I knit a lot and I don't have unlimited money so I'm looking for a less expensive yarn that I can buy in the EU. Are hobbii and drops good yarns?

I'm planning on making my GF a winder and swift set for Christmas, and after researching the best winders on the market, I've seen the hands-down winner appears to be the Stanwood winder.

My questions:

- What makes the Stanwood the best?

- How is the tension on the cake/ball controlled?

- What changes would you make, if any?

I got a bit ahead of myself and washed a bunch of yarn at once in the delicates bags. I am in pain while I wait for it all to dry

I havent taken any out to really assess the damages yet, but I can see its **bad**

I found this random scrap ball in the depths of my yarn stash bins. It's so cool but I simply can't think of a use for it, even straining my brain to any sort of children's craft projects or items. Have any of you even seen this before? What can it be used for?

PS - If anyone wants it, I'm open to mailing it to a good home!

What I know of it: I got it from Walmart, it’s fingering weight, it’s multi color and sparkly. I think it’s acrylic but I will say, it doesn’t feel scratchy or overly fuzzy like what you’d expect Walmart acrylic yarn to feel like so I’m not too sure. I think it’s Lionbrand, but again, im not too sure. I want to find what kind of yarn it is so I can buy more colours

I made the mistake of washing a bunch of my acrylic yarn all at once and the delicates bags did NOT prevent disaster from striking

I have so much untangling and winding to do 🥲

This has been in my stash for way too long and I would love to make something but I don’t have any ideas….. I tossed some on needles to see what it’s like. I don’t I want a scarf and hat out of this. It’s not the most washable yarn. I’m a beginner-ish. Im picking this up again now my babies are growing up and I can have a bit of time for a hobby. I haven’t knitted in over 8 years.
I have 6 balls 54 yards per ball.
I would love some ideas / recommendations on what to do.
I would love recommendations for an easy pattern too

What is your favorite yarn brands for -

1. Adult blankets

2. Baby blankets

3. Amigurumi

4. Wearables

And where do you like to buy it??

So this is my final order from Denmark. I am US based BTW. First picture is the rest of the yarn. I also added as the 3rd pic if you missed the first haul pic. Second picture is everything organized per project. It came out to 20 total projects that I bought yarn for the biggest size for the project. It is ALL Drops yarn from different lines. It came to a total of 130 50g skeins for projects and an extra 13 skeins. So 143 skeins of Drops yarn for just under $500.

Cracked footman on my Ashford Traveller and I need a new drive band too. The shop I originally bought from doesn't carry Ashford parts anymore and ordering directly means weeks of waiting. I just want a shop that sells spinning wheels and also keeps spinning wheel parts on the shelf. Something I can order and have show up in a few days. Do places like that exist or is it manufacturer direct every time something wears out?

I really want to start creating wool blankets to keep on hand. We are supposed to be having a really bad winter this year and of course it's just now hitting me😫🤦‍♀️ I think superwash will be really helpful in this instance because it will grow, so I can use less yarn/make a smaller blanket. But then I also won't have to worry about the husband or kids accidentally washing it.

Tagged along with my sister to her work conference and did a little shopping while she worked.

it's a black & red gradient yarn that gets wispy at the ends when you cut it.

I just got a craft room and I’m trying to figure out how to organize all my yarn. If y’all could give me some inspiration I’d greatly appreciate it!

I have been de-hoarding my yarn. I have a friend who does organizing as a side hustle and she has been helping and taking the yarn and other things away for donating. She has teacher friends and other places that like yarn.

But I have all the stash yarn in 13 totes and it all fits in one room instead of yarn all over the house.

And the yarn in WIPs.

But I haven't bought yarn for a while.

Am I still and addict?

They’re finally completely finished! The duster was worn in a wedding, the bomber won first place at the county fair, the bomber now has a satin liner and zippered closure and feels fully realized.

This journey has been wild! It started by coming across Lusi Lace on Instagram. Her contemporary take on Irish crochet had me in awe. I started researching and soon realized most patterns or things related to this technique were fresh out of Eastern Europe. I spent a lot of time translating Russian motif patterns and tutorials. This rabbit hole of hyper focus went on to be an almost year long journey of discovering a newfound passion in heritage craft.

I have multiple people in my family with Alpha-Gal sensitivity (basically an allergy to anything that comes from a mammal). It's not so bad that I can't have wool/mammal yarn in the house, but I still just wanted to know some good alternatives in case I ever wanted to make something for one of my extended relatives.

Just got my first package from Denmark! This one is 84 skeins at 50g each. All Drops yarn and patterns for it all.

I’m a bit confused- I can only order online and can’t really feel it in store but is it a worsted yarn? People use it as a fingering and hold it with let’s say drops Lima or something- I’m not sure how to test what a good combination is- I really want to make the sandok sweater with it. Any suggestions?

10 skeins of the grey wool at $2.99 each, 9 skeins of the purple at 4.99 each, 4 of the acrylic mohair blend, 1 of the alpaca acrylic and 1 of the Icelandic. Which do you think I should get and which to pass?

Look at all this nice yarn. I got at Goodwill for just 6 dollars. I'm broke, but it was worth it

Does anyone have recommendations for other yarns dyed like this(in my head I've been referring to them as "white and" yarns😂)? First picture is my current WIP with Drops Fabel, second picture is a sweater I knit years ago in some yarn from Hobby Lobby, third picture is Premier Painterly, which I have on my list to try next. I just really love how this style of yarn works up, especially in simple stitch patterns. But aside from just randomly stumbling across them, I haven't found a better way to search, so I figured asking a huge group of assembled yarn addicts might give me some other options to try!

trying to find a close match to the big twist burgundy yarn, photo of the yarn and project included. i started making a blanket the day after one of my cats passed, i didn’t think burgundy would’ve been a discontinued color. i’ll probably end up taking it to big mike tomorrow to try and match with something in their stock, i was just wondering if anyone had found a close color match i could order for pickup :)

Hello! I've just realized that there are a few sock patterns for crocheters, even though the knitting crowd usually has these cornered (heeled? ouch.)

I know that there's a wide category of yarn called sock yarn, but I'm trying to go into my giant stash first. This is almost entirely 100% wool, with some cotton and linen, almost no blends.

My question is, do I need to use superwash? Can I use regular wool, or will that just felt up immediately in the wash? I've made sweaters before but I hand-wash and hang dry, and I'm concerned that a sock will not get that kind of care and they get way dirtier than, say, cardigans ever do. Any ideas on navigating this so I don't need to buy more yarn atm would be very helpful, thank you!

If any other Canadians know, there is a type of “mini yarn” at Dollarama that comes with 8 random colours. They come in cotton or acrylic. The cotton one is perfect for my specific needs for my projects…except for the fact that I can’t pick and choose the colours. For instance, I really need a nice vibrant yellow right now and all they have is a pastel one, and I have to buy that with 7 other colors I already have a lot of.

Anyways, I want to look for yarn like this that I can order online in bulk and specific colours instead. Like I said, it’s about 1-1.5 mm thick (or lace weight - fingering weight), and I would much rather work with natural fibres. Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 is about 2 mm thick unfortunately.