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Worsted weight yarn, also known as medium weight yarn or size 4 yarn, is the workhorse of the knitting and crochet world. Slightly thicker than DK weight and lighter than bulky yarn, worsted yarn weight is perfect for a wide range of projects from cozy sweaters and textured hats to afghans, blankets, scarves, and home décor.

Yarn weight number symbol: 4

Also known as: medium weight yarn, yarn weight 4, size 4 yarn

Knitting gauge: Approximately 4–5 stitches per inch (16–20 stitches per 4 inches)

Recommended knitting needles: US 7–9 (4.5–5.5 mm)

Crochet gauge: Approximately 2.75–3.5 single crochet per inch (11–14 stitches per 4 inches)

Recommended crochet hooks: US I/9–K/10.5 (5.5–6.5 mm)

Worsted weight yarn is beloved by knitters and crocheters of all skill levels for its perfect balance of warmth, drape, and stitch definition. It’s ideal for garments, cozy accessories, textured stitch patterns, afghans, blankets, and home décor items.

At Little Knits, you’ll find a wide selection of worsted weight yarns in soft wools, cotton blends, acrylics, and hand-dyed colors — all at amazing sale prices. Whether you’re crocheting a medium weight throw or knitting a classic worsted weight sweater, we have the right yarn for your next project.

💡Tip: For extra warmth and texture, try holding two strands of DK yarn together to match worsted weight gauge and experiment with color blending!

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Amano 17
BC Garn 2
Berroco 202
Cascade 115
Circulo 18
Classic Elite 3
Dream in Color 4
Ella Rae 6
Juniper Moon 138
Katia 15
Knittingfever 37
Lana Grossa 62
Lang 65
Lopi 30
Malabrigo 199
Mrs Crosby 3
Navia 3
Noro 102
ON Linie 3
Queensland 62
Rowan 2
Schoppel 1
Skacel 19
Trendsetter 22
Yarn Citizen 43

Color

Aqua5
Beige42
Black24
Blue102
Brown47
Burgundy32
Burnt Orange5
Charcoal2
Coral5
Cream6
Dark Grey7
Fuchsia2
Gold6
Green76
Grey45
Hand-dyed Color-on-Color28
Hand-dyed Multi94
Latte1
Lavender8
Magenta4
Multi-Color86
Mustard3
Natural (Undyed)1
Navy10
Neon Green1
Neon Yellow7
Orange21
Peach5
Periwinkle6
Pink72
Plum4
Purple50
Red43
Self-patterning29
Self-striping66
Teal9
Turquoise6
Off-White6
White10
Yellow35
Seafoam3
Lilac1
Mauve1

Weight

Worsted 1187

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Care

Hand wash 132
Hand wash or dry clean 49
Hand wash and lay flat to dry 629
Hand wash recommended; machine wash cold gentle cycle 125
Machine washable 208

Color

Cascade 220 - Lime Heather (Color #9461)77

Color Map

Green 77

EPI

5 125

Fiber

Acrylic Blend 3
Alpaca 1
Alpaca Blend 59
Baby Alpaca Blend 7
Cashmere 3
Cotton 20
Cotton Blend 230
Llama 6
Merino 104
Merino Blend 123
Nylon Blend 33
Silk Blend 56
Superwash Merino 125
Superwash Merino Blend 17
Superwash Wool 2
Superwash Wool Blend 9
Viscose Blend 20
Wool 206
Wool Blend 86

Fiber Detail

100% Baby Alpaca 1
100% Baby Llama 6
100% Cashmere 3
100% Cotton 3
100% Cotton. 3
100% Icelandic Wool 30
100% Merino 80
100% Merino Wool 4
100% Organic Merino 9
100% Patagonian Merino wool 3
100% Peruvian Highland Wool 77
100% Peruvian Pima Organic Cotton 8
100% Peruvian Wool 56
100% Polworth Merino Wool 2
100% Recycled Wool 2
100% Superwash Merino 4
100% superwash merino 1
100% Superwash Merino Wool 3
100% Superwash Merino Wool. 118
100% SuperWash Wool 2
100% Virgin Merino Wool 12
100% Wool 28
100% Cotton - Pima 6
26% Silk, 21% Cotton, 15% Viscose, 14% Mohair, 12% Wool, and 12% Polyamide. 21
30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk and 9% Linen 7
30% Silk, 30% Cotton, 30% Viscose, 10% Polyamide 2
37% Baby Alpaca, 35% Nylon, 26% Fine Merino Wool and 2% Other Fiber. 5
40% Alpaca (Superfine), 30% Wool (Merino fine) and 30% Viscose (Lyocell) 1
40% Alpaca, 40% Wool and 20% Silk 7
40% Silk, 40% Cotton, and 20% Polyamide 10
40% Wool, 10% Nylon and 50% Acrylic 17
40% wool, 28% poly, 20% silk, 12% baby alpaca 18
40% Silk, 30% Wool, 20% Cashmere, 10% Polyamide 3
41% Cotton, 33% Goat - Mohair, 14% Wool - Merino, 11% Nylon / Polyamide 10
42% Baby Alpaca, 42% Extrafine Merino Wool, and 16% Polyamide 1
42% Merino Fine, 30% Superfine Alpaca, and 28% Nylon 8
45% Silk, 45% Kid Mohair, 10% Lamb's Wool 13
45% Silk, 45% Mohair, & 10% Wool 7
47% Merino Wool, 31% Baby Alpaca, 22% Nylon 3
48% Cotton, 30% Alpaca, 12% Wool, 10% Nylon 7
50% Alpaca and 50% Wool 18
50% Cotton and 50% Acrylic 5
50% Cotton, 20% Silk, 15% Wool, 15% Viscose 8
50% Cotton, 32% Bamboo, 10% Merino, 8% Yak 12
50% egyptian cotton, 50% virgin wool 11
50% Extrafine Baby Alpaca and 50% Organic Tanguis Cotton. 17
50% New Zealand Merino, 25% Nylon, 10% Angora, 10% Alpaca, 5% Silk Noils (raw silk) 2
50% Organic Cotton & 50% Tencel 16
50% Super Fine Nylon & 50% Super Fine Acrylic 15
50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic 2
50% Virgin Merino Wool, 45% Alpaca, 5% Linen 1
50% Viscose, 25% Linen, 25% Cotton 20
50% Wool, 50% Polyacrylic 1
54% Acrylic / 23% Bamboo / 23% Cotton 3
55% Merino Superwash, 28% Acrylic and 17% Nylon 17
60% Acrylic, 40% Superwash Merino Wool 33
60% Wool, 20% Polyamide (Nylon), 20% Viscose 36
65% Cotton and 35% Merino Wool 1
65% Merino Wool and 35% Raw Mulberry Silk 7
65% Wool, 25% Viscose and 10% Mohair 1
65% Wool, 35% Silk 7
68% Cotton and 32% Linen 2
70% Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Wool. 11
70% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool 6
70% Wool, 15% Silk, 15% Mohair 8
70% Organic Cotton, 30% Merino Wool 22
75% Superwash Australian Wool and 25% Nylon 9
80% Merino Wool, 20% Silk 2
80% Polyester and 20% Nylon 9
80% wool, 20% silk 2
81% Cotton;19% Nylon (Polyamide) 29
85% Cotton, 15% Recycled Fibers 18
85% Wool, 10% Silk and 5% Cashmere 62
90% Merino, 10% Polyamide 41
94% Israeli Mako Cotton and 6% Nylon (polyamide) 89

Gauge Needle Size

4.5-6 Stitches /Inch 8
4-4.5 Stitches/Inch 3
U.S. 5-8 (3.75-5mm) 7
U.S. 6-7 needles (4 mm) 3
U.S. 7 (4.5mm) 2
U.S. 7-9 (4.5-5.5mm) 6
U.S. 8 needles (5 mm) 6
U.S. 8-10 needles (5-6 mm) 8
U.S. 9 (5.5 mm) 5
U.S. 9-10 (5.5-6mm) 6
U.S. size 4-6 needles (3.5-4mm) 11
U.S. size 6-8 needles 3
U.S. size 7-8 needles (4.5-5.0 mm) 7
U.S. size 8 needles (5 mm) 3
U.S. size 8-9 needles (5-6 mm) 4
U.S. size 8 - 9 needles (5.0 mm - 5.5 mm) 2
U.S. size US 4-6 (3.5-4 mm) 12
U.S. 9 - 10 (5.5 - 6mm) 41
US 4-6 (3.5-4mm) 1
US 5-7 (3.75-4.5 mm) 27
US 6 17
US 6-7 3
US 6 - 8 1
US 6-7 (4-4.5 mm) 1
US 6-7 (4-4.5mm) 10
US 6-8 (4-5 mm) 122
US 6-8 (4-5mm) needles 29
US 6-8 needles/US C2 hook 18
US 6 to 10 needles/US H8 to K10.5 hook 3
US 7 7
US 7 - 8 13
US 7-8 1
US 7-9 235
US 7 ( 4.5 mm) 2
US 7 - 8 (4.5 - 5mm) 1
US 7-8 (4.5-5 mm) 113
US 7-8 (4.5-5mm) 57
US 7-9 (4.5-5.5 mm) 42
US 7-9 (4.5-5.5mm) 14
US 7 - 4.5 mm 10
US 7-8 needles (4.5-5 mm) 20
US 7 – 8 44
US 8 (5 mm) 12
US 8 (5mm) 26
US 8-9 (5-5.5 mm) 51
US 8-9 (5-5.5mm) 16
US 8-10 (5-6mm) needles 1
US 8 needles (5mm) 7
US 9 (5.5 mm) 20
US 9 (5.5mm) 3
US 10 (6mm) 16
US size 7 (4.5mm) 9
US size 7-9 (4.5-5.5 mm) 2
US size 7-9 (4.5-5.5mm) 1
US size 7-9 needles. 22

Gauge Stitches

4.25-4.5 st/in 12
4.5-5.5 st/in 1
4.75 st/in 3
4 – 5 st/in 17
4.5 – 5 st/in 15
4.5 - 5 stitches an inch 2
3.5-4.5 stitches per inch 3
3.75 stitches per inch 1
4-5 stitches per inch 7
5 stitches per inch 36
4 stitches to an inch 3
4-5 Stitches to an inch 24
4-5 stitches to an inch 1
4.25 stitches to an inch 19
4.25-5.25 Stitches to an inch 7
4.5 stitches to an inch 12
4.5-4.75 Stitches to an inch 6
4.5-5 stitches to an inch 10
4.75 stitches to an inch 11
5 stitches to an inch 16
5-5.5 stitches to an inch 1
4 stitches/ inch 16
5-6.75 stitches/in 1
3.75-4 stitches/inch 36
4 Stitches/Inch 43
4-4.25 Stitches/Inch 2
4-4.5 Stitches/Inch 66
4-5 Stitches/Inch 118
4-5 stitches/inch 9
4.25 Stitches/Inch 48
4.5 Stitches/Inch 116
4.5 stitches/inch 4
4.5-5 Stitches/Inch 109
4.5-5.5 Stitches/Inch 118
4.75 Stitches/Inch 47
5 Stitches/Inch 23
5 stitches/inch 17
5.25 Stitches/Inch 1
5.25-6 Stitches/Inch 27
4.5 – 5 stitches/inch 77
4.5-5 Stitchs/Inch 1
4-5 sts = 1" 7
4.75 sts = 1 inch 10
US 6-7/G (4.00-4.5 mm) 8
US 7-8 (4.5-5mm) 3

Skein Weight

50 g 51
100 g 30
100g 17
250 g 3
100 gram 1
100 gram hank 118
25 grams 9
50 Grams 121
50 grams 105
75 Grams 3
75 grams 3
100 Grams 395
100 grams 34
150 Grams 26
150 grams 16
200 Grams 36
200 grams 21
4 oz 1
100 gram skein (3.5 ounces) 2
100 Grams (3.5 Ounces) 34
100 grams (4 ounces) 77
100g (3.5 ounces) 18
4 ounces (Approx. 113 grams) 3
50 grams (1.75 ounces) 7
50 grams (2 ounces) 13

Yardage

191 5
75 Yards 16
82 yards 9
97 yards 36
100 Yards 18
101 Yards 20
103 Yards 4
110 yards 35
110 Yards 2
118 Yards 2
120 Yards 1
125 Yards 11
131 Yards 12
131 yards 3
132 yards 6
140 Yards 13
146 yards 8
148 yards 29
153 Yards 9
160 Yards 2
164 Yards 44
164 yards 9
164Yards 7
175 Yards 13
175 yards 10
180 Yards 3
184 Yards 6
191 yards 17
191 Yards 9
197 Yards 9
208 Yards 35
210 yards 136
210 Yards 80
213 Yards 33
215 Yards 18
216 Yards 7
217 yards 17
218 yards 15
218 Yards 3
219 Yards 58
219 yards 2
220 yards 77
220 Yards 1
229 Yards 22
240 yards 3
246 yards 9
248 Yards 78
250 yards 6
251 Yards 11
274 yards 1
280 Yards 3
286 Yards 3
295 Yards 27
325 yards 30
342 Yards 18
361 Yards 15
410 Yards 10
437 Yards 21
456 yards 1
459 Yards 8
528 Yards 21
625 yards 3
760 Yards 1
88 Yards (Label Reads 85) 2
Approximately 135 yards of yarn in each 50 gram skein 1

Yarn Type

Single ply 196
Plied 486
Chainette 144
Ribbon 12

Availability

In stock 1186
Out of stock 1

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