Convert Yards to Ounces When Knitting

Also converts meters to grams and indicates how many skeins to buy.

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This calculator estimates the weight of yarn you will need if you know the length you require. To convert, you must enter information printed on the ball band of your skein. I circled the required on a ball of Sinfonia yarn. They gave the information in both metric and English units. You can see 100g = 200 m at the top, and 2.52 oz = 218 yds at the bottom. Use whichever combination you prefer, just pull down the appropriate menu below.

If you can't find the information on you ball band, try looking it up at Yarndex.

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Enter length of yarn you need to knit your project.	.
Enter weight of a skein (or cone): (From ball band of yarn, or Yarndex)	.
Enter yardage of a skein (or cone) : (From ball band of yarn, or Yarndex)	.

Results:

You will need of yarn. This is skeins (or cones). (Round up when buying.)
Have fun knitting!
Lucia