Yarn

[blondemomma007]

Where do you get nice, quality yarn? I want to crochet my uncle a nice thick hat for when he's out in Colorado. All I've ever used is Joann's and HL yarn.

[oneslybookworm]

I really like ordering from loveknitting.com. They're out of Texas (I think) and have a TON of different yarn options. I've also used Deramores.com for yarn and they also have a large selection.

Are you looking for a specific brand or type of yarn??

[mala]

Yarn.com & my local yarn store (independently owned)

[blondemomma007]

Dec 21, 2016 10:22:13 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

I really like ordering from loveknitting.com. They're out of Texas (I think) and have a TON of different yarn options. I've also used Deramores.com for yarn and they also have a large selection.

Are you looking for a specific brand or type of yarn??

I'd like to get a nice wool or alpaca yarn, something natural.

[oneslybookworm]

Dec 21, 2016 20:43:00 GMT -5 blondemomma007 said:

Dec 21, 2016 10:22:13 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

I really like ordering from loveknitting.com. They're out of Texas (I think) and have a TON of different yarn options. I've also used Deramores.com for yarn and they also have a large selection.

Are you looking for a specific brand or type of yarn??

I'd like to get a nice wool or alpaca yarn, something natural.

Both of those places should have what you're looking for! Good luck!

[aprilsails]

Go to a small local yarn shop! I personally prefer to buy from local stores and you can get such a better feel for the quality of the wool in and the colour in person.

A hat is a perfect one-skein project where it won't break the bank to splurge a little. All the stores in my area also have ball winders available so you can buy from a hank and get the ball wound. Really opens up more options when you are looking for the nicer wools.

I like Alafoss for anything Alpaca, but I love Malabrigo Rio or anything from Manos del Uruguay for merino wools. Their yarns are gateway drugs!

[aprilsails]

Also if you have a specific project in mind (Ravelry link) I can suggest project specific yarn. You can also go through all the completed projects on Ravelry to see what others have used and what works best.

[mala]

Dec 22, 2016 7:16:20 GMT -5 aprilsails said:

Go to a small local yarn shop! I personally prefer to buy from local stores and you can get such a better feel for the quality of the wool in and the colour in person.

A hat is a perfect one-skein project where it won't break the bank to splurge a little. All the stores in my area also have ball winders available so you can buy from a hank and get the ball wound. Really opens up more options when you are looking for the nicer wools.

I like Alafoss for anything Alpaca, but I love Malabrigo Rio or anything from Manos del Uruguay for merino wools. Their yarns are gateway drugs!

Manos del Uruguay is one of my absolute favorites of all time. I keep going back to their yarn over and over again. My LYS carries it and I keep buying more and more and more and more.....

[blondemomma007]

Tonight I happened to pass by a local yarn shop and stopped in. That was a very good and very bad idea. lol I ended up with 5 skeins. 😳 One for the hat, one for wool socks for DH, and 3 for my girls.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I'm going to keep those brands in mind when I start my next projects. I wish I could pip bc the yarns are gorgeous and so so soft.

[aprilsails]

Dec 23, 2016 18:04:18 GMT -5 blondemomma007 said:

Tonight I happened to pass by a local yarn shop and stopped in. That was a very good and very bad idea. lol I ended up with 5 skeins. 😳 One for the hat, one for wool socks for DH, and 3 for my girls.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I'm going to keep those brands in mind when I start my next projects. I wish I could pip bc the yarns are gorgeous and so so soft.

You have both my apologies and Yay Yay Yay!

Glad you found some nice stuff to work with. I sometimes go and pet my stash!

[blondemomma007]

This is a bad habit I just started. I underestimated what I would need for Dh's socks so I had to go to the yarn store again. This time I walked out with 3 balls to finish the socks, and 3 more to do a couple of hats. :/ I just can't get over how soft this stuff is!