Stitchboard Admin message #2
Re: How much yarn?
June 25, 2016 at 9:48:30 PM  (in response to laurabruni message #1)
 
Laura,

Wow, you sure are devoted!    (And I would do exactly the same!)

Calculating yarn yardage is difficult because there are so many choices.  LOL, not that choices are a bad thing, but it's hard to calculate when one person might be using a worsted weight yarn and another might be using a sport weight.  Yarns even differ from manufacturer to manufacturer; one worsted weight yarn from one manufacturer may be thicker and another manufacturer's worsted may be thinner.  In addition, everyone's gauge will likely be different, even with the same exact fiber, since some crochet loosely and some crochet tighter.

Trying a gauge swatch, if you haven't done one, may be the most helpful thing of all.  You can then get exact yardages for your stitches based on the fiber you're using and your own personal stitch gauge. 

Meanwhile, I'll discuss the issue with Terry and see if there's some way he can think of that such a feature could be added.  It depends on whether or not there's a way to calculate for the different variations, so I don't know if it's at all possible.  If it is, we'll add it to the list of features. 

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Stitchboard Admin message #4
Re: How much yarn?
June 27, 2016 at 2:58:10 AM  (in response to laurabruni message #3)
 
Laura,

Terrific!  So glad to be of help! 

Please do let me know.  We're always trying to figure out ways of making the software better, more helpful and accurate.    So if you have any ideas or suggestions, we always want to hear them!

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