Explore how the ball count changes when the same total length is split equally between different numbers of colours.
A reproducible example
With 1,200m in total and 196m per ball, dividing equally between colours gives the following shopping quantities. This is a mathematical illustration, not a tested blanket pattern.
1,200m total, 196m per ball, zero stash or allowance
Colours
Balls per colour
Total balls
Surplus metres
1
7
7
172
2
4
8
368
3
3
9
564
4
2
8
368
5
2
10
760
6
2
12
1152
Thirty examples to explore
Download 30 example scenarios (CSV): five total lengths from 400m to 2,000m, each divided between one to six colours, at 196m per ball. The formula is ceiling((total metres ÷ colours) ÷ metres per ball) × colours. Inputs and results are included so you can reproduce each case.
Plan actual colours separately
A real pattern may use very different quantities of each colour. Never divide a pattern’s total equally unless its instructions support that split. Use the shopping planner for your actual per-colour requirements, stash, packs and prices.
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