I want to knit a big blanket6' x 3'It will be made of eighteen squares that are 1' x 1' eachThere will be three colors, and each color will have six squares.I am going to knit it on US 10 needles, on bulky (5) yarnAnd I think I'm going to buy those big 1lb skeins, depending on what's available.What I want to know is how far one of those skeins is going to goIf I buy a skein each of brown, white, and tan thread, will I be set? Or should I buy two skeins of each color? I've never made a project this big before, so I don't know how much I'm going to needI don't want to buy too much yarn - I don't have much money or a lot of storage space - but I also don't want to buy too littleSince I'll be moving a very long way away this summer, I will not be able to find more yarn if I need it.
The only way you're going to know how far a skein goes is by working a swatch and doing the mathThere are just way too many variables to hazard a guess Bulky No5 yarn and U.S10 needles for a three-color blanket sounds like a good start, and since you're designing your blanket for an odd size, you must have a particular use for it (4' x 6' would be a more usual size) Okay, some thoughts after considering the situation: Most yarns are available in many different places or by mail orderIf you are working with a no dye lot yarn for squares that don't touch other squares of the same color, you could order yarn later if you found you needed it You should also consider the loft of the yarnA bulky yarn may have anywhere from 60 yards to 140 yards in 100 g (3-1/2 ounces), depending on the fiber and the way it's spun and pliedThat's a huge variation! But, off the top of my head, if I were going to buy a readily available yarn from the local yarn shop or craft store, one that I'd worked with before and found to have the yardage vs square footage that I need, I'd feel comfortable buying 3 pounds of that yarn for a 6' long blanket Good luck with your decision.
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