YARN & GAUGE

Get to know your yarn.

Record your yarn stash, compare yarn details and keep measured gauge swatches with photos.

Make your swatch count

More than a label in a drawer

Save yarn photos, brand, colourway, dye lot, fibre, weight, quantity, storage location and care notes. Link stash yarn to projects so you can remember what you used.

Understand a possible substitution

Yarn Match compares the pattern requirements and yarn details you enter. Review differences in weight, fibre, construction, length and gauge. Missing details remain unknown; the comparison is guidance, not a promise that two yarns will behave alike.

Keep the swatch, and the story behind it

Record a swatch photo, yarn, needles, measured width and height, and the stitches and rows counted inside that area. Note whether the fabric was washed or blocked.

Compare with the pattern

Gauge Check compares your sample with the recommended stitches and rows per 10 cm. Use it to understand the difference, then re-swatch when changing yarn, needles or technique. A numeric match alone cannot guarantee the same drape or fit.

Read the step-by-step guide →
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MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

There’s a place for your next project.

Patterns, projects and the notes between rows.

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