This was designed as a baby blanket / stitch sampler. With the suggested yarn and gauge it makes a square of about 24 inches. The design is worked in Intarsia, so there are up to 11 strands being worked in a single row. If worked as a stitch sampler in a single color, it would take 4-5 balls of yarn as you only need about a quarter of a ball for each of the colors (pink, blue, yellow, orange, turquoise).