Blogged here, with instructions on how to adapt a non-denim pattern for denim yarn!

Denim shrinks from 28 rows per 10 cm to 32 rows per 10cm. This means that for every 7 rows of pattern you actually need 8. Or, knit 12.5% longer than stated in the pattern.

I found this pattern to be very wide, so I removed 40 stitches from the entire body from the small size! I was a little alarmed at how the denim shrunk both lengthwise AND widthwise… I don’t think that’s supposed to happen, but maybe it’s because of the lace stitches? I found, however, that you can rescue some length and width by re-washing and air drying instead of tumble drying.

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