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Yarn Sizes and Information

Information about sizes, weights, and properties of knitting and weaving yarn.

Also be sure to check the following pages for more information:
Fabric and Fiber Information

Yarn Sizes and Substitutions Added: 13-Nov-1998
Guide to standard yarn sizes, based on yards per pound (with conversion to meters per kilogram).

Rowan Yarn data, current and discontinued yarns Added: 22-Mar-2001
Yardage, gauge, suggested needle sizes, and fiber content for current and discontinued Rowan yarns.

Yarn Reviews Added: 3-Mar-2001
All-volunteer collection of yarn reviews -- includes comments about gauge, suitability, etc. supplied by knitters. Now fully searchable.

Yarn Weights (definitions) Added: 18-Aug-1999
Description of various yarn weights -- scroll down the page a bit to find the descriptive info. Also offers a search for yarn equivalents by weight, manufacturer, fiber, price or specific yarn name.

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