Free tool · for knitters & crocheters
Yarn Stash & Project Cost Starter
Two problems, one page each: you buy yarn you already own because the stash lives in a bag under the bed, and you sell a piece for less than the yarn cost because nobody counts the hours. This free starter fixes both — and it protects the dye lot while it’s at it.
Take it with you — free, no signup
Hosted free on Ardent Seller, our software for makers. No email, no account — the download is right there on the page.
What it does
- A print-and-use yarn stash log — one row per yarn for brand, weight, colorway and dye lot, skeins and yards per skein, so you shop the stash before the shop.
- A project cost worksheet — fill in the yarn, the notions and your honest hours, and see your true cost per piece.
- A yarn-weight quick reference from lace to jumbo, with knit and crochet gauge and the usual needle and hook sizes.
- The skein math — how many skeins to buy for any project by yardage, with a safety skein so the dye lot doesn’t run out mid-sleeve.
- Prints on US Letter or A4 and lives with the stash.
Own it, don't rent it
Want the gauge and pricing calculators?
These two pages cover the stash and one project. The full workbook covers the craft and the business — a yarn quantity calculator, a gauge and sizing calculator, a yarn-weight reference, a project log, full stash inventory, and per-piece costing and pricing that accounts for the hours a hand-knit actually takes.
A one-time purchase you keep project after project — the owned system between a stash you can’t see and pricing that ignores your time.
A maker’s reference, not certification. Gauge, yardage, needle sizes and yarn weights are typical starting points — always swatch and follow your yarn’s ball band, because real gauge depends on the exact yarn and the way you work it. Costing examples are illustrative, not financial advice. Hosted free on Ardent Seller, our software for makers. Free to use; please don’t resell or redistribute.