Is 800 yards enough for a blanket? for an adult, not a baby blanket?
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I can give you a pattern that is mostly open but you will have enough to make the blanket with the 1600 yards of yarn you have. E-mail me if your interested.
I’m not sure how big you want to make your blanket. But you can go here to check out their patterns and see if the yardage is what you would need. They also have free patterns and how to lessons.
http://lionbrandyarn.com/
Hope this will help you.
It took me 1200 yards to crochet a women’s size Medium sweater with a worsted weight yarn (H-hook)… I think you’ll need quite a lot more for a blanket.
Most adult lap blankets (about 5 feet long) seem to use roughly 3500 yards (in worsted weight). But choosing a pattern with a lot of features like bobbles will use even more.
Do you have a pattern in mind? If so, use that pattern to crochet a piece approximately 6" x 6". Unravel it and measure the yardage to see how much it took to do the 36 square inches. That is equivalent to 36" wide and 1" long. Okay, that’s how much yarn it will take for each inch of the pattern that is 36" wide. If it took 20 yards to do 1", 800 yards will do 40 inches (x 36" wide).
If you want it wider, the same math will work: For 48" in width, you’ll need 1/3 more yarn to cover the same depth (1/3 x 36" = 12" and 36" + 12" = 48"). If it took 20 yards for 36", it will take 1/3 more or about 7 more yards for 48", so use 27 yards in your calculations. Thus, 800/27 = 29.6" in length. For 60" wide, you’ll need 2/3 more (or 33 yards).
If you want a crochet pattern that will cover the most area with the least amount of yarn, use a lacy pattern. Here’s my all-purpose filet crochet afghan pattern, which balances "warm" with "area." It will require additional yarn if you want fringe.
Ch 101.
Row 1: 1 dc in the 3rd ch from hook. 1 dc in next chain. *Ch 2. Skip next 2 chains; dc in next 3 chains.* Repeat from * to * across chain. End ch 2, dc in first ch, ch 2turn.
Row 2: 2 dc in first space, ch 2. *3 dc in next ch2 space, ch 2.* Repeat from across row, end ch2, dc in the top of the first stitch from Row below, ch 2. Turn.
Repeat Row 2 until you run out of yarn or have the length you want.
Danielle: When planning for yarn usage, it’s important to know the weight of the yarn, size of hook, and density of pattern stitch Based on my experience of over 40 years, if you are using 4ply, worsted weight yarn with an H hook, 48 ounces, will make an average size afghan for an adult. Ounces converted to grams means it would take 1395 grams (if memory serves me, 16 ounces = 465 grams). You mentioned you have 1600 yards total. Check the label for the weight of each skein of yarn. Some worsted weight yarn I am currently using shows 100 grams=180 yards. Based on those figures, you’d need about 1800 yards. That might mean you’d be a little short for some patterns, but if you use a simple granny square, and continue the rounds til the yarn is gone, you should end up with a suitable afghan. Hope this helps you out. Yarn shops and most stitching books show conversion cahrts for yards to grams.