Make sure you have enough yarn. In fact, make sure you have MORE than enough. The suggested length or yardage may not be accurate if you are using a different yarn than suggested.

Bernat is a family tradition. Baby blankets and any decorative Bernat blankets can be handed down from one generation to another. They carry cherished memories from home to home, generation to generation. Start knitting new memories with tried and true Bernat yarn or look forward to cozying up with a cup of hot chocolate and your handmade Bernat blanket on cold winter days. Home Décor Bernat YarnBernat yarn is your go-to for the whole family, with great yarns for fashion, home décor projects, and baby! From tried and true basics, to cutting-edge textures, there’s a yarn for everyone, and every project. Featuring best-in-class baby yarns that are safety certified, fashion-forward garment yarn, and classic home decor yarn, you'll love to knit and crochet all your craft projects with Bernat yarns! Crochet With Bernat Yarn Most swatches measure the gauge over a 4 in. x 4 in. (or 10 cm x 10 cm) area but your swatch needs to be significantly bigger than that to get accurate measurements. We’ve all been there, you find the cutest, most exciting knitting pattern or crochet pattern but you don’t have the exact yarn it calls for…

Use a yarn that is the same (or very similar) fiber content. For example, you could substitute alpaca for wool, but don’t substitute cotton. Different fibers have different characteristics including drape and stretch and, especially for garments, that can make a big difference. Maybe the suggested yarn is hard to find, discontinued, it’s super duper expensive, you really need to use some yarn in your stash before you buy more, or maybe the suggested yarn doesn’t come in a color you like. These are all totally valid reasons to want to substitute yarns. When the new yarn meets the gauge of the project. But make sure your swatch is the same exact conditions as the project. If it’s in the round, swatch in the round, if it’s a certain stitch, swatch in that stitch. When you’re using the same yarn weight and a similar fiber (for example wool vs. alpaca would be ok, wool vs. cotton would be a lot different because those fibers behave a lot differently than each other).

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When you’re knitting something where the finished size doesn’t matter. Making a standard scarf with a basic stitch? Go ahead and use different yarn and change the number of stitches or rows to make it the size you want.