Quickly estimate the amount of yarn you need for a project when you are out shopping for yarn or gazing at your stash and trying to figure out if you have enough of that wool to make a sweater for your niece. The Yarn estimator handles both Imperial and metric units, and a mixture of the two, as well. The full version calculates estimates for the following projects:
- Sweaters
- Vests
- Scarves
- Blankets
- Tams (Berets)
- Toques (ski caps)
- Socks
- Mittens
- Gloves
The users will be knitters, either inexperienced knitters that do not yet have an idea of how much yarn is needed for a project, or experienced knitters that want a more detailed estimate:
- Inexperienced knitter: Will want to know about how much yarn to buy for a certain basic project, and have not picked out a pattern for the yarn they are getting yet.
- Experienced knitter: Will want to know how much yarn is needed for a more detailed project, such as one they are designing, and need a ballpark yarn amount based on size and features.
- Knitter is at yarn store considering how much yarn to buy given suggested gauge on yarn and project type.
- Knitter is at home reviewing stash and considering if there is enough yarn for a certain project type.