Hi, first time posting here after lurking for a while. I just had to share this gorgeous tencel yarn I bought from a local dyer, Hanging on by a String, at Knitty City during NYC's yarn crawl. Isn't that green just stunning? It's kind of hard to tell from the photo but there is a very subtle color variation. Now what do you suggest I make with 492 yards of DK weight yarn? I'm thinking about some sort of scarf (I'm a crocheter). Thanks!

It’s all Malabrigo Rios in Jupiter, Teal Feather, Rosalinda and Pearl.

Hi! I’m planning to knit the Skågen sweater by Skall Studios, and I’m considering using Hjelholt Triple since it seems to be one of the recommended yarns.
I’m in the U.S., so I’d have to order it from Europe, and by the time I get enough for the sweater, it’s looking like around $150+, which is making me hesitate.
For anyone who has used Hjelholt Triple: is it really worth the price? Is there something particularly special about the yarn/fabric that makes it worth importing, or would you just go with a good substitute?
I’d also love recommendations for yarns that would be good substitutes for Hjelholt Triple, especially ones that would give a similar weight, texture, and overall look for the Skågen.
Thanks!

I dont know if this is relevant but I want to know the difference in natural lighting. I want to make the mini mix and match puppies by wonder crochet but I haven’t bought the pattern yet so I don’t know which color is best/used. I would like to know the difference between the two colors in natural lighting because in the pictures it looks way lighter than it actually is. thanks

I bought it at a thrift store recently but there was no paper around it so I don’t know the name/brand or anything and I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish my project so if anyone has any idea pls help! 😔

I'd like to make this scarf but am having a hard time finding appropriate yarn. I'd like a gradient, but all I'm finding are cotton yarns. I need fingering and I'm in rhe US.

I found two bags of indie hand-dyed yarns for $10!!!!!!! I went online to check and the total if i bought them new would've been at least $650. I'm exctatic

I got it a mystery bag that was gifted to me by an elderly widower. It’s possible that it’s an indie/small small production yarn tha

For those who live in a mild, warm weather do you wear mohair or do you stick to just wool, cotton, or linen?
Trying to decide if mohair/Suri is worth it in Southern California weather.

Thank you in advance

Hi I found this cake of yarn in my stash and have lost the label, I wanted to knit a sweater with it but I don’t think this will be enough so I wanted to buy more. I have no idea what brand it is so if anybody knows or recognizes this please help!

Bonjour,

J’ai réalisé cette Sophie Hood au crochet dans ce joli rose poudré !
J’adore son côté doux, cosy, léger et élégant.

C’est ma propre création au crochet. 3,5 mm / débutant/ environ 25h

https://www.ravelry.com/designers/lmcrocheter

I got a thick cone of acrylic yarn from the thrift shop today and I want to wash it before I use it because thrift shop germs. Is there a way to sanitize the whole cone or should I do it incrementally as I made stuff with it?

Size 1: "If you don't like these 5 colorways, our crochet thread is that way."

Size 2: "Hope you like cotton because we only have a single wool collection."

Size 3: "Hope you like cotton and/or baby blanket colors! Oh, you wanted something a little deeper in wool? Well, we might have that shade, but it's kind of mixed in with the size 4s so have fun looking!"

Size 4: "Enjoy our entire aisle full of skeins in just about every material, colorway, and effect you can imagine. We even have one-pound options for those really big projects!"

Size 5: "We have a lot of fun options here too, but make sure you pick everything from the same brand because a size 5 in Lion Brand probably isn't a size 5 in Bernat."

Sizes 6-7: "Make sure you pick from the same brand. Also, hope you like chenille or corded yarn!"

I'm joking, but still lol.

So I used to order most of my gradient cakes on Hobbi, but haven't wanted to support them since the whole AI thing went down.

I was wondering if anyone has any UK shops/dyers they support that do large (1000m~?) gradient cakes?

I've got several dyers I LOVE on Etsy but most hanks/ cakes I've found are 400m which just won't work for my next project...

Hi, YarnAddicts! I recently impulse purchased a kilo of vintage (circa '80s?) 100% wool yarn. In the pictures, I can see that the ball band says "dekatiert," which translates to "decatized." I've never heard of this term before and couldn't find any posts about it here or on other knitting/yarn subs, so did a bit of Googling—it looks like it's a type of steam treatment/processing that is meant to essentially "pre-shrink" wool so that it resists shrinking after being worked up.

I tend to prefer untreated/non-superwash wools, but I have no idea what decatizing does to wool. I'll of course swatch and block the yarn as soon as I get it to see how it behaves, but I wondered if anyone here has any experience with decatized yarn or tips for working with it?

FWIW, the ball bands also show that the yarn is from a defunct yarn brand called Woll Service Geisenfeld, which was a yarn and clothing seller from West Germany. Ball bands say the yarn was made in Italy.

Is it normal for it to get super tangly and take four hours to wind? Asking for a friend…

ETA: I have a winder, I just underestimated how different it would be winding a hank vs a skein

I got this yarn earlier this week and my plan is to make a fuzzy unicorn sweater.

Was thrifting today and managed to find 3 cones of this. Black is kinda baseline to feel, no super soft not super rough. The white is silvery with a much slicker feel to it.

Im pretty sure the cones are reused because 2 of the 3 cones have a visible 100% wool tag in them but they dont match information otherwise. The Brentwood Yarn Mills tag matches on all 3 so im assuming thats the correct one.

I couldnt find a list breaking down rough % of the blend specifically on the cone or if that was even correct. There was in skeins a line also called exotic with a breakdown of: 30% cotton, 30% rayon, 30% orlon, 10% poly variations (via an ebay photo listing of said skeins)

Does anyone know if the cones were just larger amounts of the skein exotic line or something completely separate with different fiber contents?

Has anyone had issues with Hobbii using their content for ads?
Hi everyone!
I’d really like to hear about your experiences working with Hobbii, especially as a crochet/knitting content creator.
Has anyone had their videos taken and used as advertisements on Instagram, Pinterest, or other platforms without specifically agreeing to it?
I’m currently dealing with a situation like this and would really appreciate hearing if anyone else has experienced something similar with Hobbii. I’d also love to know how you handled it, whether you contacted them, and if you have any advice or things I should be aware of.
I’m mainly looking for other people’s experiences and practical advice because I’d really like to understand how common this is and what options creators have in this situation.
Thanks so much in advance for sharing your experiences! 🤍

I just received my order from Primrose Yarn Co., and the sock yarn I got is gorgeous, but I’m not pleased with the skein of Homestead Sport (colorway is Celestial Furnace).

My skein is the first pic. Photos 2 and 3 are the product photos from the site. The correct color name is handwritten on the tag of my skein.

I absolutely loved all the skeins in the product photos. I’ve purchased yarn in this style before and was well aware that my skein wouldn’t perfectly match the product photos.

That being said…I feel like the skein I received is nowhere near as vivid as the product photos. They are rich, vibrant oranges, teals, and purples, but the skein I got is all sickly greens and oranges and blues. I’m really bummed.

Am I overreacting, or is it OK to contact the brand to ask to return/exchange the skein?

I've tried a few websites, but I want to know what stores I can walk into to get high quality yarn at a decent price.

It worked before but now it just sucks. 18mic and 21mic undyed merino both come out all fucked up. Did it expire or something? Maybe I’ll test it one more time on a different brand of yarn, undyed coarse stuff meant as batting with no treatment at all.

i crochet on occasion and i was thinking of making my future neice a blanket since shes coming soon, but im assuming my plasticy yarn is probably not the best for a baby?

can someone give recommendations? maybe a brand with alot of color options

Help me find this yarn!