How much yarn, really!?
May 4th, 2004 at 3:43 pm (ingeborg)
I have some corrections to make to my original calculations. I guess it was really late last night when I wrote up that post. After checking with the source of my yarn (theknitter.com), I realize I didn’t take into account how much yardage was in each gram or ounce of the yarn I’m going to use. You really get different numbers when you do it that way! Here are my new calculations, assuming that I use Cinnabar as the border band & hem part (CC1):
MC (Claret): 400g
Saftey net: 50g
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Total: 450g
450g/50g per ball = 9 balls of yarn
9 balls * 155 yds/ball = 1395 yds
Convert into Maine Line yardage:
1395 yds / 140 yds per ounce = 9.9 ounces
CC2 (Cinnabar): 350g
CC1 (Cinnabar): 100g
Saftey net: 50g
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Total: 500g
500g / 50g per ball = 10 balls of yarn
10 balls * 155 yds per Daletta ball = 1550 yards
Convert into Maine Line yardage:
1550 yds / 140 yds per ounce = 11.07 ounces
Hmm.. very different numbers!!
Note that if you convert 450g to ounces you get 15.873284627041304 ounces. I guess the yardage does really make a difference. :)
Yippee - this means I can actually cast on for this project now!!!
Btw: If anyone sees any errors in these calculations, you must let me know ASAP!
