HazelLoopUK

For your next crochet project

More making.
Less yarn guesswork.

Turn your pattern’s yarn quantities into a clear shopping list. Plan every colour, use what you already have and work out the cost in pounds.

Plan my yarn

Free to use. No sign-up. Your project stays in your browser.

01 Use your pattern’s quantities

02 Plan each colour

03 Take your list to the shop

A toolkit for your next make

Small calculations.
Better yarn decisions.

Free tools, connected to one list.
No account required.

01 / Quantities

Yarn shopping planner

Calculate whole balls or packs for every colour. Subtract your stash and add UK delivery.

Build my list ↗02 / Budget

Compare complete orders

Compare two shop offers for the same yarns, including pack rounding and postage.

Compare two offers ↗03 / Stash

Use your leftover yarn

Estimate remaining metres from the yarn’s weight and label, then bring them into your list.

Convert my leftovers ↗04 / Discover

Explore colour quantities

See how colour count changes whole-ball purchases, with a chart and downloadable examples.

Explore the numbers ↗05 / Measured projects

Plan a square blanket

Estimate a square blanket from your own weighed samples, grid size and finishing allowance.

Plan my square grid ↗

Start with a yarn you know

From the label
to your shopping list.

Explore four source-linked yarn references, with quantity tables and calculators ready to use.

Browse the yarn library ↗

A little help before you buy

Make the numbers make sense.

All planning guides ↗
01 / Quantities

How many balls of yarn do I need?

Turn the metres in your crochet pattern into whole balls, with worked examples and a free shopping planner.

Read the guide ↗02 / Colour planning

Calculate yarn separately for every colour

Why combining all your yarn metres can leave you short of one colour, and how to make a clearer shopping list.

Read the guide ↗03 / Use your stash

Subtract the yarn you already own

Work out how many extra balls to buy after accounting for usable yarn already in your stash.

Read the guide ↗04 / Budgeting

Compare the cost of a whole yarn order

Compare whole-ball quantities, prices and UK delivery instead of choosing by the cheapest ball alone.

Read the guide ↗05 / Planning basics

Should I add an extra yarn allowance?

Understand the difference between a designer’s yarn quantity, whole-ball rounding and an optional extra allowance.

Read the guide ↗06 / Measured projects

How to estimate yarn for a granny-square blanket

Use the weight of your own sample squares to estimate blanket yarn, separate joining and border quantities, and build a shopping list.

Read the guide ↗07 / Buying decisions

Yarn multipacks vs single balls: compare the whole order

Work out when a yarn multipack saves money and when spare balls or delivery make individual balls a cheaper purchase.

Read the guide ↗08 / Label basics

Read a yarn label before planning your purchase

Find the yarn range, shade, metres, grams and pack information you need for an accurate crochet shopping list.

Read the guide ↗09 / Ready to order

Before you order yarn online: a UK shopping checklist

Check shade selection, pack quantities, delivery and your saved crochet shopping list before paying for a UK yarn order.

Read the guide ↗10 / Buying guide

A small kit for a clearer plan

What to check in a scale, tape measure, markers and hooks. Start with what you already own.

Check the planning kit ↗

Your pattern. Your colours. Your budget.

Keep the creative decisions.

Let the planner handle the whole-ball arithmetic.

Start my yarn list ↗