Then there are those times that the pattern is a scrap one and you are not given the amounts of yarn or thread, or it will say something like 40 ozs of varied colors. I honestly don’t know where I found this information as it was years ago. If you’re working with thread and using steel hooks, this general guideline might help. Using dk weight yarn instead of chunky yarn will make your item much smaller. The same pattern afghan in a solid cream will look a lot different in a variegated yarn. However, you can change the entire look of your garment or blanket or whatever, just by switching yarn. Source: Craft Yarn Council of America’s Your pattern will usually tell you how much and what weight and most times what colors of yarn or thread you need to get. I suggest bookmarking that page or saving the chart for easy reference. I’m not talking about the color number, but the dye lot number.īefore I begin, I should mention that there is a standard yarn weight guide at the Craft Yarn Council which is excellent. What is a dye lot? Yarn is dyed in lots (groups) and given a number that is put on the yarn label. So often you see someone begging for yarn in a certain dye lot because they miscalculated the amount needed. In fact, buy more than you think you need. What do you need? Well, you need a needle to sew in your ends, a good, sharp scissors your kids or hubby haven’t played with, and … most important you need a good hook and bunches of yarn.įirst off, always buy enough yarn for your project in the same dye lot.
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