What is WPI?

Have you ever found yarn with no label, uh yea, how do you know the weight of the yarn, #4 worsted or #3 DK? There is a simple method for finding this out, it’s called Wraps Per Inch or WPI. This topic came up at a recent crochet meet-up because there was donated yarn without labels. So, I pulled up the Craft Yarn Council website to find the WPI chart on my phone. I quickly showed the group how to measure using one of the methods below, this worked out perfectly.

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