A picture of a yarn ball is better than no picture at all |
The label says 1804 yards/100g (Why? Why? Why do they mix imperial and metric?)
My rounded calculations gave me 8190 yards/lb, so I went to the Master yarn chart. It's between these two entries but obviously much closer to the 36/2. It's interesting that the recommended setts are the same.
36/2 wool; 8,950 yd/lb (18,025 m/kg); 24, 36, 45
28/2 wool; 6,880 yd/lb (13,885 m/kg); 24, 36, 45
Then I thought of the Ashenhurst formula? It's a way of finding diameters per inch (WPI) including a fudge factor for yarn squishiness... Here's a couple of lightweight articles on it:
Then you calculate a sett number based on interlacements (i.e., closer sett for twill than plain weave as there are less interlacements). Or just follow the suggestions on either of those web pages.
I think I'm going to sample with a turned twill at 36 TPI, I suspect that'll show off the changes in the yarn color nicely.
Left is 30 EPI, plain weave over twill Right is twill at 35 EPI |
I chose the twill to hide the color changes but I'm surprised I don't mind them in the plain weave.
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