How much yarn for a queen size blanket?
Queen size blanket yarn: yardage for a 90 × 100 in blanket in worsted, bulky, super bulky and jumbo yarn, knit or crochet, with skeins and grams for your label.
Make a swatch of at least 6 × 6 in in your stitch, wash and block it, then measure and weigh it.
Pattern yarn — from the materials list.
Your new yarn — from its label.
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Queen blanket yarn requirements
A queen mattress is 60 × 80 inches. A blanket that covers it with a generous drop is about 90 × 100 inches (229 × 254 cm); a coverlet that just reaches the edges is closer to 90 × 90. Use the size that suits your bed — the calculator accepts any dimensions.
A queen blanket is the largest project most makers tackle: roughly 6,750 yards of worsted in stockinette, 8,550 yards in double crochet and nearly 10,800 yards in single crochet. Even in super bulky yarn it is about 3,350–4,300 yards.
With 35 to 55 skeins involved, buy the whole amount in one dye lot, or plan the design so color changes hide lot differences — stripes, squares or a deliberate ombré. Weave in ends as you go; a queen granny-square blanket can have more than a thousand.
Yardage chart for a 90 × 100 in queen blanket
| Yarn weight | Knit stockinette | Knit garter | Crochet single | Crochet half double | Crochet double | Crochet granny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lace (0) Lace | 13,65012,500 m | 16,40014,950 m | 21,85019,950 m | 19,80018,100 m | 17,35015,850 m | 15,00013,750 m |
| Super Fine (1) Fingering | 11,05010,100 m | 13,25012,100 m | 17,65016,150 m | 16,00014,600 m | 14,00012,800 m | 12,15011,100 m |
| Fine (2) Sport | 9,1508,400 m | 11,00010,050 m | 14,65013,400 m | 13,30012,150 m | 11,65010,650 m | 10,1009,200 m |
| Light (3) DK | 8,4007,700 m | 10,1009,250 m | 13,45012,300 m | 12,20011,150 m | 10,7009,750 m | 9,2508,450 m |
| Medium (4) Worsted | 6,7506,150 m | 8,1007,400 m | 10,7509,850 m | 9,7508,900 m | 8,5507,800 m | 7,4006,750 m |
| Bulky (5) Chunky | 5,0504,600 m | 6,0505,550 m | 8,1007,400 m | 7,3006,700 m | 6,4005,850 m | 5,5505,100 m |
| Super Bulky (6) Super chunky | 3,3503,100 m | 4,0503,700 m | 5,4004,900 m | 4,9004,450 m | 4,2503,900 m | 3,7003,400 m |
| Jumbo (7) Jumbo | 1,6801,540 m | 2,0001,850 m | 2,7002,450 m | 2,4502,250 m | 2,1501,950 m | 1,8501,690 m |
Small figures are meters.
How many skeins?
| Yarn weight | Typical ball | Skeins knit | Skeins crochet | Grams crochet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lace (0) Lace | 440 yd / 50 g | 32 | 40 | 1,970 g |
| Super Fine (1) Fingering | 420 yd / 100 g | 27 | 34 | 3,340 g |
| Fine (2) Sport | 330 yd / 100 g | 28 | 36 | 3,530 g |
| Light (3) DK | 250 yd / 100 g | 34 | 43 | 4,270 g |
| Medium (4) Worsted | 200 yd / 100 g | 34 | 43 | 4,270 g |
| Bulky (5) Chunky | 130 yd / 100 g | 39 | 50 | 4,930 g |
| Super Bulky (6) Super chunky | 70 yd / 100 g | 49 | 62 | 6,110 g |
| Jumbo (7) Jumbo | 30 yd / 100 g | 57 | 72 | 7,120 g |
About these numbers: estimates assume typical gauge for each yarn weight. Your tension, hook or needle size and stitch pattern can move them by ±15% or more — weigh a swatch in the swatch calculator for a figure based on your own work.
Tips
- Queen blanket: about 90 × 100 in (229 × 254 cm)
- Coverlet only: about 90 × 90 in
- Worsted: 6,750–10,800 yd depending on stitch
- Buy all skeins in one dye lot
How to work out how much yarn you need
- Choose the project. Pick knit or crochet, the project and its size — or a custom width and length.
- Set the yarn. Choose the yarn weight (CYC 0–7) and stitch, then type the length and grams from your skein label.
- Add a safety margin. Keep 10% extra, or more for tight tension, borders and fringe.
- Check with a swatch. For the most accurate number, weigh a blocked swatch in the From a swatch tab and scale it to your project.
FAQ
How many skeins for a queen blanket?
For a 90 × 100 in queen blanket in worsted weight double crochet, about 8,550 yards with 10% extra — 43 skeins of 200 yards. Knitted in stockinette it needs about 6,750 yards.
What size is a queen blanket?
A queen mattress is 60 × 80 inches.
Does crochet use more yarn than knitting?
Yes. Measured comparisons show single crochet uses about 60% more yarn than stockinette for the same area, and double crochet about 27% more. Taller crochet stitches are more economical than short ones.
How accurate is a yarn calculator?
Estimates from typical gauge are usually within ±15%, because tension, hook or needle size and stitch pattern vary. The swatch mode — weighing or measuring a real swatch — is accurate to a few percent.