Knitting

Courses & Wales per Inch Calculator

Count over at least two inches in each direction. A single-inch count carries too much error.

Course Direction Along the length
no.
inch
Wale Direction Across the width
no.
inch

Courses per Inch

— CPI

Loop rows along the fabric length

Loop Density

Wales per Inch
— WPI
Stitch Density
— /inch2
Courses per Centimetre
— /cm
Wales per Centimetre
— /cm
Loop Shape Factor
— CPI/WPI

Condition the sample and let it relax flat before counting. Tension in the sample is the most common source of disagreement between mill and buyer.

Courses & Wales per Inch Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.