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About Deborah Mason
Expertise
I can answer most questions related to hand knitting, crochet and hand spinning.

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I have been knitting and crocheting for approximately thirty five years and I have been a hand spinner for twenty two years.

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None related to Knitting, but my other qualifications are as follows: B.Com (Hons) M.Ed CPA LCA

 
   

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Knitting - wool

Expert: Deborah Mason - 6/1/2009

Question
how do you know what ply a ball of wool is when the label only has
the brand & no ply

Answer
Hi Carrol,

You can count the number of wraps per inch.  What you do is to get a ruler and wrap the yarn around it.  Then you count the number of wraps that cover an inch on the ruler.

For a more complete explanation and a table with the number of wraps per inch for standard yarn weights, check out this web page:

http://www.knitting-naturally.com/yarn-comparison-chart.html

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