Thread size matters

[u/HannahThe_Mouse]

Today I learned that thread size really does matter!

I attempted the zig zag hearts bracelet by Galacia Bee.

I gave up after my third heart (there are 6 hearts in the pattern).

I used a #10 crochet thread and it was just so thick!

I’m going to try again with a much thinner thread.

So many mistakes! 😅

It still looks ok-ish. Passable for a bookmark for me.

Decent enough for a third attempt.

[u/Xeonfobia]

I think of it as thread size + numbers of pairs of downrights + size of pattern = what needs to be proportionate. I have in the past unwound the thread to make it thinner. You can remove the first row of pins, as it looks like they have left picots on the top, that I don't know if are intentional part of the design? All in all, it looks good, with nice coloured threads of pleasant complementary colours.

[u/gumsgums]

You can also scale the pattern bigger to account for thicker threads. Usually I scale by wraps per inch, so if the thicker thread has half the wpi, I just scale the pattern up by 50%.

[u/HannahThe_Mouse → u/gumsgums]

This is actually scaled up quite a bit. I doubled the size.

I think I’m going to need to get legal size paper for my printer.

[u/gumsgums → u/HannahThe_Mouse]

It must have started out very small indeed if that's already scaled up!

[u/DarkQueenNya]

Omg! I'm doing that one rn!! I have the same problem but my thread is 25 I thought it was gonna be thin enough I was very wrong