Our local yarn shop has a collection of Jamieson & Smith 2-ply jumper weight Shetland wool yarn and was selling them for $2 per skein. Yesterday they had a flash sale and I snatched them up for $1 per skein! Any pattern ideas?

This is the first time for me, but I don't know if I like it or not😅. I love the colors, but I don't like how white it is.

I'd like to make the Pop Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavallée, hot weather friendly, with Purl Soho Oleander linen/cotton blend. For the stripes, the pattern uses a mohair/silk strand, but I feel like it might be too sticky for humid days, and maybe too translucent. How would KFO Pure Silk work as stripes with cotton/linen? Am I better off doubling up the mohair and staying in the AC if it's too translucent? Tanis used a linen/silk blend yarn in another version of the shirt, but with the same mohair stripes.

I’ve been getting more interested in multishaft weaving lately and an ashford table loom seems like a good fit for the space I have at home. I’m still figuring out where to order one, though, since not every shop seems to have them ready to ship.

A couple of stores I checked said they could order one in but I couldn’t find much information about how long delivery would take. I’d rather have a better idea of the wait before placing an order.

For anyone who owns an ashford table loom, where did you buy yours? Did you order directly from a weaving supplier or go through another retailer? Any recommendations from people who have actually purchased one would be a big help. Thanks!

My best friend is getting married next year, so of course, she and her partner are getting a blanket from me. The catch? They're both vegan, so obviously, my go-to natural fiber of wool is off limits.

Looking for some recs for worsted/aran-weight yarns made from vegan natural fibers (cotton, linen, hemp, etc.) that would make for a good blanket. What are your favorites?

Hello! I am new to the fiber art world, and am crocheting my baby a bonnet with some yarn gifted to me by a friend. Rookie mistake, but I lost the label a while back when I first pulled it out. I’m just now using it, however it will definitely not finish my project. I’ve tried Google image search but cannot find a match. Does anyone recognize this yarn? It seems to be natural fiber, and it’s variegated. Thank you!

title says it all lol. I got this from a library closet yarn like a year back, no label or anything. It's really pretty but I know nothing about it. It rips pretty easily, splits even easier. Ive tried searching for black and rainbow yarn blah blah blah can't find anything that looks like it so if there's anyone here that knows?? Please help lol , thank you

I’m completely new to crochet, and I’ve been practicing chains and single crochet with purple #4 medium-weight acrylic yarn.
I’ve tried using a 6.5 mm hook for my starting chain and switching to a 5 mm hook for single crochet, but I’m still struggling.
My biggest issue is that I can’t see the individual chain loops clearly enough to know where to insert my hook. When I do find them, they’re usually too tight to get my hook through. My stitches also end up bunching together instead of forming a straight row.
I’m right-handed, and I crochet a little differently from what I see in tutorials. Instead of moving my hook around the working yarn to catch it, I keep my hook relatively still and use my left hand to physically wrap the yarn around it. Then I pull the hook through the loops.
I actually prefer doing it this way and don’t want to change how I handle my yarn. I’m just wondering if anyone else crochets this way and has tips for making it work more smoothly.
I’d especially appreciate advice on making my starting chains easier to see and insert my hook into without having to completely change my technique!

Looking for feedback about that yarn

Hi! Just thrift this ball of yarn and wonder if anyone knows which brand and style it is? Thanks

Has anyone worked with both of these yarns before? I’ve worked with the Patons but never worked with Drops Alaska. I’m knitting several hats and Drops Alaska has far more color options, but I’ve heard that it’s very scratchy. Patons classic wool feels fine to me and the people I’m knitting for, but it doesn’t have all the colors I need and is more expensive. Is anyone able to weigh in on how Drops Alaska compares to Patons Classic Wool in terms of softness? And if it’s significantly itchier, has anyone had success softening it? Thanks everyone!

Years ago I thrifted a ball of lace weight yarn, maybe even lighter, with really really long colorways, and a very very gradual color shift. I was able to make two scarves out of it and gifted one and kept the other - which has been nibbled on by insect larvae 😭😭😭 help me identify it. It was in a ball like jojo land yarn is and is two ply. a couple of years ago I searched every lace weight yarn in Ravelry and could not find anything with such long colorways and subtle transition. see photos, ask questions, please help!! someone must have seen it before

Hello I am new here. Can some person tell me what I am doing wrong using my rosewood ball winder I got off Etsy?

Thrifted yarn, just wondering if anyone knows what it is exactly.

I finished this scarf today for my sister's Christmas present today! I've included the yarn I used.

I was speaking with an older lady about the cost of yarn and how that limits me to only use the cheap stuff. She told me that her grandmother would unravel old sweaters and use that yarn to make new items.
Have any of you gotten yarn this way? Is so, what are your tips?

So, I’m an confident beginner/intermediate crocheter, and I’ve just begun dipping my toe into knitting and one thing I see over and over with patterns and fiber art content creators is combining yarns for projects and I want to know how we’re affording this??
For example mohair seems very, very popular to add for extra warmth and fuzziness in garments. It looks gorgeous and I’d love to try it but isn’t that essentially doubling the cost of materials for a project?
Am I just too poor, or am I missing something?

Do you shop at your LYS or online?

I want to support my LYS, but they only have a 4 meter long wall of yarn and it's more expensive. For example I bought a 100gr skein of sock yarn for €18, I found the same skein for €14,50 online.

I'm super new to crochet and I found a cool yarn but I need more and lost the label! Can anyone help identify it?! I have no idea what it's made from either. Help would be super appreciated!!

Hey folks! A few years ago, my local Michael’s (Canada) used to have a random sale of 50% off all yarn every once in a while. Not BOGO 50% off, but actually 50% off all yarn. I haven’t seen this sale in a while and have been waiting out for buying some more expensive yarn until it comes back, but does anyone know if they even do this anymore? Any past or present Michael’s employees able to chime in? Thanks!

As a Vols fan, I’m consistently disappointed by the lack of cute Lady Vols gear so I had the brilliant idea to make a color work sweater in their colors- I’m thinking Summitt Blue MC with orange and white color work, but I’m having a really hard time finding good matches for either the blue or the orange.

For reference, here are the uniforms I’m trying to coordinate with. My preference is for superwash, even if it’s not ideal for colorwork because I’m a SAHM to small kids so I get messy and am lazy about handwashing. Both patterns I’m considering call for DK weight.

So far, I think my best options are both Cascade 220 Superwash Merino in Marmalade and Caribbeanw Blue. If anyone has found other yarns that are a good match or has used these and can tell me if those pictures are at all accurate, I’d love the insight!

Had a budget of $100 and ended up only going $10 over! Yarns were all wool 2/$1 the aunt lydias were 3/$1. The magazine and binders of weaving samples were free!!! One has a full set of zodiac filet crochet patterns and i am obsessed!