I have just learned to knit in the last month and have really enjoyed it. I am currently an American living in Germany though, and I am struggling with getting the gauge correct. I think I have discovered that what I thought was worsted weight yarn might actually be sport weight. It seems like the average yarn that I have found here is thinner. Is is possible to still use the sport weight and just double it up? And instead of buying twice as much yarn, is it possible to use both ends of the same ball to double up the yarn? I tried to switch to bigger DPN needles but on a 4" swatch I was only getting 3". Am I missing something? All of the patterns I have so far are hat patterns.
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Thank you for any help you can give me.