Free tool
Yarn calculator
Make a small swatch in your yarn and stitch, and note how much yarn it used. Then enter your project's size to estimate the yarn for a scarf, blanket, wrap or any rectangle, and how many skeins to buy. Nothing is stored.
Buy
2 skeins
- Yarn needed
- 360 yd
- With extra
- 396 yd
- Project area
- 480 sq in
- Left over
- 4 yd
A 8 by 60-inch piece needs about 360 yards, or 396 with 10% extra. Buy 2 skeins of 200 yards, all from the same dye lot.
Works best for rectangles in one stitch pattern. Borders, fringe and color changes use extra. Wash your swatch as you'll wash the finished piece before measuring. Estimates only.
Get it right
- Make a swatch. See why make a gauge swatch.
- Check the label. See how to read a yarn label.
- Pick a weight. See the yarn weights chart.