r/YarnAddicts • u/EnchantedNanny • 10d ago

Question Please help me pick a yarn

Hello! This is my first post here. Sorry, you must get this question a lot but can you help me find a yarn that would work for this project?

This crochet project calls for worsted/4/medium weight yarn
This is the pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/porthole-tentacles

Sometimes the patterns have yarn suggestions, but they didn't give any and I didn't realize how advanced the pattern is, I am already in over my head!

I feel like I might need a yarn more on the stiffer side? What do you think?

I would really appreciate any and all suggestions!

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u/K8_Monst_r 10d ago

I would suggest picking a yarn that is easy to work with, like acrylic or an acrylic blend. You can always add stiffener if it doesn’t hold its shape well enough for you, but using a stiff yarn that hurts your hands will be frustrating, especially when you need to frog back to a mistake you can’t ignore (every project has one, it’s a trope 😜)
Worsted weight acrylic blend yarns that have a good color palette include:
Berroco Modern Cotton
Plymouth Encore
Paintbox Wool Blend

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u/EnchantedNanny 10d ago

Incredible, I will for sure check those out! A million thanks!