How to check whether you have enough yarn
Practical guidance: how to check whether you have enough yarn.
Key principles
- Weigh the remaining skein and convert the weight proportionally to length.
- Add reserve for swatching, joins and tension differences.
- For dye lots, do not assume an identical colour will be available later.
Step-by-step process
- Record yarn, tool and project parameters.
- Make a small test and measure it without stretching.
- Compare the result with the target and change only one parameter at a time.
- Record the decision in the project journal so it can be reproduced.
Common mistakes
The most common mistake is treating label or pattern data as a guarantee. Technique, fibre, stitch and washing can change the result.