Yarn Chicken 

Yarn chicken is a term often used in online knitting/crochet circles. It is a self-imposed 'game' in which a crafter is unsure if they have enough yarn in a skein to complete a project, but rather than going through the process of measuring and weighing to find yardage, they start the project and hope it's enough. The crafter wins the game if they finish their project with just enough or extra yarn, and they lose if they run out of yarn before completing their project.

I'm going to go pick up some yarn. I lost Yarn Chicken and I really need to get this hat done.

Yarn Chicken by RobinYarn April 1, 2022

Yarn Chicken

"Yarn chicken" is a term for moments in crocheting when you are low in yarn and have to efficiently use threads to finish a project and do not have any yarn left to finish.

"I had to play a game of yarn chicken to finish this mini cow project."

Yarn Chicken by moomoomunim September 8, 2026