Craft section
Knitting & Crochet
Needles, hooks, swifts and ball winders, plus yarn weights and yardage explained in plain numbers.
Calculators
- Yarn Calculator: How Much Yarn for a Blanket?How much yarn for a blanket, knit or crochet: skeins by size and yarn weight, with a size chart. Plus swatch math, yarn swaps and yarn chicken.
- Knitting Calculator: Gauge, Cast On and Increase EvenlyStitches and rows from your gauge, how many stitches to cast on for a hat, pattern gauge conversion, and how to increase or decrease evenly.
Guides and how-tos
Crochet Home Decor: 16 Free Patterns for Lampshades, Pillows & Poufs
Sixteen free patterns with real yarn amounts, a sizing method for any lampshade, and the bulb and fiber facts that keep crochet decor safe.
Crochet Egg Rug Pattern: Fried Egg Rug in 4 Sizes
A scalable fried egg rug recipe: four sizes, round counts, yarn amounts and a puffy yolk.