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suzeeq · 09-23-2007, 08:21 PM

Oh yes, definitely go with the larger needles; looser knits are much softer and cuddlier. Even if the label says 8/5mm, that's for densely knit sweaters and 10 or even 10� would be fine for a scarf.

09-23-2007, 08:21 PM	#4
suzeeq Knit On! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 27,765 Thanks: 160 Thanked 6,442 Times in 6,029 Posts	Oh yes, definitely go with the larger needles; looser knits are much softer and cuddlier. Even if the label says 8/5mm, that's for densely knit sweaters and 10 or even 10� would be fine for a scarf. __________________ sue- knitting heretic