Plying and measuring
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Plying and measuring
Right ... got enough singles spun and plying to colours together then I thought , how do I know when I have enough to knit any particular pattern? Do I go on weight or yardage and if yardage is there a quick way of measuring ..
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Re: Plying and measuring
If you run the plied yarn into a skein using a niddy-noddy then that would help working out the yardage, but I don't think many UK patterns list the requirements in yards (or metres)
Or could weigh and approximate for thickness of your pattern by knitting a swatch.
Checkout some of the yahoo groups or ravellry for yarn meters.
I just spin and when there seems to be sufficient start knitting/crocheting/weaving and if I run out I spin some more
There is a very clever device which weighs a specific length of yarn and you can then calculate the yardage using a formula involving WPI (McMorran??)
Or could weigh and approximate for thickness of your pattern by knitting a swatch.
Checkout some of the yahoo groups or ravellry for yarn meters.
I just spin and when there seems to be sufficient start knitting/crocheting/weaving and if I run out I spin some moreThere is a very clever device which weighs a specific length of yarn and you can then calculate the yardage using a formula involving WPI (McMorran??)
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Re: Plying and measuring
Measuring wraps per inch would tell you what 'ply' yarn you have produced and then you would know by weight whether you have the correct amount for a pattern.
Simply wind your yarn round a ruler for one inch and count the number of wraps. The higher the number of wraps, the finer the yarn. My husband made me a gauge by cutting a one inch notch out of the side of a small piece of wood.
This site will help. There is a good chart telling you how many WPI for each thickness of yarn.
http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter07/KSspinasub.html
Laceweight will be 2-3 ply
Fingering will be 4ply
The Worsted would be chunky yarn
Once you know what 'ply' your yarn is you can choose a suitable pattern for it.
Hope this helps you. Let us know what you make with your lovely yarn.
Maggie x
Simply wind your yarn round a ruler for one inch and count the number of wraps. The higher the number of wraps, the finer the yarn. My husband made me a gauge by cutting a one inch notch out of the side of a small piece of wood.
This site will help. There is a good chart telling you how many WPI for each thickness of yarn.
http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter07/KSspinasub.html
Laceweight will be 2-3 ply
Fingering will be 4ply
The Worsted would be chunky yarn
Once you know what 'ply' your yarn is you can choose a suitable pattern for it.
Hope this helps you. Let us know what you make with your lovely yarn.
Maggie x