This knitwhit Ripley hat kit comes with a pattern and six balls of yarn . This is a discontinued set, and it is opened but unused. The colors are very vibrant. The yarn is Tahki cotton classicI. It is very soft and very vibrant and is 100% cotton with a sheen. Needles are not included although the recommended knitting needle size is one set of 3.75 mm double pointed and one set of 16 inch 3.75 circular. These yarns could of course be used for any other pattern you might have and you could use the equivalent crochet needle size. According to the instructions, the magenta, turquoise, and orange are 17.5 grams, the grass green is 15 grams and the yellow is 12.5 grams. The largest ball, chartreuse is 50 grams which is the typical size for Tahki Yarns cotton classic.