Project Timer - Plan Your Knitting Schedule

Estimate completion times, track progress, and plan your knitting projects with precision timing tools.

Project Time Estimator
Estimate completion time for your knitting projects
Speed Reference
Beginner:15-25 sts/min
Intermediate:25-40 sts/min
Advanced:40-60 sts/min
Expert:60+ sts/min

Project Planning Guide

Factors Affecting Knitting Speed

Pattern Complexity

  • • Simple stockinette: Fastest
  • • Basic textures: 30% slower
  • • Cables and colorwork: 60% slower
  • • Complex lace: 100% slower

Yarn Weight Impact

  • • Bulky yarn: Fewer stitches, faster progress
  • • Fingering weight: More stitches, slower progress
  • • Consider total stitch count, not just time per stitch

Need to calculate total stitches? Use our project planning tools to estimate stitch counts from measurements.

Realistic Project Planning

Setting Expectations

  • • Add 20-30% buffer time for mistakes
  • • Account for learning new techniques
  • • Consider seasonal knitting motivation
  • • Plan for life interruptions

Typical Project Times

  • • Simple hat: 8-15 hours
  • • Basic scarf: 15-25 hours
  • • Adult sweater: 60-120 hours
  • • Baby blanket: 40-80 hours

Planning increases or decreases? Our stitch shaping tools help you plan complex construction details.