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Tired of trying to figure out the yarn number equivalents or looking for your yarn meter? Check this out! Enter the size and the known yarn measurement and you will then see the equivalent number for the other yarn counts in the table below.

In Tex, Denier, Decitex, “Linen, Hemp, Jute”, Woollen(Aberdeen), Woollen(US grain) the higher the number, the thicker the yarn. For all other counts, the higher the number the thinner the yarn.
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MeasurementValueUnit
Texgrams/kilometre
Deniergrams/9,000 metres (or 9 km)
Decitexgrams/10,000 metres (or 10 km)
Linen, Hemp, Jutelb/14,400 yd (spyndle)
Woollen(Aberdeen)lb/14,400 yd
Woollen(US grain)grains/20 yd
Asbestos(American)100 yd(cut)/lb
Asbestos(English)50 yd/lb
Cotton bump yarnyd/oz
Cotton(English)840 yd(hank)/lb
Glass(UK & USA)100 yd/lb
Linen(set or dry spun)300 yd(lea)/lb
Wool Run1600 yd/lb
Metrickilometres/kg
Spun silk840 yd/lb
Typp1000 yd/lb
Woollen(Alloa)11,520 yd(spyndle)/24 lb
Woollen(American cut)300 yd/lb
Woollen(American run)100 yd/oz
Woollen(Dewsbury)yd/oz
Woollen(Galashiels)300 yd(cut)/24 oz
Woollen(Hawick)300 yd(cut)/26 oz
Woollen(Irish)yd/0.25 oz
Woollen(West of England)320 yd(snap)/lb
Woollen(Yorkshire)256 yd(skein)/lb
Woollen(Yorkshire)yd/dram
Woollen(Worsted)560 yd(hank)/lb
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