Knitting; a manual of practical instruction in the mechanical details of all types of knitting machinery, their operation, adjustment, and care (1909)
American School of Correspondence, Metcalf, M. A. [from old catalog] · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 41
foundits number. Worsted Count System. 560 yards No. 1 Worsted Yarnweigh TOOO grains (1 lb.) 50 yards of No. 1 Worsted Yarn weigh 625 grains, fromwhich the table on page 25 is calculated. Reel off 50 yards, and opposite its weight of grains in thetable will be found the count or No. of the yarn. To… … the number in the table on page 25 and opposite is the numberdesignating the No. of the yarn. 36 KNITTING. 25 Example : Suppose we have 52 inches of single worsted yarnweighing 6.02 grains: Then : 6.02 4- 52 = .1,157, this X 1800 =208.33. Referring to the table we find that the size of this yarnis…
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