Comments on: How To’s Day: Figuring out the weight/gauge of ‘mystery’ yarn! http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:21:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Easy Knitting Design» Blog Archive » Working with Mystery Yarn http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-220828 Easy Knitting Design» Blog Archive » Working with Mystery Yarn Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:50:46 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-220828 [...] yarn.”  One way is wraps per inch.  There is a good explanation of it on a site called knitchat.  That post will give you a symbol/number that corresponds to the wraps per [...] [...] yarn.”  One way is wraps per inch.  There is a good explanation of it on a site called knitchat.  That post will give you a symbol/number that corresponds to the wraps per [...]

]]> By: Cool links to keep you in the “know how to.” « savageknitting http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-212646 Cool links to keep you in the “know how to.” « savageknitting Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:48:59 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-212646 [...] links:  Want to figure out the weight of your mystery yarn?    http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/     Here’s a great conversion chart for needle size:   [...] [...] links:  Want to figure out the weight of your mystery yarn?    http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/     Here’s a great conversion chart for needle size:   [...]

]]> By: Laurie http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-198889 Laurie Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:45:55 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-198889 Thank you so much! Very helpful! Thank you so much! Very helpful!

]]> By: Tracie http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-177693 Tracie Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:12:48 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-177693 For those asking about how big the dowel should be - it doesn't matter. You are measuring how thick the yarn is, not how many times a yard will go around the dowel. No matter how big the dowel is, if you have a bulky at 8 wraps per inch, you can only fit 8 strands inside your 1 inch marks. Hope this helps! For those asking about how big the dowel should be – it doesn’t matter. You are measuring how thick the yarn is, not how many times a yard will go around the dowel. No matter how big the dowel is, if you have a bulky at 8 wraps per inch, you can only fit 8 strands inside your 1 inch marks.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: edith http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-115399 edith Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:43:23 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-115399 Thank you very much, this was very useful! I only have one question.. What about size 3, DK yarn? How many WPI would that be? Thank you very much, this was very useful! I only have one question.. What about size 3, DK yarn? How many WPI would that be?

]]> By: Christa http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-113400 Christa Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:30:38 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-113400 Awesome info!! Thankyou! I've been trying to figure this out for days! I'm with Jenny though...how wide should my dowel be?? A skinnier one will make more wraps than a wide one. What did you use? Thanks again!!!! Awesome info!! Thankyou! I’ve been trying to figure this out for days!
I’m with Jenny though…how wide should my dowel be?? A skinnier one will make more wraps than a wide one. What did you use? Thanks again!!!!

]]> By: kuku http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-106832 kuku Sun, 24 May 2009 04:43:01 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-106832 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! that problem was bugging me for the longest time ever..!! now i can use my mysterious yarn .. and perhaps buy those label-less farmspun yarn i saw the other day! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! that problem was bugging me for the longest time ever..!! now i can use my mysterious yarn .. and perhaps buy those label-less farmspun yarn i saw the other day!

]]> By: Emma http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-58219 Emma Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:41:51 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-58219 This is particularly useful for those of us who tend to be careles with ball bands. I never know if I can combine all those ends into a hat or something or if it will just come out all wonky. This is particularly useful for those of us who tend to be careles with ball bands. I never know if I can combine all those ends into a hat or something or if it will just come out all wonky.

]]> By: Louise Zaagsma http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-58198 Louise Zaagsma Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:45:35 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-58198 Thanks...maybe I can get some of all those small balls made into something now. Thanks…maybe I can get some of all those small balls made into something now.

]]> By: Bethany http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-58193 Bethany Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:42:10 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-58193 Great job on that How-To! :) I have one question...how wide do you wrap...are you counting to 3 inches? or just one? Thanks again for an awesome tutorial! Great job on that How-To! :)

I have one question…how wide do you wrap…are you counting to 3 inches? or just one?

Thanks again for an awesome tutorial!

]]> By: Jenny http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-58156 Jenny Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:59:17 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-58156 That is very handy information :) About how wide should your round object be? A wider dowel will make less wraps than a skinnier one, won't it? I am guessing about the same width as a broomstick. Thanks for such a handy how to. This may just prove to be more valuable information than "How to be Pope" ;D That is very handy information :) About how wide should your round object be? A wider dowel will make less wraps than a skinnier one, won’t it? I am guessing about the same width as a broomstick. Thanks for such a handy how to. This may just prove to be more valuable information than “How to be Pope” ;D

]]> By: Karen Gielen http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-58123 Karen Gielen Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:20:44 +0000 http://www.knitchat.com/2008/07/01/how-tos-day-figuring-out-the-weightgauge-of-mystery-yarn/#comment-58123 Well done! Thank you! Well done! Thank you!

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