needle size?

Hi,

Can someone please reccomend a needle size for a shawl knit out of fine lace weight yarn. I am having some problems finding the correct size.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Brinton on April 1, 2012 at 7:42pm

Haha - PickleSue, I am just itching to get my hands on some cobweb-weight yarn. (Any advice is welcome...)

Permalink Reply by christina | AlohaBlu on April 1, 2012 at 10:55pm

Mary - TheGossamerWeb on etsy specializes in cob-web (or as she calls it frog hair) weight yarn. This section has 2800yd (2600meter) skeins. Is this what you had in mind?

Permalink Reply by Mary Brinton on April 2, 2012 at 4:30am

Ooh - yeah! Thanks!

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on April 2, 2012 at 3:51pm

The Gossamer Web is owned by Fleegle. It is her book Fleegle Spins Supported that is amazing. I only hope that some day I can spin supported with 1/4 the expertise that Fleegle has. Those yarns are spun by Fleegle. I believe she spins them on a support spindle, not on a wheel.

Permalink Reply by Dawn Railsback on April 2, 2012 at 8:23am

What I've done in the past is check Ravelry. I click on where you can see other people projects and then in the upper right corner I click on "advanced search". It brings you to the normal search screen and then you can select what weight yarn you are using. Then you can see what needle size other people used and what the finished project may look like. I use this method a lot when I'm doing lace projects.