WPI and EPI for yarns in my stash
This is not an attempt to amass an exhaustive list of all yarns available. Some of the yarns in this list are readily available (at craft stores such as JoAnn, Michaels, and Hobby Lobby), so if you’re just getting started and don’t know what yarn you want to collect, or if want some yarn quickly to practice a particular technique, maybe this list will be useful to you.
I’ve listed the grams, rather than ounces, and yards, rather than meters as these seem to be the most commonly listed pieces of information. Note that 50 g = 1.75 oz, 100 g = 3.5 oz.
YARN SUITABLE FOR 7.5 (OR 8) DPI HEDDLE
- Cascade Yarns Sunseeker Shade: 50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic; 100 g, 246 yd; 16 WPI, 8 EPI
Purchased online from Jimmy Beans Wool
- Frog Tree: 85 % Pima Cotton, 15% Silk; 50 g 155 yd; 16 WPI, 8 EPI
Purchased at a store several years ago
- Artiste #8 Crochet Cotton: presumably 100% Cotton; 50 g, 120.84 yd; 17 WPI, 8.5 EPI
Available at Hobby Lobby
- Yarn Bee Mimosa: 62% Cotton, 38% Rayon; 100 g, 240 yd; 16 WPI, 8 EPI
Available at Hobby Lobby
- Sinfonia: 100% Mercerized Cotton; 100 g, 218 yd; 16 WPI, 8 EPI
Available at Hobby Lobby
YARN SUITABLE FOR 7.5 OR 10 DPI HEDDLE
- Cascade Yarn Ultra Pima Fine: 100% Pima Cotton; 50 g, 136 yd; 18-19 WPI, 9-9.5 EPI
- Think Bamboo: 45% Bamboo, 40% Wool, 15 % Nylon; 50 g, 224 yd; 18 WPI, 9 EPI
Purchased online from Amazon
- Bjørk: 90% Cotton, 10% Merino; 50 g, 164 yd; 18 WPI, 9 EPI
Purchased at a store; not readily available
- Bernat Cottonish: 55% Cotton, 45% Acrylic; 70 g, 282 yd; 18 WPI, 9 EPI
Purchased at JoAnn; I think it’s discontinued
- Patons Grace: 100% Mercerized Cotton; 50 g, 136 yd; 18 WPI, 9 EPI
Purchased at Michaels
YARN SUITABLE FOR 10 DPI HEDDLE
- Aunt Lydias #3 Crochet Cotton: 100% Mercerized Cotton; 150 yd; 22 WPI, 11 EPI
Purchased at JoAnn
- Premier Yarns Afternoon Cotton: 100% Egyptian Giza Mercerized Cotton; 50 g, 136 yd, 21 WPI, 10.5 EPI
Purchased online from JoAnn
- Cotton Select: 100% Cotton; 50 g, 180 yd; 21 WPI, 10.5 EPI
Purchased online from Amazon
OTHER YARNS (POTENTIALLY) SUITABLE FOR USE ON RH LOOM
- Lily Peaches and Cream or Sugar and Cream: 100% Cotton; yardage varies; 13 WPI, 6.5 EPI
Readily available at WalMart and JoAnn . . .
- I Love This Cotton: 100% Cotton; 100 g, 180 yd (solid colors); 85 g, 153 yd (variegated); 14 WPI, 7 EPI
Available at Hobby Lobby
- Crochet Thread #5: content and yardage varies by brand; 28 WPI, 14 EPI
This brand available at Hobby Lobby; Bernat purchased at WalMart
- Crochet Thread #10: usually 100% Cotton; yardage varies; 34 WPI, 17 EPI
Readily available
