You will need 70-yard skeins of American Thread Company “Aunt Lydia’s” Heavy Rug yarn in the following colors; moss green, light orange, dark orange, cerise and watermelon. Use a size J plastic crochet hook. The amount of yarn will vary according to the number of bench covers and place mats you plan to make. Two bench covers measuring 16 x 64 inches require 5 skeins of each color suggested and one skein of each color will make two place mats measuring 12 x 18 inches