How to Calculate the Right Amount of Yarn for Your Knitting or Crochet Projects

How to Calculate the Right Amount of Yarn for Your Knitting or Crochet Projects

How Much Yarn Do You Need?


Super Fine Super Fine 1 Fine Fine 2 Light Light 3 Medium Medium 4 Bulky Bulky 5 Super Bulky Super Bulky 6 Jumbo Jumbo 7
Hat logo HAT
250-325
yards		 250-325
yards		 200-250
yards		 200-225
yards		 125-200
yards		 125-150
yards		 30-60
yards
Scarf logo SCARF
350-500
yards		 300-450
yards		 275-400
yards		 275-375
yards		 250-350
yards		 200-250
yards		 175-200
yards
Socks logo SOCKS
525-825
yards		 450-625
yards		 375-500
yards		 375-500
yards		 250-375
yards		 250-375
yards		 125-200
yards
Shawl logo SHAWL
550-850
yards		 450-700
yards		 400-625
yards		 375-550
yards		 350-500
yards		 350-475
yards		 300-400
yards
Adult Sweater logo ADULT
SWEATER
3375
yards		 1750-2625
yards		 1500-2250
yards		 1125-1625
yards		 950-1125
yards		 825-1125
yards		 825-1125
yards
Baby Blanket logo BABY
BLANKET
1500-1625
yards		 1250-1500
yards		 1125-1250
yards		 1000-1125
yards		 875-1000
yards		 750-875
yards		 625-750
yards
Afghan blanket AFGHAN
3750-4125
yards		 3500-3750
yards		 3000-3500
yards		 2250-3125
yards		 2000-2250
yards		 1625-2000
yards		 1375-1625
yards


*The above guide is by no means exact, but provides a good estimation of how much yarn is necessary for various projects.

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