Help please - changing wool thickness

Think nanapug you said you'd booked yourself in for a workshop at John Lewis ...if its at Bluewater, then she is a very helpful lady ...she will probably be able to answer your question.

Please let me know too ...as I also wondered if there was a web-site that indicated wool conversions for a pattern.

It may be as simple as knitting the tension swatch with your chosen wool adjusting the needles until you get the correct sizing

Yes Jacey you are right on both counts but I want to start it tonight!!! I hate not having a project on the go, and have more than enough to cover in my alloted hour tomorrow!! I'm just impatient!! Will let you know however if I find a site.

Yup - I agree. Knit with it with smaller needles and see if the tension works - if not go down a size.

But be careful because smaller needles might make the finished product very tight and stiff. I think there's a site called Yarndex which might help with advice about different weights. If not, get on to Ravelry pdq. You'll get lots of help there.