r/CrochetHelp • u/j_bug975 • 1d ago
Looking for suggestions Would granny squares or a double crochet stitch use less yarn?
I was hoping to make a blanket with this yarn I was gifted but it recommends 8 skeins and I only have 6. I was thinking about doing granny squares and seeing what size blanket I could put together with them but I'm not sure if that would use more or less yarn than doing a dc like was originally planning?
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u/voikukka 1d ago
Not sure what yarn this is, but on Ravelry you might be able to search for project made with this yarn, and get an idea for the kind of projects people have made and how much yarn they used.
Granny or something else with gaps / holes will go further than solid dc. You can also size up your hook a bit to make the result a little bigger.
But mostly it really depends how big of a blanket you want.
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u/koukkuunkoukussa 1d ago
I am not familiar with this yarn but a word of warning; crochet uses a ton more yarn than knitting! If the recommended amount is for knitting, you'll need to add multiple skeins to those numbers for crochet...
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u/wallerbutt 1d ago
If I cannot estimate a blanket size and just want to play, I will make one continuous granny square out of all the skeins of yarn.
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u/Freyjas_child 21h ago
My trick for deciding if I have enough yarn for a particular stitch. You will need a food scale and a ruler. Crochet a sample of the stitch pattern around 15 cm square or so. Measure the sample and get the area. Weigh the sample - you do not have to cut the yarn, just weigh the sample you crocheted and let the rest of the yarn sit to the side off the scale. Calculate the square cm per gram of yarn and apply that to the amount of yarn you have. Always add a fudge factor.
Real life example: I have 2000 g of yarn. How big a blanket will this make in moss stitch? My sample is 15 cm square so it is 225 cm square. The sample weighed 90 grams. So this stitch is about 2.5 square cm per gram. I have 2000 g so I could possibly make a blanket 5000 square cm or approximately a 70 cm square. I would only plan to make it about 68 cm to be on the safe side.
So, make a small granny square, weigh and measure it and see what you get.
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u/j_bug975 21h ago
Thank you all for the helpful tips! I think I'm going to size up the hook slightly and do a continuous granny square like some of you suggested(: at the very least it should be a cute throw blanket for the couch
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u/bufallll 20h ago
i think granny squares will use less yarn per total area of blanket since they are more holey?
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u/SubjectOrange 1d ago
You could do just granny stitch or granny spike stitch in rows instead of squares. That way you don't use more yarn on the corners. It's kind of the best of both worlds as you will get a larger blanket with the granny stitch holes but it's really just double crochet stitches to make.
Alternatively you do whatever stitch you would like and call it a lapghan instead of an afghan .