Guides
Quick answers with charts, and a calculator on every page so you can check your own numbers.
Yarn quantities
How much yarn for a blanket?Yardage for lovey to king size, knit and crochet.How much yarn for a sweater?Baby to 5XL, with fit and sleeve options.How much yarn for a hat?Preemie to adult large beanies.How much yarn for a scarf?Scarves, cowls and wraps.How much yarn for socks?Baby socks to men’s large.
How-to
How many stitches to cast on for a blanket?Cast-on chart for every blanket size and yarn weight.What size needles for worsted yarn?Needle and hook sizes for every yarn weight.How to measure gaugeSwatch, count and adjust, step by step.How to block knitting and crochetWet, spray and steam blocking, fibre by fibre.
Blankets & stripes
Granny square sizes and yardageSize after every round, and yarn per square.Blanket sizes in granny squaresHow many squares for baby to king size.C2C crochet basicsFirst tile, increases, decreases and reading a graph.Stripe design tipsColours, widths and five stripe patterns to borrow.
Seasonal projects
Fall knitting and crochet projectsHats, cowls, mitts and sweaters for autumn.Winter knitting and crochet projectsMittens, slippers, boot socks and throws.New year projectsYear-long makes and new skills to start in January.Easter knitting and crochet ideasBaskets, baby gifts and quick pastel makes.Spring knitting and crochet projectsShawls, vests, lace and baby gifts.Summer knitting and crochet projectsCotton, mesh, market bags and quick makes.
Gift ideas
Christmas gifts to knit and crochetFree patterns sorted by time, with start-by dates.Quick knit and crochet giftsNine small projects with yarn and time for each.
Temperature blankets
Temperature blanket 2027When to start, rows, yarn and colours for next year.How many rows in a temperature blanket?365 rows, and how long that makes it in each stitch.Temperature blanket colour ideasColour charts in °C and °F, and five palettes.How much yarn for a temperature blanket?Total yardage by size, and how much of each colour.
Reference charts
Knitting needle size chartMetric, US and UK needle sizes side by side.Crochet hook size chartMetric, US letter and UK hook sizes.Yarn weight chartLace to jumbo: gauge, needle and hook sizes, WPI.Knitting abbreviationsSearchable list, from alt to yo.Crochet abbreviationsSearchable list with UK equivalents.US vs UK crochet termsWhy a UK double crochet is a US single crochet.