Weighing yarn in a project
I have a question for people used to weighing their yarn during a project, because I'm getting a little confused.
I've cast on "Copilot" (link to Ravelry pattern), a cowl knit-in-the-round made from sock yarn. Between sections of the pattern, you weigh your yarn so you're sure you can finish the project and make a well-balanced item.
At the start, I had 102 grams of yarn.
After casting on and 6 rows of garter stitch, I had 86 grams left -- 16 grams for this section
After 20 rows of lace, I had 61 grams left -- 25 grams for this section
After 6 rows of garter stitch, I had 54 grams left -- 7 grams for this section.
My question: does casting on really cost that much yarn? The first section with the garter stitches was more than double the amount that I needed for the second section of garter stitches! This seems absurd, even for casting on.
I used a loosely knitted-cast-on, because I couldn't estimate the needed long-tail for the long-tail method.
Mostly I just want my cowl to be symmetrical and I want to be able to estimate where to place which section. If I need another 16 grams for the final garter stitches & bind-off, I can calculate if I can add a third lace section in the middle.... I'm just a little worried my measurements are off.
Sock yarn does come in 100 gram skeins, and although I am unsure if I took the wrapper off before weighing, the wrapper itself weighs only 1 gram, although that could be rounded down.
I've cast on "Copilot" (link to Ravelry pattern), a cowl knit-in-the-round made from sock yarn. Between sections of the pattern, you weigh your yarn so you're sure you can finish the project and make a well-balanced item.
At the start, I had 102 grams of yarn.
After casting on and 6 rows of garter stitch, I had 86 grams left -- 16 grams for this section
After 20 rows of lace, I had 61 grams left -- 25 grams for this section
After 6 rows of garter stitch, I had 54 grams left -- 7 grams for this section.
My question: does casting on really cost that much yarn? The first section with the garter stitches was more than double the amount that I needed for the second section of garter stitches! This seems absurd, even for casting on.
I used a loosely knitted-cast-on, because I couldn't estimate the needed long-tail for the long-tail method.
Mostly I just want my cowl to be symmetrical and I want to be able to estimate where to place which section. If I need another 16 grams for the final garter stitches & bind-off, I can calculate if I can add a third lace section in the middle.... I'm just a little worried my measurements are off.
Sock yarn does come in 100 gram skeins, and although I am unsure if I took the wrapper off before weighing, the wrapper itself weighs only 1 gram, although that could be rounded down.