How do you figure out afghan sizes?
I have created a formula to calculate the chain counts needed to get to the sizes you need. The formula will also calculate stitch sets for those who require a pattern, such as a wave afghan to stay in balance for stitches.
Sizes of afghans have been provided in the equation for those interested to know the standard sizes of crochet afghans. I have included everything from receiving blanket sizes to king size.
For my calculator, you will need a measuring tape to give me a few dimensions. Due to everyone having their own gauge for stitching, this formula will adjust to your own tension to provide you with accurate details.
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LILLIAN NEAL says
WHY DOES MY AFGHAN ALWAYS GET SMALLER? LIKE I count 50 and it stays on till I get to the 10th row. then it gets smaller. Drives me nuts.....
Terri says
it sounds like you aren't making a turning chain at the end of each row. 🙂
LILLIAN NEAL says
I chain 2 at the end of every row.
Nicole Dale says
U might not have the proper number of stitches per set..for example I am making a wave afghan that starts with and ends with 2 triple decreases so to make up for this I simply ignore one of them or my afghan will reduce in size every single row I continue.
doreen says
Either your tension is getting tighter as you crochet or you are missing stitches as you go along. Make sure to keep counting and don't forget to make a stitch in the last stitch in each row. HTH,
susan keller says
Sounds like you may be loosing stitches. One trick I use is to put a marker at the first stitch of each row... ( A long piece of contrasting yarn works great - and just move it up under the loops of the first stitch each row).
This way I am sure I am going all the way to the end of the row
vampiriquedezire says
Thanks so much for this calculator Mikey. I did a Granny Square afghan for my Uncle and had to keep running back and forth to our bed to make sure it would fit right. This will be so much easier to do than the way I did it lol
Sabrina Walters Whitlatch says
Hello Mikey, I totally love this yarn calculator as I'm a dummy when it comes to math and I totally love your videos I have learned alot from them, you are a great teacher. My question is this: I want to crochet a chevron king size blanket, I have figured out I'd need 211 ch. across 76" width and 160 rows 80" length. I don't know how to find out how many skeins of yarn I'd need I'm using red heart 4 med. and I'm planning on using size 'N' 9.0 hook. Please help me figure this out and thank you in advance.