55: Yarn Detectives Part 1

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We're digging deep into your stash to help you identify yarn that might no longer have any identifying information. (Eek!) This week's question is about choosing patterns when knitting socks for larger feet.

WPI (wraps her inch) and Yarn Weight Charts

• Ravelry standard yarn weight chart - WPI, ply, gauge ranges
• Craft Yarn Council WPI Chart
• SweetGeorgia Spinzilla Series for Calculating Fiber Quantities

Here's a link to a WPI tool, in case you're having trouble visualizing it!

Tools for yardage

• Mystery yarn (with WPI/weight identified)
• Kitchen or postage scale (need to measure in grams)
• Yarn Weight and Yards per Pound Chart
• These are estimates/ranges because fiber content and yarn construction affects physical weight

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode:

• Rye Light designed by Tin Can Knits
• DRK Everyday Socks designed by Andrea Mowry

What's on our needles this week:

• Felix Cardigan designed by Savory Knitting (Amy Christoffers)

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