What is sport weight yarn in English?

Yarn Weight Conversion ChartUKUSAAustralia3 plySock3 ply4 plySport5 plyDKDK/Light Worsted8 ply6 more rows read more

Sport weight yarn is a little heavier than the fingering yarn and is often used in afghans, baby items, and sweaters. Worsted weight yarn is the most common of the five. It can be virtually used for anything. read more

The term ‘yarn weight’ refers to the thickness of the thread, not the weight of the ball or even of the thread itself. As different fibres have different densities, a metre of a fluffy aran wool may weigh less than a metre of 4ply cotton, even though the aran is the ‘heavier’ yarn. read more

Knitting Reference – Yarn Types. While many people speak English all over the world, we tend to have different names for the same thing and this is certainly true of yarn types. read more