How do Grams Relate to Yardage in Yarn Weights for Knitting and Crochet
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The rough/approximate ranges of yardage/meterage per 100 grams I discussed are as follows:
Lace: 480 - 500 yards (457+ meters)
Fingering: 395 - 450 yards (361 - 411 meters)
Sport: 300 - 390 yards (274 - 356 meters)
DK: 225 - 300 yards (201 - 274 meters)
Worsted: 185 - 220 yards (164 - 200 meters)
Aran: 120 - 180 yards (110 - 164 meters)
Bulky: 100 - 120 (91 - 110 meters)
Super Bulky/Jumbo: 60 - 100 yards (55 - 91 meters)
I mentioned a lot of videos that you might find interesting and you can find links to them below:
Understanding Yarn Weight (video from 2016): • Yarn Weights in knitti...
Yarn Substitution in Patterns: • Let's Talk Knitting - ...
How to Read a Yarn Label: • How to Read and Unders...
When Sock Yarn Isn't Sock Yarn: • When Sock Yarn Isn't S...
Standard Yarn Weight System vs Yarn Weight Names: • Standard Yarn Weight S...
When Knit Does Not Mean Knit: • When Knit Does Not Mea...
And the link to the Yarn Standards Cheat Sheet can be found here:
payhip.com/b/P...
THANK YOU, thank you, thank you! The curtain has opened. The mystery is revealed! I’m saving this to my knitting playlist.
Yay! I am so glad I was able to be helpful.
It's a miracle anybody could knit or crochet before the Internet and Barbara Benson! Start with the # of yarn weight names = about 10 in US (because one weight has either 2 or 3 names!?!?!?), which you can then triple because of "light" or "heavy" for each weight. # of "pretty little skein with a weight number" icons on the ball band = 6 or 7 - or 0, if the yarn is old enough. # of other naming systems, like "2 ply, 4 ply, 8 ply, etc." referring to weight, not necessarily the # of plies = ???. Then, as you point out, yarn structure, such as boucle or paillette yarns, where the weight includes the doodads, thus shortening the length, but not necessarily the overall thickness, which reminds me, THICK/thin yarns!!! Thank you for helping to tame the beast, but this is like the Hydra. Every time you cut off a head, two grow back. I repeat, It's a miracle anybody could knit or crochet before the Internet and Barbara!.
Sometimes I think it's confusing on purpose LOL. The ply system really confuses the heck out of me too. It's really a life long learning situation.
Yesssss!!! FINALLY!!! I found another human being that actually understands this.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I thank the universe for putting your video in my YT path.😂😂
I've been trying for years (no joke) to explain this to friends, and even though I thought I was doing a pretty good job of it, I kept ending up with that questionable blank look, telling me I failed and that it hasn't really clicked with them.😮 SOOOO frustrating.😅
Both crocheters and knitters too often refer only to the yardage and totally ignore the actual weight, as if it's not a factor in the equation.
In addition to what you explain, this is also essential when trying to calculate whether shipping charges are worth paying for when ordering yarn online.
THANK YOU for this awesome and extremely important video and I will definitely share it with my friends!!!
This made my day/week/year/decade/century😂😂😂 (seriously!... well, it's ranking pretty high up there...)
LOL, I am certainly glad you enjoyed the video. Ignoring the weight of a yarn is kinda a recipe for failure. And don't even get me started with old school patterns that only tell you how many grams of yarn you need.
I remember when I started getting back in the 60s good old red heart came in 4 ounce and 8 ounce skeins. With the very subtle and incomplete change to the metric system voted in I think it was 1975…you slowly saw the change from the 4 and 8 ounces to the 50 and 100 g skeins, bundles, hanks of yarn
The more things change .... LOL
I’ve been knitting over a decade and crocheting much longer than that and I still learned a few things from this video! Thanks, Barbara!
Thank you!
Some KnitTubers talk about marling - combining 2 yarns to accomplish a color or texture effect. Could you discuss good practices for this. Such as, combine these two to equal worsted weight, etc.
This is a very old video, but it might help with your question: czcams.com/video/yHlXPsHwqFM/video.html
I have definitely discussed yarn weights in several videos. As far as marling goes, that is not something I have played with enough that I would feel comfortable passing myself off as an expert LOL.
I am not a newbie and understood most of this before watching your video but still enjoyed your focus and presentation on this content. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sticking with me.
The most comprehensive video on the topic. Thank you Barbara !
I do tend to talk alot LOL!
Thanks! I learned a new term, grist, and finally know where the term DK came from! This is a different issue, but I do find it frustrating that the Yarn Council’s numerical yarn categories don’t match up too well with the weight categories for “fancier” (LYS) yarns. The answer, I know, is to swatch, but guesstimating if an acrylic yarn is close enough to DK or Aran to be worth purchasing is annoying. Another excuse to buy fancy yarn!
I definitely have a couple of videos where I express my displeasure with the CYC system LOL. We are alike in our dislike. Another metric that you can use for comparing yarns is Wraps per Inch ... but that takes some mathing.
This is the BEST explanation I have ever heard and I finally understand. I can't tell you how much this will help me. Thanks so much!
Glad it was helpful!
A few indie dyers that I know make their hanks 113-115 grams. I think this is because that equates to 4 oz. Years ago 4 ounces was the norm for yarn skeins.
Well that is something I didn't know. Thank you!
Thank you,
In all my years of knitting I finally understand. I have bought yarns and been disappointed because I wasn't understanding what you have just explained. Thank you your amazing. 😇😎
Well you can go forward confidently! I am so glad I could help!
This was good and is a clear example of the advantage of the metric system over the imperial because all measurements in metric are divisible by 10! Interesting that in the world of quilting here in Canada we buy fabric in meters yet cut patterns in inches!
Yeah, metric is totally superior!
Your information is golden !! I've been knitting since the 1950's [doll clothes at the beginning] but THANK YOU for explaining this in such clear, concise terms. I viewed your episode because I 'm starting a project that only tells me how many grams of dk yarn to buy -- no yarn brand names, no yardage estimates what-so-ever.
That's super frustrating and not particularly helpful LOL. But back in the day there wasn't a wide variety of yarns and they were all fairly standardized. Not so much anymore LOL. Thanks for watching the video and I am glad it was helpful!
I’m happy with your explanation. Thank you
Yay! Thank you!
Barbara, thank you. Really appreciate your video. I'm a newer knitter and self taught --so many things to think about and learn. Really enjoy your content. Thank you for being approachable and fun 💞
You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind words.
Thank you so much, I live in the Netherlands, we get meters, grams and needed size on our labels. This helps me to understand the rest you talk about concerning yarn weight like sports, aran, worsted etc
That didn't even occur to me, I am so glad it helps you.
So happy you did this video. And referred to the cheat sheet. You very nearly hit right on what I have confusion with - needle size to determine yarn weight. Lol. But the cheat sheet will do wonders for me! Often European or Canadian yarns don’t specify yarn weight on the label, just the grams and stitches per inch. Thank you so much! I always learn so much from you
Stitches per inch really confuses me as a reference point. I need to figure that out better.
Sometimes halo is a huge factor.
Because it can be on the thinner side at the core but the surrounding fuzz classifies as a thicker weight due to required needle size to achieve a good result. So the grist will be high but so will the knitting weight.
Those kinds of yarns tend to feel and work up better on a looser guage/ larger needles aaand frog badly. But... Gorgeous. A beautiful nightmare!😂
Thanks for this Barbara!
There are so many moving parts to the puzzle it is nearly impossible to cover all of them. It's really more of an art but I figure the more info the better.
This was super helpful! Thank you!
Yay! That's the goal.
Great podcast thank you 🧶☕️😊
Thank you for watching!
Even though I understood this it was still interesting to hear you explain the significance of the differing weights.
Thank you Barbara for the video.
Take care xxJane ☔
Glad you enjoyed it!
So helpful! Thank you! ❤
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Thank you, thank you for this information! I have been questioning this issue for a while now and you finally explained it to my understanding!
Yay! Some times you just have to hear it a couple of different ways.
Thank you for doing this video. I rarely have access to the yarn called for in a pattern, so this information will be very useful.
I am so glad it will be helpful!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thanks Barbara, it was informative and yet FUN explanation of yarn weights! 😊
Yeah, it can be really boring LOL
Thank you for a very informative video.
I'm so glad it was helpful.
Thank you Barbara, your explanation is very clear, and it helps me to be more careful to substution the yarn.😊
Yay for successful subs!
Very informative!
I'm so glad it helped.
Thank you so much for this info
I hope it serves you well!
Excellent!! I always wondered about grams in knitting. You explained it so well.
I'm glad it clicked for you!
Barbara! My goddess! I just watched your cable cast-on video and I do believe it has changed my life! I kiss your feet! Well, on second thought, maybe not. But thank you so much! I can now start the Baby Blanket from Hell for the sixth time and not keep cringing over that sloppy edge. You are a born teacher.
You are so welcome!
What about things like gossamer weight? I’ve heard that term before. Thank you for this detailed video. I’m a crocheter that knits, so I spend a lot of time in the DK to bulky range. This was very helpful!
I don't know that gossamer weight is any sort of standard term. I've not heard of it but I would guess it would be in the same category as cobweb weight .... which is thinner than lace weight.
@@WatchBarbaraKnit thank you! :)
Oh! Timely! I just recently used my kitchen scale to try to figure whether I had enough yarn to finish a C2C blanket. If I’d used half the yarn, I’d start decreasing…. I got confused and just ordered more yarn! 🤨🧶🌻
LOL, that's one solution. When I do corner to corner or half inc/half dec patterns I usually stop the increasing just below half so there's wiggle room.
Great explanations of yarns that are not sold in big box stores. I know you hate the council system of numbers since they don't match up to Lace, fingerings, sock, etc. but I think knitters using acrylics and more blends may want to learn more. You were VERY clear that you were using wool as your example. This may apply more to crocheters than knitters.
When I make videos I tend to stick to subjects where I am confident in my knowledge. I haven't worked with big box acrylics enough to provide reliable information. Just due to inexperience.
Grist has always confused me.... I'm just learning knitting, but I spin a lot of my own yarn, so trying to figure out what needles to use on my yarn. I'll have to check some of my own skeins.
Wraps per inch might be helpful in that as well!
I knitted a baby blanket with cotton-according to pattern I needed 500g but reached the size after 300g??
It is possible that your gauge was off but 200 g is an awful lot!
Oh! I wanted to say how tickled I was to learn where the term DK weight (double knit) came from - that fingering weight is also known as knit weight! Twice that thickness, voila! DK weight.
It's a fun bit of trivia, no?
👍🏽
I'm so confused 😕. I think I'll just go to a yarn specialty store and ask for help.
Sometimes it takes a certain kind of explaining to connect with someone's learning style. Going to a local yarn store is a great way to connect.