Perhaps I should have put weight conversion! We don’t have fingering weight, worsted etc in the UK.
Trying to find out what fingering weight yarn is in UK equivalent!
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yarn weights aren’t measured in metric or imperial, so I wouldn’t think it would make a difference.
Lace, Fingering, Sport, DK, Light Worsted, Worsted, Chunky, Rug, Roving
EDIT: Try this chart, maybe it can help??
http://www.yarnstandards.com/weight.html
none had the correct answer, but I am adding a bit more info:
Ply in yarn isn’t a weight!! all yarns can be 2 and more plys.
length isn’t a weight! some of us measure by the gram and some by ounces.
The weights for knitting are the number of times a yarn wraps around a measure 1 inch x 1 inch x 1/4 inch thick. Not tightly packed or pulled tight. this is the “wpi” or wraps per inch which is how I sell my handspuns.
Other wise the lace weight through the super bulky are the same.
The yarn is labeled the same, it’s the needle sizes that are different. Or are you looking at a specific yarn that is quirky and you’re wondering what in the heck you might do with it?
Most knitting books have needle guides to show the difference between US and UK needles. Luckily most US needles are also labeled by millimeters, too, so it’s fairly easy to figure out.
But here’s the thing – even if you have a plain vanilla US yarn that says it’s a worsted weight, #4, suggests US needle size 8 … whatever … You will probably want to try a few different needle sizes close to US 8 if gauge is critical. Alternately, if gauge is not critical, anything close will do.
Here’s a link to a good chart:
http://www.fibergypsy.com/common/needles.shtml
Happy Knitting!
I checked out a site and fingering, baby and sports yarn came up in the same category so I think it is probably a two or three ply but I myself think more toward two ply.
try here
http://www.crochetcabana.com/yarn_yak.htm
scroll down the page to get yarn equivalents
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