Yarn Consumption / Material Consumption 2018 + Notes on Each Project

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Hi,

here’s my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter Bunny girl: 250 gr. of pink yarn, 50 gr. of white yarn
for my poncho: a total of 1200 gr. of yarn, 500 gr. of which was used in 2018

So far, that brings my total yarn usage to 800 gr.

Best regards, Heike

I think that’s great—I’m in!

For the loop scarf for my cousin’s birthday: 120 grams of yarn cake in summer colors—it was a leftover I found in the attic.

For the 5 dog toys for our pup: about 100 grams of various leftover yarn.

For the special shawl with a loop effect for my coworker: one 200-gram yarn cake.

And I’m amazed at how much I’ve already made this month—and the month isn’t even over yet.

Yarn usage so far in 2018:

• 300 g for an asymmetrical triangular shawl
• 50 g for a hat

So far, I’ve used just under 1,500 meters.

I think this is a great idea, because when I write it down on scraps of paper, they always disappear, and I don't like collecting yarn labels.

So far I've used 400g (160m~50g) of purple merino wool
100g (180m~50g) of light grey merino wool
(but there'll be a bit more, the sweater isn't finished yet)
40g (115m~50g) of light yellow cotton yarn for a little bunny
50 g (115m~50g) of mint cotton yarn for a little bunny
50g (125m~50g) of pink/multicoloured cotton yarn for a wreath
and there will surely be more ;)

@Users,
if you'd like, you can also add a few notes about each project.
How it went, whether you learned anything new, where the difficulties and challenges were, etc.

@Authors,
Of course, you can do that too, but it shouldn't drift into advertising. We have enough threads for that.

Josefa, can I copy my own latest post with the usage details, or should I just keep adding what I’ve just finished working on?
Or maybe a monthly summary?

I don’t want it to turn into one of those never-ending posts, since I’ve already made over 20 things?

Just yesterday, I finished the loop scarf for my cousin. 120 grams in light summer colors—leftovers from a yarn cake that wasn’t quite used up.

Feel free to copy your old entries and build on them in a new post.
This thread is meant to be helpful and actually used.

I think this is a great idea—though it’s sometimes a bit tricky for me with the small projects (and the scraps, too, by the way!), since they only use up a tiny bit of material each time! But I’ll do my best…

If you put effort into it and it matters to you, then it belongs here in the thread too.
It’s that simple. :-)

My yarn usage so far:

500 g sweater for my husband, my own design, 1500 m
480 g sweater for me, from a pattern, 1296 m
 45 g little horse, pink, from the blog, 100 m

So far, all stash-diet yarn.

It would be helpful to have a feature to edit a post! Or does that feature already exist and I just can’t find it?

Just post it again in a new post..

My yarn usage in January:

500g sweater for my husband, original design, 1500m
480g sweater for me, following a pattern, 1296 m
180g for 4 little horses, from the blog, 400m
100g for 4 dish sponges 180m
40g for the remainder from the UFO bucket 96m

Total usage: 1300g - 3472m

Summary of my usage in January:

for the cowl for my cousin’s birthday, 120 grams of gradient yarn cake in summer colors - it was a leftover I found in the attic.

for the 5 dog toys for our doggy, approx. 100 grams of various leftover yarn.

for the special shawl with a cowl effect for my colleague, one 200-gram gradient yarn cake

Cowl for my cousin: 120 grams in light summer colors - leftovers from a gradient yarn cake that hadn’t been completely used up.

Door wreath made from leftover yarn for my mom, approx. 100 grams

Border for the blanket that I still finished, approx. 50 grams

Total: approx. 690 grams

January:
So far I’ve used 470g (160m~50g) of purple merino wool
170g (180m~50g) of light gray merino wool
(but there’ll be a bit more, the sweater isn’t finished yet)
40g (115m~50g) of light yellow cotton yarn for a bunny
50 g (115m~50g) of mint cotton yarn for a bunny
50g (125m~50g) of pink/multicolored cotton yarn for a wreath
and there will surely be more ;)

90g acrylic yarn (133m~100g) in anthracite
for a “test hat” in a cable pattern

15–20g Catania (125m~50g) in natural and mint for a headband.

Are there any more details or updates?

My latest scarf hasn’t been blocked yet—I’ll have to wait until the guest bed is free again. But I already have the yarn usage figures, and I’m currently at 2,250 meters.

Last week I finished the car seats. Almost everything was made from leftover yarn. Yarn used: 1,450 grams
Egg cups for Easter made from leftover yarn, total 50 grams

January:
My usage so far is 470g (160m~50g) of purple merino wool
170g (180m~50g) of light gray merino wool
(but there’s still a bit more to come—the sweater isn’t finished yet)
40g (115m~50g) of light yellow cotton yarn for a bunny
50 g (115m~50g) of mint cotton yarn for a bunny
50g (125m~50g) of pink/multicolored cotton yarn for a wreath
and there will surely be more ;)

90g acrylic yarn (133m~100g) in charcoal gray
for a “test hat” with a cable pattern

15–20g Catania (125m~50g) in natural and mint for a headband. 
February:
460g ribbon yarn (Gründl Mango), 300g Catania and Cotone (125m~50g)

Yarn consumption in January: 
                                          
500g sweater for my husband, my own creation,   1500m
480g sweater for me, from a pattern,    1296 m
180g for  4 little horses, from the blog,    400m
100g for 4 dish sponges               180m
  40g for leftover from the UFO bucket             96m

Total consumption  in January   1300g   -  3472m  from leftover yarn

Consumption February:
  85g  brown collar                                    230m
  75g  potholder, green, Tunisian crochet        172m
120g  FANNY for boules                              370m
  65g  3 dish sponges                                117m
 40g  2 colorful birds                                        100m
 40g  sheep on meadow                                     92m
180g  colorful bunny                                          306m
  45g  21 misc. appliqués                             112m
100g  potholder blue-pink Tunisian crochet   550m
          green sweater, Tunisian crochet - started -  

Up to 02/19    750g  - 2049m , all from leftover yarn  

Hi,

here’s my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter Bunny girl: 250 g pink yarn, 50 g white yarn
for my poncho: a total of 1200 g yarn, 500 g of which was used in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 g yarn
for a lion: 160 g yarn
for a triangular shawl: 300 g gradient yarn cake
for a second triangular shawl: 200 g gradient yarn cake

So far, I’ve used a total of 1,760 g of yarn.

Best regards, Heike

Wow, you are so good at calculating and writing things down! 
That is really not my thing at all, weighing everything. I’ve also already given away quite a bit that I can’t calculate anymore. And the yarn I’m knitting with right now is super light. Before I get frustrated that it’s too little, I’d rather leave it.

But I admire you for how much you’ve worked through! :-)

For me, my diet yarn—200 g of sock yarn—will become a finished poncho this month. :-)
If I extrapolate it, I’ll probably come to 1000 kg of processed yarn, including leftovers.

1,000 kg?
That’s a metric ton of yarn.
Are you sure?

That would be crazy :)
Or maybe the yarn is mixed with lead fibers and is therefore veeeery heavy xD

Putting stones in your yarn basket isn’t a good idea. :- ) This isn’t the fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” with the big bad wolf, after all.

Oops... I mean 1,000 g, of course... Whoops...

Oops... that was a typo! Of course, it’s 1,000 g—that is, 1 kg.
1,000 g just sounds like a lot more... ;-)

My fingers probably keep slipping onto the “k” on their own… tsk tsk…
It’s 1000 g (1 kg) - final. ;-)

I figured as much ;)

OK. Yarn without ballast stones.
better this way.

I’m just imagining a mountain of yarn that weighs 1 metric ton.
So cozy and soft—you could just jump right in!
And all around it, a bunch of crochet and knitting enthusiasts getting to work turning that huge mountain of yarn into a huge mountain of little animals, jackets, scarves, socks—whatever everyone likes.

I have to say, that’s a really lovely image.

@Pe-Ka
Yes, the idea is lovely...
ah, I’d love to join in too! 

Yes, that’s really a lovely idea. We’d probably end up with a whole house full of yarn. Oh, how cozy! :-)

Once it’s all finished, we could probably fill a whole store with it.

I’m currently at 2,600 meters of yarn used. I just started a blanket made from sock yarn and plan to use up a lot of my leftover yarn in the process. That’s a bit of a bummer because the leftover yarn project is now over, and I definitely won’t finish the blanket during UFO Week :-)

The leftovers project runs until the 28th. It will end together with UFO Week.
But we’ll have another UFO Week before Easter.

So now it’s the last day, and I’ll do a summary.

In January I said I used 690 grams

In February:
Car seats—almost everything made from leftover yarn. Yarn used: 1450 grams
Egg cups for Easter made from leftover yarn, 50 grams in total
Long-term project: blanket for my daughter, about 250 grams crocheted this month

So in February a total of 1,750 grams  - and my pile of leftovers has gotten very small because of it

Yarn used in January: 
500g sweater for my husband, my own design,   1500m
480g sweater for me, from a pattern,    1296 m
180g for  4 little horses, from a blog,    400m
100g for 4 dish sponges               180m
  40g for leftovers from the UFO bucket             96m                    Total 1300g - 3472 m
                        
Used in February:
  85g  brown collar, Ilonka                        230m
  75g  potholder, green, Tunisian crochet        172m
120g  FANNY for boules                              370m
  65g  3 dish sponges                                117m
 40g  2 colorful birds, fox siblings      100m
 40g  sheep on a meadow, Mtiniton                       92m
180g  colorful bunny from a book                         306m
  45g  21 assorted appliqués                             112m
100g  blue-pink potholder, Tunisian crochet   550m
400g  green sweater, Tunisian crochet                  840m
 40g  orange/brown baby sneakers            100m        Total 1125g - 2872 m
Total used - January             1300g   -  3472m  from leftover yarn
Total used  - February          1125g   -   2872m from leftover yarn

I will continue working with  the yarn I have in stock.

January:
So far I've used 470g (160m~50g) of purple merino wool
170g (180m~50g) of light gray merino wool
(but there'll still be a bit more, the sweater isn't finished yet)
40g (115m~50g) of light yellow cotton yarn for a bunny
50 g (115m~50g) of mint cotton yarn for a little bunny
50g (125m~50g) of pink/multicolored cotton yarn for a wreath
and there will surely be more ;)

90g acrylic yarn (133m~100g) in charcoal gray
for a “test hat” in a cable pattern

15-20g Catania (125m~50g) in natural and mint for a headband.
February:
460g ribbon yarn (Gründl Mango) 300g Catania and Cotone (125m~50g)
300g Cotone (125m~50g)
40g blended yarn for cable pattern practice
For the cardigan:
Noro Kogarashi (NS6 amount still open)
Gedirfa (85m~50g NS6 amount still open)

You’ve all been really hard at work. Wow.

And how’s it going?

Yarn used so far in 2018:

• 300 g for an asymmetrical triangular shawl
• 50 g for a hat
• 150 g for a round tablecloth
• 10 g for Barbie's outfit

So, how’s it going?
What have you used up or worked through in the first quarter?
Was it more than expected, or less?

Yarn used in January:  Total 1300 g - 3472 m
Yarn used in February: Total 1125 g - 2872 m

In March:
  40 g  cotton for duck wreath, my own design           100 m
460 g  fidget blanket                                            1224 m
245 g  Cool Sock bunny                                    565 m
  90 g  heat pillow bunny by Mel                    225 m
117 g  doll clothes - Sofie                                311 m
Used up to today   952 g - 2425 m

In the 1st quarter, I have therefore stitched and crocheted up 3377 g of yarn   -  8769 m, including Tunisian crochet. .
I’m happy with that, and the most important thing:  It’s all made with leftovers, so stash-diet yarn. 

A probably silly question I’ve been asking myself for a while: How do you calculate the number of meters when you’re not using whole skeins?

Another month has gone by already. Time flies so quickly, and spring has now arrived here too!

In January I said I used up 690 grams
February: a total of 1,750 grams used up

In March I used up the following:

Triangular shawl for my friend - 400 grams (2x 200-gram Bobbel)
Squirrel for my daughter's friend for her birthday - approx. 20 grams (very small)
Otherwise I only tested a lot of new things, but didn't really finish anything or keep working on anything....

So in March I used up 420 grams

I need to update this again. I’m currently at 4,000 meters.

January:
So far, I've used 470g (160m~50g) of merino wool in purple
170g (180m~50g) of merino wool in light gray

40g (115m~50g) of cotton yarn in pale yellow for a bunny
50 g (115m~50g) of cotton yarn in mint for a little bunny
50g (125m~50g) of cotton yarn in pink/multicolored for a wreath
and there will surely be more ;)

90g of acrylic yarn (133m~100g) in anthracite
for a “test hat” in a cable pattern

15-20g of Catania (125m~50g) in natural and mint for a headband.
February:
460g of tape yarn (Gründl Mango) 300g of Catania and Cotone (125m~50g)
300g of Cotone (125m~50g) (Koala pattern)
40g of blended yarn for cable pattern practice

March:
250g of cotton yarn (Cotton Quick Print; Catania mint/white 50g~125m) K&H pattern
150g of merino wool (needle size 5) dark purple for a cable-pattern hat
For the cardigan:
Noro Kogarashi ( needle size 6 100g~150m)
So far 600g

So far in April, I’ve used 200 grams for my cape.

And I already have the next yarn cake here and will start it as soon as the fruit and vegetables for my friend’s daughter’s play kitchen are finished.

You’re all incredibly productive! I do feel like I’m knitting and crocheting quite a lot, but it hardly shows in my usage: 34g here, a few grams there (for a bag charm)... I’m afraid I’ll never manage to use up my stash this way!

Hello,

my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter bunny girl: 250 g pink yarn, 50 g white yarn
for my poncho: 1200 g of yarn total, 500 g of that in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 g yarn
for a lion: 160 g yarn
for a triangular shawl: 300 g Bobbel
for a 2nd triangular shawl: 200 g Bobbel

So that brings my yarn usage so far to 1,760 g.

added to that:

for 11 funny egg cups: 150 g yarn a few leftovers
for an Easter nest: 100 g yarn
for 2 crochet bears: 250 g yarn
for 2 cosmetic pouches: 200 g yarn
for 6 tissue pouches: 200 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn

so my usage grows to: 2,910 g of yarn

Oh my God, that works out to 58 balls of yarn.
And my stash is still huge, even though I’ve already used up a lot
of it.

But the diet continues, because I want world domination. ;-)

 Best, Heike

Yarn used in January:  Total   1300g - 3472 m
Yarn used in February: Total  1125g - 2872 m
Yarn used in March:     Total   952 g - 2425 m

In April up to today: 150g cotton  for light blue sweater (UFO)
                              250g cotton, variegated for sweater with sleeve  (UFO)
                          approx. 80g sock yarn for cowl  (still in progress)

Hello,

my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter bunny girl: 250 g pink yarn, 50 g white yarn
for my poncho: 1200 g yarn total, 500 g of that in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 g yarn
for a lion: 160 g yarn
for a triangular shawl: 300 g Bobbel
for a 2nd triangular shawl: 200 g Bobbel
for 11 funny egg cups: 150 g yarn  a few leftovers
for an Easter basket: 100 g yarn
for 2 crocheted bears: 250 g yarn
for 2 cosmetic pouches: 200 g yarn
for 6 tissue pouches: 200 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn

Yarn usage = 2,910 g

plus:

for 1 stacking bear: 170 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn

so my usage grows to: 3,330 g yarn

Best regards, Heike

Is there more info?

The last day of the month again already. Time flies!

Summary of my yarn use:

January, I said I used 690 grams
February, a total of 1,750 grams used
So in March, 420 grams used

In April I crocheted the fruit for my friend's little one: approx. 55 grams
Then there was the little animal for my son: approx. 35 grams
Started the shawl for myself and crocheted up 1 cake: 200 grams
Started the shawl for my colleague: approx. 100 grams

In April I used a total of 390 grams

OK, who else is posting an update?

Not much progress has been made lately. I have quite a few things on the needles, but little finished. Right now, I’m at 4,700 meters of yarn used.

OK, 4,700 m is the current bid. 4,700 m is quite a lot. Who’s bidding higher? Do I hear 5,000 m?
Mod in auctioneer mode :- )

New interim update:
Yarn usage in January:  Total   1300g - 3472 m
Yarn usage in February: Total  1125g - 2872 m
Yarn usage in March:     Total   952 g - 2425 m
Yarn usage in April:       Total   480 g - 1376 m
Usage from May up to today:
140 g little calf - test crocheting  372 m
  30 g little calf - test crocheting  75 m  91 g potholder blue,  Tunisian  153 m
  46 g leftover loop (UFO)                  197 m
  47 g potholder green, Tunisian   108 m
 219 g sweater, blue, lace pattern          548 m
 100 g roses - 4 pieces, sponge yarn 180 m  

Total usage  up to today 4530 g - 11778 m

Josefa,
I can’t help you with 5,000 m—I’m now at 11,778 m. Is that enough for you?

Wow :)
Someone’s been really busy :-)

I’ve never written this down before, and I’m amazed myself at how much has added up in such a short time.

Hi,

here’s my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter Bunny girl: 250 gr. pink yarn, 50 gr. white yarn
for my poncho: a total of 1200 gr. yarn, 500 gr. of which was used in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 gr. yarn
for a lion: 160 gr. yarn
for a triangle shawl: 300 gr. yarn cake
for a second triangle shawl: 200 gr. yarn cake
for 11 funny egg cups: 150 gr. yarn a few scraps
for an Easter basket: 100 gr. yarn
for 2 crocheted bears: 250 gr. yarn
for 2 cosmetic pouches: 200 gr. yarn
for 6 tissue pouches: 200 g of yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g of yarn
for 1 stacking bear: 170 g of yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g of yarn

Yarn used = 3,330 g.

Plus:

for 1 vest: 600 g of yarn
for 1 weather frog: 250 gr. yarn
for the "Bird Wedding": 300 gr. yarn
This brings my total usage to: 4,480 gr. yarn

Kind regards, Heike

May is over.
What’s been going on with you?

My usage in May:

140 g little calf - test crochet       372 m
  30 g little calf - test crochet         75 m
  91 g blue potholder,  Tunisian  153 m
  46 g leftover Loop (UFO)                  197 m
  47 g green potholder, Tunisian   108 m
 219 g sweater, blue, lace pattern          548 m
 100 g roses - 4 pieces, sponge yarn 180 m  
 450 g turquoise vest, crocheted           1035 m
  280 g blue top, lace pattern            700 m
Total usage in May           1403 g  -  3368 m

My material usage in May:

Little Dragon      18 g  56 m
2 tissue pouches    45 g  113 m
Seal        28 g  68 m
Socks        62 g  250 m
UFO sweater Ribbelmonster     50 g 125 m (estimated)
Started baby sweater    42 g  126 m

Total for May     245 g 738 m

I might as well update this again: I’m now at 5,600 meters used for the whole year. That’s about as much as Marion gets through in a month :-)

 Summary of my usage this year:

In January I processed 690 grams
February total 1,750 grams processed
So in March, 420 grams processed
In April I processed a total of 390 grams

In May I finished the shawl for my colleague - 200 grams
I didn’t manage to do more, thanks to gardening and schoolwork.....

So in May, only 200 grams processed

Hi,

here’s my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter Bunny girl: 250 gr. pink yarn, 50 gr. white yarn
for my poncho: a total of 1200 gr. yarn, 500 gr. of which was used in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 gr. yarn
for a lion: 160 gr. yarn
for a triangular shawl: 300 gr. yarn cake
for a second triangular shawl: 200 gr. yarn cake
for 11 funny egg cups: 150 gr. of yarn a few scraps
for an Easter basket: 100 gr. of yarn
for 2 crocheted bears: 250 gr. of yarn
for 2 cosmetic pouches: 200 gr. of yarn
for 6 handkerchief pouches: 200 g of yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g of yarn
for 1 stackable bear: 170 g of yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g of yarn
for 1 vest: 600 g of yarn
for 1 weather frog: 250 gr. of yarn
for the bird wedding: 300 gr. of yarn

Total yarn used = 4,480 gr.

Plus:

for 1 vest: 550 gr. of yarn
for 1 unicorn: 200 gr. of yarn

so my total usage comes to: 5,230 gr. of yarn

Best regards, Heike

Any updates?

My June usage:  595g  -  1555m

350g -  805m  Red top, Tunisian crochet, my own design
  65g -  260m  UFO shawl, leftovers
  80g -  240m  fidget blanket, started
100g -  250m  top, colorful - started


Yarn usage in January:   Total   1300g - 3472 m
Yarn usage in February:  Total  1125g - 2872 m
Yarn usage in March:      Total   952 g - 2425 m
Yarn usage in April:        Total   480 g - 1376 m
Yarn usage in May:          Total  1403 g - 3368 m

Yarn usage in June: 372g - 960m

Comforter:  108g - 260m
2 soccer ball figures  20g - 50m
2 bookmarks   13g - 30m
2 small pouches  . 47g - 22m
Baby outfit   96g - 290m
7 granny squares    88g - 200m

My current total is 7,300 meters.

Hello,

my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter bunny girl: 250 g pink yarn, 50 g white yarn
for my poncho: 1200 g yarn total, 500 g of that in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 g yarn
for a lion: 160 g yarn
for a triangular shawl: 300 g Bobbel
for a 2nd triangular shawl: 200 g Bobbel
for 11 funny egg cups: 150 g yarn  a few leftovers
for an Easter basket: 100 g yarn
for 2 crocheted bears: 250 g yarn
for 2 cosmetic pouches: 200 g yarn
for 6 tissue pouches: 200 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn
for 1 stacking bear: 170 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn
for 1 vest: 600 g yarn
for 1 weather frog: 250 g yarn
for the bird wedding: 300 g yarn
for 1 vest: 550 g yarn
for 1 unicorn: 200 g yarn

yarn usage = 5,230 g

plus:

for 1 vest: 500 g yarn
for one more unicorn: 200 g yarn
for 7 bookmarks: 100 g yarn
for 1 keychain: 50 g yarn
for 1 cosmetic pouch: 100 g yarn
for 1 TaTüTa: 30 g yarn
 
so my usage grows to: 6,210 g yarn

As of: 07/16/2018

I missed the June update. Now I’m catching up....

Summary of my usage this year:

In January I said I used 690 grams
February, a total of 1,750 grams used
In March, I used 420 grams
In April I used a total of 390 grams
In May only 200 grams used 

In June I crocheted the pillow for my little mouse - 300 grams
Lots of little hearts made from leftover yarn - approx. 50 grams
2 coasters as a test to see if I like them - 150 grams

So in total, I crocheted up 500 grams in June.

Projects in July:                              all with diet yarn
105 g - 263 m potholders, fish
115 g - 265 m cosmetic set (test crochet for Mel)
300 g - 750 m rest of colorful sweater UFO
100 g - 330 m red tunic - start
 80 g -    93 m massage strap - sponge yarn
 50 g -  135 m Tunisian - start
Total used - 750 g - 1736 m


Used so far:
January:   Total   1300g - 3472 m
February:  Total  1125g - 2872 m
March:      Total   952 g - 2425 m
April:        Total   480 g - 1376 m
May:         Total  1403 g - 3368 m
June:        Total    595 g - 1555 m

Projects in July:
Cotton 125 m/50 g:  200g - 500m
Cotton 200m/50g:  3g - 12m
Cotton 105m/50g:  236g - 498m
Baby fresh 366m/50g:  12g - 75m
Sock yarn 210m/50g: 86g - 360m

Total for July:    537g - 1045m

 

Usage so far in 2018:
January  170g  815m
February       260g  875m
March    545g       1176m   
April            346g        1441m
May             245g          738m
June            372g          960m
July             537g         1045m

Total         2475g         7050m

Summary of what I used this year:

In January, I said I used 690 grams
In February, I used 1,750 grams in total
So in March, I used 420 grams
In April, I used 390 grams in total
In May, I used only 200 grams
In June, it was 500 grams

In July, I crocheted the table runner for the color challenge. It looks great on our living room table - 200 grams
I also crocheted 100 grams on my cape while traveling by car
The long-term project for my daughter is also continuing, 100 grams for the blanket

So a total of 400 grams used in July

Hi,

here’s my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter Bunny girl: 250 gr. pink yarn, 50 gr. white yarn
for my poncho: a total of 1200 gr. yarn, 500 gr. of which was used in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 gr. yarn
for a lion: 160 gr. yarn
for a triangular shawl: 300 gr. gradient yarn cake
for a second triangular shawl: 200 gr. gradient yarn cake
for 11 funny egg cups: 150 gr. yarn a few scraps
for an Easter basket: 100 gr. yarn
for 2 crocheted bears: 250 gr. yarn
for 2 cosmetic pouches: 200 gr. yarn
for 6 tissue holders: 200 g of yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g of yarn
for 1 stacking bear: 170 g of yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g of yarn
for 1 vest: 600 g of yarn
for 1 weather frog: 250 gr. yarn
for the bird wedding: 300 gr. yarn
for 1 vest: 550 gr. yarn
for 1 unicorn: 200 gr. yarn
for 1 vest: 500 gr. yarn
for another unicorn: 200 gr. yarn
for 7 bookmarks: 100 gr. yarn
for 1 keychain: 50 gr. yarn
for 1 cosmetic pouch: 100 gr. yarn
for 1 tissue holder: 30 gr. yarn

Total yarn used = 6,210 gr.

Plus:

12 unicorn keychains: 500 g of yarn
14 smiley bookmarks: 100 g of yarn

This brings my total yarn usage to: 6,810 g of yarn

As of: August 21, 2018

More updates?

As of: August 31      Everything made from stash-diet yarn
Previous usage:
January:   Total   1300g - 3472 m
February: Total   1125g - 2872 m
March:      Total    952 g - 2425 m
April:       Total    480 g - 1376 m
May:         Total  1403 g - 3368 m
June:        Total    595 g - 1555 m
July:         Total    750 g - 1736 m

August:    Total   670 g - 1979 m

•   40g   -  100 m baby shoes
•  250g  -  625 m blue cotton top, lace pattern and Tunisian crochet
•  120 g -  504 m  hedgehog in a pile of leaves, sock yarn, crocheted
•  260 g -  750 m  5 little rocking horses 
  

Usage Jan. through 08/31        83 pieces       7254 g  -  18783 m

Hello,

my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter bunny girl: 250 g pink yarn, 50 g white yarn
for my poncho: 1200 g of yarn total, 500 g of that in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 g yarn
for a lion: 160 g yarn
for a triangular shawl: 300 g Bobbel
for a 2nd triangular shawl: 200 g Bobbel
for 11 funny egg cups: 150 g yarn a few leftovers
for an Easter basket: 100 g yarn
for 2 crochet bears: 250 g yarn
for 2 cosmetic bags: 200 g yarn
for 6 tissue pouches: 200 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn
for 1 stacking bear: 170 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn
for 1 vest: 600 g yarn
for 1 weather frog: 250 g yarn
for the bird wedding: 300 g yarn
for 1 vest: 550 g yarn
for 1 unicorn: 200 g yarn
for 1 vest: 500 g yarn
for one more unicorn: 200 g yarn
for 7 bookmarks: 100 g yarn
for 1 keychain: 50 g yarn
for 1 cosmetic bag: 100 g yarn
for 1 TaTüTa: 30 g yarn
12 unicorn keychains: 500 g yarn
14 smiley bookmarks: 100 g yarn

yarn usage = 6,810 g

added to that:

1 soul warmer: 400 g yarn
1 "Der kleine Mut": 30 g yarn
3 autumn leaves: 90 g yarn
1 vest with granny squares: 600 g yarn

so my usage grows to: 7,930 g yarn

Status: 09/27/2018

Oh my God, converted into 50 g skeins, that’s almost 160 skeins.......

Is there more?

As of: September 30                               Everything from stash-diet yarn
Used so far:
January:   Total   1300g - 3472 m
February: Total   1125g  - 2872 m
March:      Total    952 g - 2425 m
April:       Total    480 g - 1376 m
May:         Total  1403 g - 3368 m
June:        Total    595 g - 1555 m
July:         Total    750 g - 1736 m
August:    Total   670 g - 1979 m

•    25g     45m   1  rose
  
•    70g     60m   1 massage band
•    30g     54m   1 Christmas tree
•    70g     72m    1 autumn figure (Else) by Stjerne
•  118g    291m   4 autumn leaves, pattern from here
  
•      8g      20m   1 flower (wallflower)
•  470g  1250m   1 fidget blanket
•    58g    116m   1 lovey
•    31g      56m   1 cloverleaf
•    25g      45m   1 rose
•    12g        6m   4 loops (wallflower  
  

Used Jan. through 09/30   -     100 pieces       9270 g  -  20798m

As of: October 30                          Everything from diet yarn
Amount used so far:
January:   Total   1300g - 3472 m
February: Total   1125g  - 2872 m
March:      Total    952 g - 2425 m
April:       Total    480 g - 1376 m
May:         Total  1403 g - 3368 m
June:        Total    595 g - 1555 m
July:         Total    750 g - 1736 m
August:    Total   670 g - 1979 m
Sept.:       Total    917g -  2015 m 

     Used - October:   7 items

•   130g - 133m  1 hat
•     40g - 100 m  1 x baby booties
•     55g - 146m   2 x baby booties
•   100g - 250m   1 x baby booties
•   100g - 350m    1 Christmas wreath
  

Used Jan. to 10/30   -     107 items       9695g  -  21877m

Hello,

my yarn usage so far in 2018:

for my Easter bunny girl: 250 g pink yarn, 50 g white yarn
for my poncho: 1200 g yarn in total, 500 g of that in 2018
for the Angry Birds: 300 g yarn
for a lion: 160 g yarn
for a triangular shawl: 300 g Bobbel
for a 2nd triangular shawl: 200 g Bobbel
for 11 funny egg cups: 150 g yarn a few leftovers
for an Easter basket: 100 g yarn
for 2 crocheted bears: 250 g yarn
for 2 cosmetic pouches: 200 g yarn
for 6 tissue pouches: 200 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn
for 1 stacking bear: 170 g yarn
for 1 table runner: 250 g yarn
for 1 vest: 600 g yarn
for 1 weather frog: 250 g yarn
for the bird wedding: 300 g yarn
for 1 vest: 550 g yarn
for 1 unicorn: 200 g yarn
for 1 vest: 500 g yarn
for 1 more unicorn: 200 g yarn
for 7 bookmarks: 100 g yarn
for 1 keychain: 50 g yarn
for 1 cosmetic pouch: 100 g yarn
for 1 TaTüTa: 30 g yarn
12 unicorn keychains: 500 g yarn
14 smiley bookmarks: 100 g yarn
1 soul warmer: 400 g yarn
1 "The Little Courage": 30 g yarn
3 autumn leaves: 90 g yarn
1 vest with grannies: 600 g yarn

yarn usage = 7,930 g

plus:

1 jacket for my daughter: 600 g yarn
1 "The Little Courage": 30 g yarn
1 "The Little Hug": 30 g yarn
1 jacket for me: 750 g yarn
2 Baby Emmi: 700 g yarn

so my usage grows to: 10,040 g yarn

Oh my God....... and all of that from diet yarn.............

As of: 09/27/2018

Oh my God, converted into 50 g balls, that's almost 160 balls.......

Consumption so far in 2018:January 170g  815m
February 260g  875m
March  545g 1176m
April 346g 1441m
May 245g 738m
June 372g 960m
July 537g 1045m
August 301g 720m
Sept. 515g 1309m
October 280g 728m

Total 3401g 8972m

So, how’s it going with you all?

As of: November 30 - all from diet yarn

Usage so far:
January: Total 1300g - 3472 m
February: Total 1125g - 2872 m
March: Total 952 g - 2425 m
April: Total 480 g - 1376 m
May: Total 1403 g - 3368 m
June: Total 595 g - 1555 m
July: Total 750 g - 1736 m
August: Total 670 g - 1979 m
Sept.: Total 917g - 2015 m
Oct.: Total 425 g- 1079 m

• November 19 items
• 12 appliqués for blankets 50 g - 133m
  
• 3 pairs of baby shoes 106 g - 281m
  
• 1 large Santa Claus 560 g - 1600m
  
• 1 cardigan 670 g - 1387m
  
• small Christmas bear 50 g - 133m
  
• 1 item - test crochet 100g - 125m
  
• Total 1536g - 4659m
  

Usage Jan. through 11/30 - 126 items 11231g - 26536m

I would never have thought it would be that much. Like

Hello everyone,

I just took the time to add up my total yarn usage for 2018 in
meters, and I think it really adds up to quite a bit.
This year, I designed exactly 34 patterns and used 34,470 m
of yarn for them. That’s an average of just under 1,000 m per pattern.
Actually, there’s about 6,000 m more, but I won’t be publishing those patterns until 2019.

Best wishes and have a great start to the week—Claudia

I’ve totally lost track… I should have noted down my usage regularly, but I’ll try to piece it all together....

January:
My usage so far is 470g (160m~50g)  merino wool in purple
170g (180m~50g) merino wool in light gray

40g (115m~50g) cotton yarn in light yellow for a little bunny
50 g (115m~50g) cotton yarn in mint for a little bunny
50g (125m~50g) cotton yarn in pink/multicolor for a wreath
and there will surely be more ;)

90g acrylic yarn (133m~100g) anthracite 
for a “test hat” in a cable pattern

15-20g Catania (125m~50g) natural and mint for a headband. 
February:
460g ribbon yarn (Gründl Mango) 300g Catania and Cotone (125m~50g)
300g Cotone (125m~50g)(Koala pattern)
40g mixed yarn for cable pattern practice

March:
250g cotton yarn (Cotton quick print ;Catania mint/white 50g~125m) K&H pattern
150g merino wool (needle size 5) dark purple for a cable-pattern hat
For the cardigan:
Noro Kogarashi ( needle size 6 100g~150m)
 800g
April:
140g Bravo (Schachenmayr) and various tiny scraps of cotton for the floppy calf
May-October:
20g cotton for an elephant measuring tape
1000g cake yarn for knitted blanket
200g cotton for cosmetic set

approx.100g cotton for glass coasters
150g cotton for storage granny
300g bamboo yarn for summer top
150g sock yarn and approx. 60 g other wool for hedgehog in the leaf pile

20g cotton autumn leaf
600g silk viscose yarn for sweater
250-300g merino/cotton/ alpaca for grannies and various practice pieces (scrap blanket)
November-December:
300g gradient yarn for cable-pattern scarf 
a total of 580g cotton for several window gnomes
So far 700g acrylic yarn for Sylvi coat

You can still update here in this thread for 2018.

Over there, it continues with 2019
Yarn usage / material usage 2019 + notes on each project
Of course, you can get started there anytime.