YarnSpace
Knitting and crochet guides
Practical help for the questions that come up in every project, with the numbers worked out.
How to substitute yarn
Match the gauge, compare fiber and work out how many skeins you need.
Turn a photo into a chart
Pick the right picture, size it to your gauge and keep the colors few.
Knit and measure a gauge swatch
Why gauge matters, how to measure it and what to do when it's off.
Increase or decrease evenly
Spread increases or decreases across a row, or over many rows.
Needle and hook size chart
Metric, US and UK knitting needle sizes and US crochet hook letters.
How much yarn do you need?
Work it out from the pattern, or from a swatch when there's no pattern.