I ve been using american patterns for long enough now to know that worsted weight yarn or number 4 is roughly equivalent to 10ply yarn in australia.
Worsted cotton yarn australia.
Hoooked milano eco barbante stands out for its quality softness beauty and versatility.
American and british yarn weight terms.
Simply cotton organic worsted yarn 5 99 100g skein 100 organic cotton.
It s the most common yarn weight that you ll find on american shelves and if you shop in big box stores you might see it labeled as a medium weight yarn with this symbol.
85 cotton 15 recyled fibres 200g 204m 4 00 6 00mm needles the yarn consists of 85 recycled cotton and 15 other recycled fibres and is ideal for various types of decoration such as amigurumi rugs blankets pillows floor mats or handbags.
The symbol is part of a series of symbols that were popularized by the craft yarn council and is used by yarn manufacturers who comply with the craft yarn council s system of yarn.
4ply 5ply and 8ply cotton.
The packaging of worsted weight yarn is sometimes labeled with a yarn symbol featuring a prominent number 4 in the center with the word medium appearing underneath.
Here is a resource that i refer to frequently.
Our most popular wool is 8ply so you can see how some of my creations were odd sizes in the early days.
Worsted weight yarn is rightfully the golden mean of yarns being perfect for almost every knitting project you can come up with.