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Yarn for crochet is usually sold as balls or skeins ( hanks ), although it may also be wound on spools or cones.

Skeins and balls are generally sold with a yarn band, a label that describes the yarn's weight, length, dye lot, fiber content, washing instructions, suggested needle size, likely gauge, etc.

It is a common practice to save the yarn band for future reference, especially if additional skeins must be purchased.

Crocheters generally ensure that the yarn for a project comes from a single dye lot.

The dye lot specifies a group of skeins that were dyed together and thus have precisely the same color ; skeins from different dye lots, even if very similar in color, are usually slightly different and may produce a visible stripe when added onto existing work.

If insufficient yarn of a single dye lot is bought to complete a project, additional skeins of the same dye lot can sometimes be obtained from other yarn stores or online.