A Lil Yarn

[Indigo Skye]

Okay, how much yarn do you say one should purchase when they do not have a particular project in mind, but they just loooove the yarn?

 

My girlfriend, "Short Stuff Lil Bit" says 1,000 yards. YIKES!

 

I asked her this after purchasing two hanks (at the time didn't even know what a "hank" was) and thought I had something. Duh.

[leaette]

i usually buy 3-5 skeins when i don't have a specific project in mind.

[hhensler]

That's tuff to answer...I would like to buy enough to hopefully complete whatever project I end up making, but the cost is usually the deciding factor for me.

[papersmiles]

I agree about the "cost" thing. Sometimes I simply fall in love with a yarn and have to have at least one skein, which doesn't lend itself to many projects. I think there is a book out that gives estimated amounts of yarn needed for all sorts of projects using different kinds of fiber. As I recall I saw it advertised on Maggie's Crochet and wish I had bought it. Maybe I'll revisit that site.....looking around to see if hubby is watching....I think I might be able to SQUEEZE a little out of the budget for ONE MORE CROCHET BOOK!!!!! (...kicking newest stack under the computer table....).

[Indigo Skye]

I agree about the "cost" thing. Sometimes I simply fall in love with a yarn and have to have at least one skein, which doesn't lend itself to many projects. I think there is a book out that gives estimated amounts of yarn needed for all sorts of projects using different kinds of fiber. As I recall I saw it advertised on Maggie's Crochet and wish I had bought it. Maybe I'll revisit that site.....looking around to see if hubby is watching....I think I might be able to SQUEEZE a little out of the budget for ONE MORE CROCHET BOOK!!!!! (...kicking newest stack under the computer table....).

 

Hey, why not try Amazon? It might be way less 'spensive there. That's where I got 99% of the books I want and sometimes for as little as $2.

[Granny Square]

1000 yards of worsted weight is about what you need for an average size tank or short sleeved top, to give you an idea.

[Indigo Skye]

Wooo, I can only imagine then for a dress . . eeee yikes.

[Real Deal]

In part it depends on the type of yarn, and in geneneral what you would use it for ~ like I look at something and think "Wouldn't that make a gorgeous sweater" or "Oh, that would go with the green I have at home for an afghan." In these cases, I would make sure to buy 9 or 10 skeins minumum.

 

When new colors come out and I like quite a few of them, I'll buy a skein of each for general use. I add them to the ones I already have because I like to make multi-stripe items and rainbow items.

 

If I see something I really like, I buy 9 or 10 skeins minimum.

 

If I see something I love, I buy 20 skeins minimum. I've bought 40 when it's being discontinued.

 

I buy in specific numbers if it is to match up with ones I already have, like a certain variegated I already bought. I found a plum to go with it. Now I'm looking for a certain blue to go with it also.

[JennyBunny]

With a new yarn, I buy a single skien and make a simple sc scarf, to see how it works up, how it feels as I use it...

 

If I like it I'll think of what pattern I want to use it for, and then search out the pattern. I'll buy three or four skeins more than the pattern calls for, just in case of accidents.

 

The scarves (if I don't need the yarn for the project) go to charity.

[01buckler15]

I usually buy three, four or five skeins depending on the price. But I usually only do that when it's something I like that's on sale!

[crochetgoddess]

I usually buy 3 to 4 skeins of yarn if I don't have a specific project in mind.

[Cherokee2]

I've been guilty of buying skeins of yarn and end up not having enough...then go back and it has been discontinued. But if I have a particular project in mind, I make sure to buy a little more than I need. I don't normally just buy yarn on a whim, but I have done that once or twice. Right now I have some beautiful chenille and can't decide what to make with it. Might need to run out and buy several more skeins, but it is fairly new so I think I can find it with no problem.

[LegalWoman17]

I do this quite often myself <guilty look > Since most of the time I buy Red Heart Super Saver, I usually get six skeins. That usually gives me more than enough.

[paperflowers]

I usually buy three. My rough estimate to make a top is 1lb - don't know how many yards that is.

[crazyboutcrochet]

I always buy at least 6 skeins. That way I have enough to do several small projects or enough to use for an afghan.

[LittleJadeFrog]

I usually get 3. (OCD thing???) I just picked up 5 the other day with a project in mind but I don't know how much to use. I had picked up 3 but the further I got away from the isle the more I thought I would need more. I bought 3 of the 3 colors I used for the Superman graphghan I made and didn't use close that amount. I use my "leftovers" for amis.

[sunnywolfgar]

I ususally buy 10-20 skeins if I really love the color. Its been a few months since I have bought yarn. really don't need any. I'm crocheting :hookon seval projects at the moment,, so busy with that right now. The next yarn :yarnI am buying is the Earth - n - Sky. and lots of it. I love the colors in it.