuntyM]

Yes, size 8 is thicker than size 10. The smaller the number, the greater the thickness of the thread. If size 10 is what is available, go ahead and use it; your doily will be slightly smaller in size. Do a test gauge to see. You can also use a larger hook to achieve your gauge.

[newthingcrochet]

It just seems really strange to me that this is what they are asking you to use for a baby saque. What size hook do they recommend and what is the gauge? That might give you a better idea of what it is.

[mustang lady]

They are saying use a Steel Crochet No. 6. It is a pattern that I found on the internet at a site called crochetkitty.com. I really appreciate all the help that everyone has given me.

[mustang lady]

I forget to tell you that they ste in the pattern is 2 shells make 1 inch, 4 rows make 1 inch, 12 sc make 1inch;12 rows make 1 inch.

[newthingcrochet]

Wow, that's really tiny. I just checked something I did with size ten thread and #7 steel hook and I was getting 8 sc or dc per inch and 4 dc rows per inch. It seems like to get that gauge you'd have to use thread even smaller than 10 or crochet super tight.

[mathwizard]

Hi Mustang Lady,

I looked a baby outfit that my mom didn't finish before she died. It is made with fingering yarn. The yarn is fine and I have some size 8 thread. The thichness is the same. Yarns are interchangable. If you get cotton perle by DMC you will find it is very soft for the baby's skin as is fingering yarn. Most baby outfits are made of fingering yarn and materials soft to the baby skin. It is up to you what you use. Perle can be expensive and fingering usually isn't.

I would advise doing a swatch to check the gauge. If you have fingering yarn try it for gauge or if a friend has some ask for a bit and make a guage swatch.

I have made baby outfits and used mostly fingering yarn but it is really up to you.

Mathwizard

[mustang lady]

Thanks Mathwizard. i think I will try your suggestion. I really want to try and make a baby sweater. First of all this would be my first attempt at making something wearable and it would probably be easier to start with something small like this and I can always save it for a baby shower gift. Seems like lately I am always needing baby gifts more than ever. Must be something in the water here in Campbellsville, KY