Yarn Counts

• Cotton (english cotton count) – number of 840 yd. lengths per pound
• Metric (metric count) – number of kilometers per kilogram
• Jute (jute count) – number of pounds per 14,400 yards
• Denier – number of grams per 9,000 meters

Conversions

• Grams – one gram equals .0353 oz.
• Ounces – one ounce equals 28.350 grams
• Inches – one inch equals 2.54 centimeters
• Centimeters – one centimeter equals .3937 inches
• Meters – one meter equals 1.0936 yards
• Yards – one yard equals .9144 meters
• Square Meter – one square meter equals 1.1960 square yards
• Square Yard – one square yard equals .8361 square meters
• Grams/Square Meter – one gm/sm equals .0295 ounces per square yard
• Ounce/Square Yard – one osy equals 33.91 grams per square meter
• Threads per centimeter – one thread/centimeter equals 2.54 threads per inch
• Threads per inch – one tpi equals .3937 threads per centimeter
• Mill – one mill equals one one/thousandth of an inch
• Millimeter – one millimeter equals .003937 inches