# [Budget crochet yarn by color](https://threadcabin.com/explore/234/budget-crochet-yarn-by-color)

> Measure each color’s consumption in a representative motif or stripe, including carried yarn and ends. Round package quantities separately for each color.

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- Language: en
- Published: 2026-09-25T17:26:34.1109503+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T17:26:40.7828532+00:00
- Craft: Crochet
- Primary image: [Illustration: A small multicolor crocheted figure beside separate measured yarn bundles for its body, contrasting ears and stitched face details.](https://threadcabin.com/images/explore/focused/crochet-color-budget.jpg)

Measure each color’s consumption in a representative motif or stripe, including carried yarn and ends. Round package quantities separately for each color.

## Before you start

Gather the measurements, counts or timing sample needed below. Record their units and whether they describe a sample, the whole project or one purchased package. Use a finished sample when dimensions or material use depend on fabric structure.

## Try this example

One motif uses 3 g cream and 2 g blue. Twenty motifs need 60 g cream and 40 g blue before joins, border and reserve; a 100 g total alone cannot guide buying.

## Check your result

- Recheck the inputs against the actual sample or label, keep units consistent and round only the final count or purchase. Repeat a sample if a small measuring difference changes the decision.
- These arithmetic examples assume the measured structure stays comparable. Shaping, borders, dense textures and color changes require their own allowances or samples.

## Sources

- [www.craftyarncouncil.com: 020_CGauge3.pdf](https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/files/DiscoverPDFs/020_CGauge3.pdf)
- [media.craftyarncouncil.com: CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf](https://media.craftyarncouncil.com/files/CIP/CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf)

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