Caron Country?

[kiwikitti]

I want to make Memphis Fingerless Gloves. The required yarn is the Caron Country but I want to substitute Caron One Pound Rainbow Tones. I know that they are both worsted but there are differnet thicknesses in worsted yarn! Is country one of the thinner worsted like simply soft (to use another caron yarn) or a thicker one (like one pound) or something in between (like rhss)?

[ropergirl3]

can you search it online at Caron or something???

[kiwikitti]

Yeah. I was jsut at their website but it didn't give that information besides worsted. At least as far as I can tell. I know that they call simply soft and one pounders both worsted and simply soft is a lot thinner than the one pounder.

[tonyal]

one pounder is

100% acrylic

4"=18 stitches on size 8 needles.

Suggested crochet hook: H8

 

 

country is 75% microdenier acrylic/25% merino wool

3 ounces (85 grams) 185 yards

4"=16 stitches on size 9 needles

Suggested crochet hook: I9

 

If i remember right country is not only thicker, but also way softer than the one pounder.

[kiwikitti]

Thank you tonyal! I almost never deal with gauge so I guess that would be a proper place to look for that information. Now I know for next time.

[Angeleyz14]

by guage the country sounds thicker, but the country I have petted in my local acmoore feels thinner than the one pounders to me, it is also much smoother.

[smith]

I have the caron country and I feel it's much lighter, softer, shinier than the pounder. I love working with it. YUMMY!! I can easily use my H on the country but I've got to go up a hook for comfort on the pounder.

[Craw]

I have both the Country and the Pounder and the Country is thinner. Check the gauge on your pattern as you go along and you may still be able to substitute like you want but I really think the Simply Soft is closer in weight to the Country.