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Thank you

kburton49er — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:44:11 +0000

RE: Rhinebeck Hat Thank you for this information. I did one panel and I can see how it will be a little smaller but it looks and feels great.

RE: Droplane

Woolly Wormhead — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:26:44 +0000

@petraendres wanna pop that in the feedback form? That way me and Deb can review everything.

We have considered mentioning the needle size change around the braid but it complicates the pattern writing, in that there's a lot of back and forth, especially as it's only needed for the braid and not the prep round or following rounds.

Once we've got everyone's feedback in the form we can review it again and see if we can find a way to explain it without complicating it further!

RE: Droplane

petraendres — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:12:29 +0000

@princesstwiggy to me it would be easier (to staying in „ the knitting Flow“)to continue, if the instruction says „change back to working needles/ larger needles… after the instructions for the lateral braid“….

RE: Rhinebeck Hat

Woolly Wormhead — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:32:53 +0000

@kburton49er brilliant - I'm glad it worked for you!

You should be able to use Arroyo, yes, but do check gauge. It might end up a little shorter as stitch gauge affects length.

In terms of circumference, this one is easy to adjust if the gauge is different, as the panel can be worked more or fewer times.

RE: Rhinebeck Hat

kburton49er — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:03:51 +0000

@princesstwiggy I decided to start over and this time it worked perfectly. Feeling proud. Question, is it ok to use Malabrigo Arroyo on this hat? Would it be better on another one of your hats? Thanks

RE: Droplane

Woolly Wormhead — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:45:15 +0000

@petraendres I get what you mean. This system has been working on my grade by gauge patterns and hasn't tripped anyone up yet, to my knowledge (besides your question upthread), apart from why the smaller needle size is needed (hence the note!)

RE: Droplane

petraendres — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:36:07 +0000

@princesstwiggy Yes that make sense and I really like that you say mm! I only mentioned it because a lot other designer think everyone is familiar with the US/ mm size difference/ measurement and often mix it up in the instructions, so I only wanted to be on the safe side …🫣

RE: Droplane

petraendres — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:31:21 +0000

Sorry!I found it as well!You were to quick🫣

RE: Droplane

Woolly Wormhead — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:27:53 +0000

@petraendres the smaller needle sizes are primarily for the Lateral Braid but also useful for the cast on before changing colours. The info is all in the downloadable tutorials, but we're going to add a note to explain why as this has been asked a couple of times!

With the graded-by-gauge patterns, it's hard to include US needle sizes as it quickly gets messy on that info page. I always include US and UK sizes on patterns that are graded by numbers, but it's a different format on the graded by gauge ones. And I say 2 sizes smaller as needle size is a guide, and indicating the difference is more helpful than a specific size - if that makes sense?

RE: Droplane

petraendres — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:21:14 +0000

@princesstwiggy I chose droplane. Where do I need the smaller needles, please…normally I would start with the smaller needles for the brim and than change to larger for the test of the hat…

And I think for „continental“ knitters especially beginners it would be helpful to mention for example US size 2/ 2,75 mm and instead of 2 sizes smaller US1/2,25 mm?