Gauge question

How-to Questions
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I had asked the same ?'s as in my other post on a knitting list

one person responded and said that 6 - 6.5spi on sport weight yarn wasn’t a tight enough knit fabric in her opinion for socks.

so that got me to wondering.

I think from what I remember most sock patterns that use sock weight yarn get approx 7-8spi

so is there an average spi for sport weight and worsted weight for socks that you think gives a good fabric for socks - KWIM - dense enough but not too tight but not too lose.

This is my first pair so I don’t know what “just right” is yet.

so I guess my ?'s are

what is the average spi for sock, sport, and worsted weight socks for a good drape (not sure what you call it)

oh and one more - are socks pretty much always divided in half with half the stitches being for the heel flap and half for the top of the foot?

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This link shows you what the average stitches over 4 inches is on a certain size needle.
http://www.yarnstandards.com/weight.html

For sport weight yarn you’d probably want to use a US 3-5. Do a swatch and see which fabric you like best. The tighter the knitting is the better the sock will hold up and it won’t feel bumpy/rough under your foot.