A new tool for you
November 27th, 2007 at 3:55 pm (reference, socks, spinning)
So recently I was contemplating spinning some sock yarn. I have this:
or maybe this:
which has pretty colors:
Much discussion between myself and the other members of my totally awesome spinning guild about how to figure out what size single to spin to get a specific size plied yarn. Shane did some research and found a formula to use. The size of the singles is equal to the square root of the number of plies times the wpi of the finished yarn.
Yikes!
To make it simpler for you, I’ve created a little online calculator
You’ll also notice that link is now in a “tools” section on my sidebar. I found a commercial yarn that has around 13 WPI, and I want to make a 3 ply yarn. Now I know what size to spin the singles yarn (go use the calculator to find out) :) Enjoy!
marta said,
November 28th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
holy human calculator, bat man! You really *are* freaky smart!