Crochet yarn is of course the most essential material you need for crocheting. However you may also need stuffing and thread.
Crochet Yarn
- Worsted weight yarn is the most common type.
- Yarn comes in varying thicknesses (called weights) to meet your needs for any project. Yarn weights range from very fine to very bulky.
- The more delicate the yarn, the more intricate your stitches can be.
- The Craft Yarn Council of America (http://www.yarnstandards.com/) has created standards to categorize yarn weights. Within these standards, any yarn of a certain weight, when paired with a certain size hook, should produce approximately the same amount of stitches per inch (called gauge).
Crochet yarn weight categorization
| Number |
Name |
Types of Yarn Included |
| 0 |
Lace |
Fingering 10-count crochet thread |
| 1 |
Super Fine |
Sock, Fingering, Baby |
| 2 |
Fine |
Sport, Baby |
| 3 |
Light |
DK, Light Worsted |
| 4 |
Medium |
Worsted, Afghan, Aran |
| 5 |
Bulky |
Chunky, Craft, Rug |
| 6 |
Super Bulky |
Bulky, Roving |
(taken from http://www.yarnstandards.com/weight.html)
Crochet hook size to yarn weight chart
| Yarn Weight |
Hook Size |
|
|
| |
Metric |
U.S. |
UK/Canada |
| 0/Lace |
Special steel hook, 1.6 to 1.4 mm |
Special steel hook, 6, 7, 8; or regular hook, B/1 |
14 to 13 |
| 1/Super Fine |
2.25 to 3.5 mm |
B/1 to E/4 |
13 to 9 |
| 2/Fine |
3.5 to 4.5 mm |
E/4 to 7 |
9 to 7 |
| 3/Light |
4.5 to 5.5 mm |
7 to I/9 |
7 to 5 |
| 4/Medium |
5.5 to 6.5 mm |
I/9 to K/10-1/2 |
5 to 3 |
| 5/Bulky |
6.5 to 9 mm |
K/10-1/2 to M/13 |
3 to 00 |
| 6/Super Bulky |
9 mm and larger |
M/13 and larger |
00 and larger |
(taken from http://www.yarnstandards.com/weight.html
Stuffing
If you're making a pillow or a stuffed animal (as in amigurumi) with crochet, you'll need stuffing to fill the insides. Regular sewing stuffing will work.
Thread
You'll need some thread if you're sewing any embellishments onto your finished crochet work.