This DK weight yarn from Sirdar comes in soft pastel colors with a long color change. Each 150g cake is approximately 545 yards (suggested US 6 needle or G/6 hook). This yarn is perfect for blankets - soft to the touch and easy to change colors as the yarn does all the work. Made with 70% acrylic and 30% nylon - you can wash items made with this yarn in cold water. Each ball band comes with a pattern for a two cake blanket - we used one cake for our model - shown here in our photo.