EWE sells our yarn by weight in grams.
If you need to convert to meters for a pattern the following will give an approximate meterage
| Yarn weight | WPI | Ply | Suggested
Needle size |
Knit Gauge
(4” / 10cm) |
Approx. Yards per gram | Approx. Meters per gram |
| Cobweb | 1 | |||||
| Lace | 2 | 1.5 – 2.25 mm | 32 – 34 stitches | 8.8 | 9 | |
| Light fingering | 3 | 2.25 – 3 mm | 32 stitches | |||
| Fingering | 14 | 4 | 2.25 – 3.25 mm | 28 stitches | ||
| Sport | 12 | 5 | 3.25 – 3.75 mm | 24 – 26 stitches | 2.75 | 4 |
| DK | 11 | 8 | 3.75 – 4.5 mm | 22 stitches | 2.5 | 2.35 |
| Worsted | 9 | 10 | 4.5 – 5.5 mm | 20 stitches | 2.2 | 2 |
| Aran | 8 | 10 | 4.5 – 5.5 mm | 18 stitches | 1.65 | 1.5 |
| Bulky | 7 | 12 | 5.5 – 8 mm | 14 – 15 stitches | 1.1 | 1 |
| Super bulky | 5-6 | 8 mm + | 8 – 12 stitches | 0.8 | 0.75 |
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