Yarn Chicken for machine knitting

Knitter assessing remaining yarn for project

Yarn Chicken

When you aren't sure if you have enough yarn and start a project anyways, playing "chicken" to the very end.

We've all done it ... we're not sure if we have enough yarn and get down to the last few yards. Yarn Chicken causes more grey hair than dropped stitches.

Tip 1

Weigh and measure your swatch BEFORE you start knitting. Use the Knit it Now Yarn Estimator to determine if you have enough.


Tip 2

If you only have 1-2 rows left to knit:
A row of stockinette takes about 3 times the width of the knitting.
Measure what you have left against the knitting on the machine.