What Does wpi Mean in Knitting?
wpi means wraps per inch.
Wraps Per Inch · General Terms
Wraps Per Inch explained
A way of judging yarn thickness by wrapping it around a ruler and counting the wraps in one inch. Useful when substituting an unlabelled yarn.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. wpi may also appear as WPI. The converter recognizes all of these.
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