Yarn requirements are only a guide. You could need more. I do not have this pattern, but are you experienced in reading patterns? What is the problem? Can you write out verbatim where you are confused? Then we can help.

I finally figured it out!

I was thrown b/c she uses a string of size numbers plus greater than/less than symbols. Then, the yarn requirements follow, and the commas and symbols made it hard to figure out how much yarn for each size.

Whew.

I was surprised to see (once I finally interpreted it) that the yarn requirements only differ by 3 balls for a size 6 kid sweater compared to a size 42" adult sweater. Only 3 balls (I think it was 15 vs 18)?

Now I just need to find an appropriate super bulky yarn (easy for me, but hard for my son--so much of it is very fluffy and/or shiny. And no bulky wool ease--way too itchy. And machine wash only. And cheap! etc. etc. etc.)

:-)

francy

I just picked up my copy that I got from the library. That really is confusing, not only because of so many sizes - with the adult sizes separated by but with two colors of yarn, and amounts for each color, too.

Instead of a bulky yarn, you may want to consider knitting two strands together to get the right guage. That will give you more yarn choices.