Looking for cotton blends. Would love to catch a holiday sale. Have looked at Lion Brand and Hobbii but does anyone have recs?

I’m new to knitting so would appreciate any answers! I’m assuming wool might be itchy scratchy. Mohair fibers could be an issue. Alpaca or merino? Also what is fairly durable and easy to wash but soft?

Where is a safe place to order yarn online? I'm half finished with my current project and am starting to think about my next.

Edit: this is the pattern I'm doing. It will be a sweater https://youtu.be/x-x07CL-D4A?si=BZtycsYPOyHIx2Q_

I’m late to the emotional support chicken, but hooked! Just started my third in as many days… this is the first one

Hello fellow yarn addicts! I have a crochet business and primarily work with plush yarn. I like sweet snuggles lite and like it to keep my plushies consistent with the same size. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s out of stock and the lite does not have any cherry red colors, only dark. Does anyone have any alternatives that are the same exact thickness and weight? I need it to be pretty indistinguishable. Please HELP! Thank you

Can anyone ID this yarn, I got it at the thrift with no label or tag. I’m obsessed with it, it’s so soft and pretty, I NEED more! Works like butter on bamboo needles 🥹

I can't speak for all different Vinted sites, but there is quite a lot (and I mean a lot) of yarn on VintedUK!

It may be a good place to look if you run out of yarn that has been discontinued, for instance.

Or, you could look for yarn generally, but obviously be aware of how much it will come to including buyers protection and postage, which is often more than buying it new new 🤷🏻‍♀️ (there are some good deals from some people though!)

I've found searching 'yarn' and then using the brand filter, or searching '[insert yarn weight] yarn' to be the best way of finding it!

Hope this is helpful to somebody :)

I ordered some yarn from Hobbii for the first time on Friday! I received a confirmation email on Saturday saying my order shipped but when I go to track my order on Hobbii.com it just says “your order has been prepared”. Wondering when it will actually ship lol. I’m so antsy and excited to start a Christmas project! I’m located in Texas btw.

About 15 years ago I bought some small white crochet (?) hooks from a thrift store. I was into tiny crochet at the time and thought they were neat. Now I’m using them to pick up dropped stitches in sock knitting and for the first time noticed an imprint! “USA Susan Bates SIZE 6”

I tried to crochet little sock yarn granny squares but found them too short and uncomfortable to use. So my question for y’all is: Do you have these old hooks in your supply? If so, how did you acquire them? What do you use them for? And do you know their original purpose?

does anyone know where i can get my hands on these?? is eBay my only option? 😭😭

This is my favorite sub! I'm obsessed with yarn and having a community of equally obsessed individuals to engage with is just such a luxury.

So a big thanks to everyone for behaving like good-humored adults who can harmoniously share our enthusiasm for yarn. We rock.

collective high fives and pats on the back

Has anyone put Ice Yarns Cakes Aran in the dryer on the low heat setting? What was the result?

Yes, it’s 100% acrylic so shouldn’t be an issue but I was wondering if there was pilling or shrinking?

Thanks!

Hi, I have fallen in love with the newly released, My Jose hood by Norgard knitter. It calls for Lang Carpe Diem yarn. However I live in RSA and not likely to find this here. On one of the comments, yesterday on ig, I saw someone give a link to a yarn substitute page but never thought to keep it and can no longer find it. PLEASE, can anyone here give me similar link...Thank you

I'm starting a throw blanket project where I'm going to be dying about 20 skeins oof merino wool yarn. I dont have the money to buy 30 colors of dye to test them all out to find the perfect colors, and its hard to find a good color chart for the actual dyed yarns. So I'm looking for suggestions of what colors I should get or what people have used for an Autumnal color way. I'm looking at no more than 7 unique colors. I'm wanting something the captures the beginning of fall, as the leaves start to change. So I want greens to be the main colors, covering half of the yarn, but with the bright and vibrant yellows, oranges, and reds as accent colors. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and thanks for any advice.

🙏 Desperately searching for some Knitpicks Impressionist yarn in the Renoir colorway - I have suffered a yarn damage disaster thanks to the TSA and now I don’t have the yarn I need to finish the second sleeve of my sweater! If anyone has any in their stash that they would be willing to sell or if anyone has recommendations of other groups I could try (have already posted in r/Yarnswap) pls pls pls lmk 😭🙏

Hi! What’s your favorite knitting project bag? If you have a link, I would appreciate that as well. WIP Picture of my “Malabrigo Friendship KAL”knitted in yarn by “The Knitting Artist” for interest. Thanks!

I got my hands on some Melrose cravenella. It's a 70% wool, 30% rayon blend. I was wondering if wool wash would be alright to use on it.

Does anyone know if this K+C alpaca yarn is discontinued? I got it on sale as Joann, and I ran out mid project so I went online to buy another skein but no luck! I couldn’t even find any other colors of this 80% polyester 20% alpaca wool anywhere

I love stopping by local yarn stores while we travel but so far I have only found hobby shops with some yarn stores here in Redding. I have one more day of visiting here so if anyone has any recommendations let me know. I am not opposed to jumping on the 5 if needed. Heading home to Whidbey Island, WA tomorrow so any great stores heading north along I-5 would be appreciated too! If I don't get to them tomorrow, I will soon. Our daughter moved to Redding last year so we have been here 5 times so far.

(This one's for the Canadians, but please feel free to chime in if you're in the US for comparison/recommendations)

I started crocheting about a year ago, and definitely gravitate towards making amigurumi. I've found it very frustrating trying to source yarn that is a lighter weight (sport weight specifically), preferably cotton or a cotton/acrylic blend, that doesn't have to be ordered online.

I find it really strange that Michaels (in Canada) doesn't have a single sport-weight option at all, let alone a cotton one. I've used the L&T everyday cotton and Lion Brand 24/7 cotton, but both are a heavier weight than I'd like to use, as I'd prefer to make more detailed dolls/figures. I have also experimented with crochet thread, but in order to find a good range of colour options it seems I would also have to source online.

I have also purchased Scheepjes Catona locally, which I find to be a good weight for what I'm trying to accomplish. I don't have a super strong preference between mercerized and "regular" cotton, but I did find that Scheepjes Catona split fairly easily and was a bit annoying to work with.

I would really like to try the Hobbii Cotton 8/4 (both mercerized and regular) since they have an amazing colour range, YarnArt jeans, Milk Cotton 4-ply yarn, and Circulo Amigurumi yarn, but they are all hard to source/have to be purchased online/can be hard to get in general.

TL;DR

1. If you make anything similar to what I want to make/use the yarns I've mentioned above, what do you recommend? Please specify where you live (CA/USA/other).

2. For those in the US - does your Michaels have a sport weight cotton/cotton blend yarn, and if so, is it good? Or if not, what yarn is generally available in the US that you would recommend? I usually venture to the states at least once per year, typically in the PNW and California, so I'd appreciate any recommendations of stores/yarn to try.

Sorry if this post is confusing, but I'm feeling really frustrated with most of the options I think will work best for my projects being so hard to source, as well as costly. I appreciate anyone's recommendations about different brands to try, places to shop, if ordering from Hobbii is worth it, etc. thanks all!

Hey there! My niece is interested in learning crochet and as the family fiber artist I am being asked to teach her. I'm totally down but I am not inherently a good teacher of things. I kind of just do them without thinking of steps lol. So I'm trying to make a "lesson plan" if you will, of things to show her. The project that spurned this has sc DC and hdc so I obviously need to teach those stitches. Also how to hold yarn and tension, chains, how to work into a chain, I think that's all the basics? Any tips on teaching beginners? I have some nice yarn from the woo company (apparently I can't say their name???) she can learn on since it's so beginner friendly.

I ordered some mystery yarn online and some of it may be vintage, what do I do with it in order to prevent bugs crawling out of it or something?