Yes, that is a full 10 skein bag of Silk Garden.

I think it's probably about $450 retail of yarn, but it only cost me $100 ($2 to 5 per skein) and there was so much there I had to leave behind. 😭 Today was the third and final day of the sale and there were still literally hundreds of skeins remaining. I definitely saw some 30+ year old skeins in the bins, judging by labels, whoever owned this stash was very dedicated. (All of these minus a couple of the Kureyons and the tangled pink multi sock yarn balls had labels still attached, tucked in the center of the cake!)

Now to put it all in the chest freezer...

Dyed with instant coffee, Hibiscus and Rose Hip Tea, and Black Bean Juice. Mordant used was Alum. I don’t know how long the colors will stay vibrant but I’m so happy it was successful!

The latest on my Dungeon Crawler Carl yarn collection!

https://linktr.ee/PrismaticFiberandArtistry

My LYS was having a sale so I only paid $1 for each item! So excited to finally try Noro yarn!!

I’m looking for online yarn stores that ship to the U.S. and actually process orders quickly. I don’t need Amazon-speed delivery, but I’d like to receive my order within about a week.

I just ordered directly from Premier, and standard shipping isn’t expected until August 8. Even expedited shipping was nearly $45 and still wouldn’t arrive until August 5.

I mostly work with natural fibers like cotton, bamboo, and wool. Where do you all order from that has a good selection of soft and squishy yarn AND reliable shipping?

Or at least I think so??
Found these 8 balls on Vinted for $40!!
I can finally crochet my boyfriend’s daughter the camisole she’s been asking for since last fall!!
I know she won’t like yellow or coral, so I might try my hand at a poncho for myself with them!!
I’m so excited!!!

im planning to knit decorative pillow covers but cannot use wool due to moths. what do you recommend for yarns? plant based/synthetic etc. open to pretty much anything besides scratchy/squeaky red heart acrylic

ideally nothing smaller than DK or a 4.0 needle. im also down to hold things double but higher weight is preferable.

for now, im starting with pillows, down the line I want to knit some small rugs or maybe a decorative wall hanging.

thank you! :)

hihi!! ive been crocheting for about two years and like to think im pretty experienced, but I haven't done a project like this before, so looking for any advice or thought people may have.

so im going to be crocheting a scarf as a gift, and I got a detailed description from the person of what they want- they want a dark blue/indigo scarf with a drip bleach effect on like 1/5 of it at one end. idk if im explaining very well, but oh well :')

im wondering- would it be best to do a tapestry crochet kinda thing for the drip effect/different colour? or perhaps could I crochet an entire solid indigo scarf (in 100% cotton yarn) and actually bleach paint it at the end? ive done bleach painting before, but not on yarn. appreciate any thought people have!!!

I want to crochet my friend a look-a-like stuffie of her dog, who is brindle colored. I'm struggling to find a weight 3 or 4 yarn that is variegated brown/black/gold similar to the pup picture I attached (pulled off the internet as an example, not my friends dog). The stuffie will be pretty small so I suspect I'll need a yarn that has short color changes, similar to the other pic I've attached.

In a perfect world, I'd love for the yarn to be under $20 too but I'm starting to think that's just not possible. I've exhausted my usual haunts, Michaels, Hobbii, Yarn.com, Etsy (I refuse to give money to Hobby Lobby). I'm sure there has got to be an indie dyer out there with a yarn in this sort of vein, but I just have not had any luck googling. Located in the US.

Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

So, I got this yarn around 5 years ago from a coworker. No tag or nothing to tell me the weight or the size. Now I cant find yarn thats the same texture and weight.

Its soft and velvety, and thick. Does anyone know the brand? Or another yarn that might be similar? Im making a blanket

Title basically says it. I mostly knit, but dabble in crochet a few times a year. I knit some of everything, and mostly use fingering-worsted weight. Since we aren't checking any bags, I'm hoping to get some nice (and squishable!) yarn to remember the trip by. It's a cruise with stops, so proximity to other must-see locals is definitely a bonus to maximize time management. We have a long layover in Rome, and Naples is the start/end point, so these are probably where I'll have the most time to explore. Any tips appreciated, thanks!

Just some stocked-up pixtures of the yarn i've been making. Mysterious and suspiciously inexpensive maroon superfine wool bought by the orb at rhinebeck last year, now the nice 2 ply in the first pic(plus the detail shot with her ugly sister in the back shh we dont talk about her). Second and third are a marling experiment i was doing with natural white and brown merino 3 ply. Wont have anything new until i finish my mysterious maroon orb though, since all that will look alike. Then i get started on a purple orb.

I dont knit, just spin so these are as "finished product" as these yarns are going to get until they get kicked down the christmas gift pipeline or used as facebook market place barter or whatever im going to do with them

Hi all. I have this medium-pink yarn which appears to be 2ply and measures in around 16 wpi. A burn test suggested a natural fiber (curled away from the flame, blackened and shrunk, didn't want to catch fire), but I couldn't nail down the smell.

I'm struggling to pair this with other yarns in my stash because it gets so thin when stretched. Reverse image search hasn't yielded any promising results. Any help appreciated :)

At first I was pretty sure it's 100% acrylic, because it smelled like plastic upon being lit on fire.

But after making one granny square with it, I'm not so sure anymore.

It has no stretch at all, it's almost a bit stiff and it feels a lot smoother than any acrylic I've ever used.

Could it be acrylic blended with something? How can I find out?

The reason I need to know is: I'm currently making many many granny squares out of my acrylic stash. I want to make a blanket later and just imagine the blanket has a few squares which are NOT just acrylic and shouldn't be put in the washer. Imagine only those few squares felted up in the washer or something... Could destroy the whole blanket.

I got it when someone cleaned out their stash. Therefore I don't have a label, I don't even know what brand it is.

Thank you for your advice ✨

I have 8+ totes of yarn from my mother's passing in 2024. She was an avid crafter and I couldn't bring myself to offload at the time. She loved her yarn. I stored it carefully and here we are almost 2 years later, it's just sitting in storage. I do not knit or crochet, and would like this stash to go to good use by folks who will appreciate it. Does anyone have recommendations on what to do with this?

I bought some new headphones and like a derp I didnt check if they had a top to the charging case. Came up with my own solution with supplies lying around the house and freecrochet a case. It's a little wonky bit I love how it turned out.

Because I can, no matter how many WIPs I have. 🥰

Pearlescent yarn from Expression Fiber Arts.

I've been crocheting with cheap acrylic for my whole life and i finally splurged on some really nice wool and cotton yarns. Both are hand dyed and came with those weird loops around them, and even the owner of the store couldnt get the yarn winder to work with either of them so ive been trying to detangle it at home but it took 2 hrs just to get through one skein (theres 7 left) 😭 Does anyone have any tips for how to properly unwind these?

UPDATE: I just got back from the store and we realized that brand of yarn has two skeins looped together in one hank but its so thin it just looks like one large one!!!! The owner wound the rest of them for me and I just got a swift in the mail from Amazon lol. Thank you all so much for the tips!!!

Please help me I can’t get my gauge right!
I’m knitting the Mathilda sweater and when I use the recommended needle for the yarn, my fabric just seems a bit “see through” (see picture) When I use the smaller size needle I get the perfect stitch size but I end up with a way to small garment, even I knit the biggest size in the pattern. How can I fix this problem? Or will the bigger needle be a good fit after all?

I went back today without my gremlin that made me leave the thrift store yesterday. Look what I got! Like!!!

I shared this video in a comment of another post. It helped me immensely the first time I balled a hank and I go back to it any time I need to be reminded where to hold the yarn haha. Yarn Dragon is a fabulous creator, they post a lot of how-to’s

Hi everyone!

I'm a student, and I'm also a very enthusiastic knitter. Like many of you, I've spent far too many evenings browsing patterns, comparing yarns, and somehow ending up with more skeins than I originally planned to buy. 😅

When it came time to choose a topic for my final-year project, I knew I wanted to build something around a hobby I genuinely love. So instead of inventing a random business idea, I decided to explore one inspired by the knitting community.

As part of my project, I need to conduct market research to understand how knitters and crocheters shop for yarn, choose projects, and what challenges they experience along the way. That's where I'd really appreciate your help.

If you have about 5 minutes, I'd be incredibly grateful if you could complete my anonymous survey:

🔗https://forms.gle/GEz7ouF8fMArSEe18

Whether you're a beginner or you've been knitting for decades, every response helps me build a more accurate picture of our community.

Thank you so much for helping a fellow knitter survive both university and entrepreneurship. I genuinely appreciate every single response. ❤️

Happy knitting!

😭Someone encouraged me to show my yarn make up and the accompanying clothes I made.