How much yarn for mittens?

[tomai]

Hi,

I would like to purchase some yarn online but i dont want to overbuy or underbuy...

Most of the mitten patterns i found dont tell me how much yarn in grams or yards i need to make mittens...

Is there anyone that has knitted mittens before know approximately how many balls of yarn i need to make mittens? (and do men and women have a huge difference in terms of the size and how much more yarn it needs?)

Thanks so much!

[MaleKnitter]

It depends on what kind of yarn you are buying (many yarns come in 6 oz. skeins and some only come in 3 oz.) on my mittens I used Caron Simply Soft (6 oz. a skein) and I used about half the skein. I made a size small, so you would need more yarn if you were making mittens for a big man's hands. so if you are buying any yarn that comes in a small skein (like 3 oz.) get two balls, and if you are buying a yarn that comes in larger ones (like 6 oz.) you will probably only need one