Like many knitters, I have a stash of yarn without labels with no idea what the ply is or how many yards or metres there are left, especially if its left over from a previous project. To work out the ply of your yarn, head over to my post https://www.ultimatepinupvintage.com/post/wraps-per-inch-how-to-find-out-the-ply-of-your-yarn This blog post has come about because I have set myself my own personal curriculum to learn how to write knitting patterns. Using Kate Atherley’s b

1940s sewing pattern turning a dress into a turban I love a vintage headscarf or turban, it adds instant glamour to an outfit and is...

Like so many knitters and crocheters, I have a stashes of yarn squirrelled away in boxes and bags in multiples corners of the house. Inevitably, labels get damaged or lost and then you end up with a pile of yarn and no idea what ply it is. Ply is the term used to describe the thickness of the yarn, which can be very thin such as cobweb/lace weight, all the way up to super bulky thick yarn.