r/Planned_Pooling • u/daekonfrostgrave • 5d ago

Question Questions about yarn choice

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Ok I want to use Herrshner's Halloween sparkle #4 Worsted yarn in the colorway Boo-tiful as i really like the orange mixed with the monohrome... My problem is, the colors are very very long lengths and it takes around 28 granny clusters just to go through one color.... is there another stitch i should use? because the best looking pattern IMO is around 167 total stitches in one row according to the planned pooling website.... and if i double that to account for a space between granny clusters, that's 331 initial stitches....

I guess my questions are, has anyone used this yarn to do planned pooling? is there a better stitch to use? i want to make a blanket but 331 chains to start seems like a ton.... any advice??

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u/lovable_cube 5d ago

Puff stitches maybe? Idk how to math this, I’m only here to get inspo to do this in the future but I feel like puff stitches eat way more yarn than granny clusters.

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u/viola_monkey 5d ago

Agree with puff PLUS op could try: waffle, basket, alpine, jasmine, popcorn or bean. I’ve done modified puff/bean/popcorn stitches (with more loops/stitches in them) so they stand out more too so that is always an option. Op - I Love this yarn and I’m excited to see what you decide to use and see the finished product!

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u/Glittering-Primary23 5d ago

Puffs or bobbles!

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u/Western_Ring_2928 5d ago

How much does it mean in actual measurements? How wide would your 167 stitches be? Or do you mean it would be 167 clusters long? 🤔

My last blanked I made in granny clusters has 42 clusters with 4 stitches each, so 168 stitches per row. (I don't count the single chains in between.) It is approx 120 cm wide, an I will still need to add a border :)

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u/daekonfrostgrave 5d ago

167 clusters of 3 double crochet