Yarn question

[Vicki loves yarn]

I keep seeing all the posts regarding round ripple afghans. I am wondering how much yarn is needed in order to complete one. I would love to do one and I have some yarn that I bought for a blanket for me but I don' know if I have enough . Any ideas?

 

Thanks!

 

Vicki

[kittyloverdeb]

I think it would all depend on what size you wanted and what size hook you use. Some of mine are with 2 strands of yarn so that means it would take more.

[Lov2Crochet]

I make all of mine with 1 strand of 4-ply worsted weight yarn and I think for just a lap size or a bit bigger I usually end up using 30 ounces or 4-5 skeins of 7oz yarn.

[Vicki loves yarn]

Thanks! What size hook do you use?

[adagio]

For me, depending on the yarn, anywhere from g to j for worsted weight.

for bulkier yarns, or yarn double-stranded, k and up.

[Lov2Crochet]

Usually G or H

[RoseRed]

I usually use:

 

I hook with RH or Caron 4ply WW.

K or L with Joanns Boucle

Bates N with 2 strands of Caron or RH

 

How much you're going to use is going to totally depend upon how big you want to make it and which yarn you're using. I made an almost 4 foot baby ghan with 1 pound of boucle. I made an 8 1/2 foot 2 strand RR and that took almost 7 pounds of yarn. (It was 7 pounds to mail it)

 

The one pet peeve I have about RRs is that once it gets big enough to be grown up size there is just so much room between the points that I always end up adding extras in between. What's really cool is that if you're only going to add 1 set of points it doesn't have to be perfect. The can be shorter or longer than the origonals. Offsetting the points gives it a really cool look.

 

I would say for a grown up ghan you're going to use between 2 and 3 pounds. (I LOVE Caron pounders! and the new Bates bamboo hook J is prfect for it!) I just had to buy a 3rd pounder for my spiderman RR and it's 5 1/2 feet across with extra points. It's almost finished but I still didn't have enough yarn for it.

[JoBug]

I usually use:

 

I hook with RH or Caron 4ply WW.

K or L with Joanns Boucle

Bates N with 2 strands of Caron or RH

 

How much you're going to use is going to totally depend upon how big you want to make it and which yarn you're using. I made an almost 4 foot baby ghan with 1 pound of boucle. I made an 8 1/2 foot 2 strand RR and that took almost 7 pounds of yarn. (It was 7 pounds to mail it)

 

The one pet peeve I have about RRs is that once it gets big enough to be grown up size there is just so much room between the points that I always end up adding extras in between. What's really cool is that if you're only going to add 1 set of points it doesn't have to be perfect. The can be shorter or longer than the origonals. Offsetting the points gives it a really cool look.

 

I would say for a grown up ghan you're going to use between 2 and 3 pounds. (I LOVE Caron pounders! and the new Bates bamboo hook J is prfect for it!) I just had to buy a 3rd pounder for my spiderman RR and it's 5 1/2 feet across with extra points. It's almost finished but I still didn't have enough yarn for it.

 

Yea, what she said....

But I CAN NOT work with JoAnns Boucle, and it makes me mad as a hornet because I want to make a Seraphina shawl so badly out of it!!!!

I usually use redheart or I love this yarn from hobby lobby and the trusty I hook...

[Vicki loves yarn]

Thanks all! I appreciate the help!