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Estimated Yarn Amounts For Women's Pullover Sweaters

At times you'll find a knitting pattern doesn't give you the amount of yarn needed for the pattern. Or perhaps it tells you the number of ounces you need, but not the yards or meters (see Substituting Yarn for more help on why you should substitute by yards or meters and not ounces or grams).

These are the estimated number of yards or meters needed to knit a standard woman's long sleeved pullover sweater for various sizes and gauges. Keep in mind these are estimates and assumes the sweater is knit in stockinette. Some stitch patterns use more yarn than others.

Finished Chest Measurement 36 inches/92 cm

Sts Per Inch/CM

Yards

Meters

3.5 860 790
4 950 870
4.5 1050 960
5 1150 1050
6 1430 1300

Finished Chest Measurement 38 inches/96 cm

Sts Per Inch/CM

Yards

Meters

3.5 930 850
4 1050 960
4.5 1150 1050
5 1300 1190
6 1550 1400

Finished Chest Measurement 40 inches/101 cm

Sts Per Inch/CM

Yards

Meters

3.5 1000 920
4 1130 1030
4.5 1250 1150
5 1350 1230
6 1600 1470

Finished Chest Measurement 42 inches/107 cm

Sts Per Inch/CM

Yards

Meters

3.5 1050 960
4 1200 1100
4.5 1325 1215
5 1475 1350
6 1750 1600

Finished Chest Measurement 44 inches/112 cm

Sts Per Inch/CM

Yards

Meters

3.5 1100 1000
4 1225 1120
4.5 1375 1260
5 1500 1375
6 1800 1650

Finished Chest Measurement 46 inches/117 cm

Sts Per Inch/CM

Yards

Meters

3.5 1150 1050
4 1300 1190
4.5 1450 1325
5 1600 1470
6 1900 1740