Find out what yarn you have from a photo
Point your phone at the ball band. SkeinSmart reads the brand, line, colorway, weight, fibre content and yardage straight off the label and saves it to your stash — one skein or a dozen in a single shot.
Free · No credit card · Works on your phone
How it works
- 1
Photograph the label.
Ball band, sleeve, or the printed tag on a cake — whatever's on the yarn. Up to a dozen skeins in one photo is fine.
- 2
Check what it found.
Each skein comes back with the details filled in. Anything it wasn't sure about is flagged for you to confirm.
- 3
Save it to your stash.
From then on, any pattern you start checks whether you already have the yarn it calls for.
What it reads off the label
- brand
- product line
- colorway
- weight category
- fibre content
- yardage per skein
Lost the label?
It'll still estimate the weight from the look of the yarn and take a guess at the fibre — but it won't invent a brand. To pin down mystery yarn for certain, use the guides:
It works best with a clear, well-lit shot of the printed label. Handwritten tags and worn bands are hit and miss.
Know what's in the basket.
Every skein you save is checked against every pattern you start.
New to the craft? Start with the beginner guides or a free pattern from the library.