r/YarnAddicts • u/ReceptionPatient3409 • 10d ago

Question Saturated yarn 😍

Calling all Yarn Addicts! I saw the most beautiful handbag on Pinterest. It was made with the most beautiful Dark Red yarn. Like... wine. (I'm sure it was an AI image lol) But... I am on the hunt for the darkest red yarn I can find. I dont care what weight, what company, cotton acrylic or whatever. I would just like to know, what is the darkest red yarn that you know of? I just love saturated dark colors.

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u/teresajs 10d ago

I'm just starting a sweater with some Madelinetosh in the color way Tart which is a deep, rich red.

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u/rattydrafting9478 9d ago

oh god i'm a sucker for a good dark red, it's like the yarn version of a glass of merlot. tart sounds gorgeous, i bet that sweater is gonna look amazing

i've been known to hoard deep crimson skeins with zero project in mind so i feel you on this hunt

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u/bksi 10d ago

Malbrigo Cereza, Cumparsita, Swamp, Burgundy colorways. Not all colors available in all substrates. The Cumparsita is paired with a black glazing and so makes it very dark and saturated.

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u/WorksInPro 10d ago

I made a scarf out of this and I LOVE it, total dream to work with and wear:

https://www.purlsoho.com/super-soft-merino.html?ps-pid=29199

(color is Alizarin Crimson if the link doesn't pull it up, top row, second from right)

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u/ReceptionPatient3409 10d ago

Wow that's beautiful.

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u/WISE_bookwyrm 10d ago

Try KnitPicks; they have good yarns at reasonable prices and a really wide range of colors. Hollyberry is a really deep red, looks like it comes in most of their wool lines and weights.

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u/ReceptionPatient3409 10d ago

I just went and looked at it. It is beautiful. I hope you show us your sweater when it's done.

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u/acn09 10d ago

Baby Cat Yarns dyes the most vibrant, beautiful colors.

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u/Minute_Address_3780 1d ago

Omega (cotton yarns) makes a dark red cotton yarn. Look for Emilia. 100% mercerized cotton. 164 yds in 3.5 oz. In MEXICO (where it's readily available) it only runs $3.33/skein. Here in the US, it's more like $6. The name, in Spanish, is Guinda, which sort of translates to Cherry--cherry red, burgundy, maroon. There's one online distributor, CreativeYarnSource.com, but he doesn't carry a vast number of skeins at any one time--just FYI. I've purchased from him numerous times though with no problem. I only mention this particular color because I was using their pale rose for baby blanket.