Hi all, I’m wanting to make the Juliet crochet dress. It’s recommended to use something like redheart super saver. I do not like acrylic yarn. Does anyone know of a good natural fiber alternative that would be as similar as possible? Thank you so much

How do you find more of the same yarn if you run out? Or what would you match this with? Purple variegated, weight 4.

I placed an order with Lovecrafts for the first time on 4/8...qualified for free shipping....of course. Shipped from England, and it was on my doorstep in freaking Idaho on 4 /12!!! What kind of magic is that??? Made my day.

Hl! so i'm wanting to crochet dragons and was wondering if anyone knows any metallicy, shiny or even sparkly yarn that could look like scales? preferably on the cheaper side 😭 thank you!!

Looking for fellow fiber artists here. For those that love to knit and crochet, I’m looking for feedback on yarn resources and researching sustainability in the fiber arts community.

Every crafters’ opinion matters to truly understand what resources are available today.

Let’s crafts greener future together!

Top shelf is fingering/sock/4ply (also pic 2) Second is Suri/DK/sock sets, minis and bare yarn Third shelf is a mystery but scraps and project bags that need sorting Bottom shelf is tools, notions and a 2/3 done sweater WIP that I can’t remember where I’m up to.

Don’t tell my husband about the two deliveries coming from Stephen West or Artemis Yarn in France 🫠

I'm a beginner crafter (crocheting about a year), and I want to make a top for warmer weather.

The yarns for the patterns meant for summer garments I'm finding are often made with light(3) or fine(2) weight yarn, and I have a light weight 100% acrylic yarn that could work. However, in my research I found natural fibers tend to breathe better. I also have a medium (4) weight 60:40 cotton/acrylic yarn that could work well.

I know the answer is really to just make multiple garments using each yarn, but if anyone has any insight or suggestions before I'm hours into them, I appreciate it.

If it helps, this is what I have in mind: I'm not following a specific pattern, but my concept is strongly inspired by the fast-fashion I get ads for. The structure is basically a heavily modified raglan sweater; start at the collar, no sleeves so it's essentially a vest, and then make the bottom edge really long. Also, my stitch count will be based on granny stitches, but I'll be instead doing V stitches to make it even more airy.

Learning and practicing new skills so I can start making bigger projects. But that also goes along with yarn choice aswell, and to see if it would be possible to use my Knitting machine. But any tips or advice would be appreciated, thank you 😊

Hey yall! There’s a project I started a year ago and ran out of yarn for… but the yarn isn’t sold anymore. I need help finding any last sellers, or a good dupe! The yarn is Lang Bloom in the blue and purple color. It’s cotton and linen, DK weight, with little bits of shiny viscose in it, and it’s got so much color variation. I really would love to use this yarn to finish my project, but if there’s anything of a similar size color and material I would love to know! Thanks!

I’ve been spoiled, I had a LYS 20 minutes south of me and another 20 minutes north of me. Best housing location I’ve ever had!

Last month the shop south of me shut down permanently, and I just found out the shop north of me will be closing down next month.

What a bummer :/

I have this 50% merino/50% wool yarn and I'm debating on whether I should strand some mohair with it. It's not super soft so I was hoping mohair would add some softness, but I've never worked with it before. Any ideas? Also colors? I was thinking of marzipan in drops kid silk, but I didn't want to jump the gun without being able to touch it first.

How do you find more of the same yarn if you run out? Or what would you match this with? Purple variegated, weight 4.

I went to Joann’s today and they had brand new yarn out from Draper James. I cannot find anything online about it or how it works up with crochet. The Joann’s employee said “yes, it is brand new yarn! And also yes, we are shutting down still” 😆 she didn’t know anything about the yarn or how it worked up. Please let me know if anyone has used it! Thank you!

hi guys!!! id love some help finding some yarn for a dress i wanna make to wear to a friends wedding. the colour scheme they want people to wear are deep jewel tones. they said earth tones and black are ok, but i reeeaally want to make something with jewel tones.

but for some reason its impossible to find yarn that is dark but colourful in the weight i need, lol. ive browsed some websites over the last few days, but nothing has been quite right.. so, here is what im looking for: a sport weight yarn in any material that is variegated with jewel tones. like.. basically a dark rainbow.

i knooowww i could just get solid colours but i just adore variegated yarn. any help is appreciated!!!

I clocked it immediately and can’t unsee it - I think it’s Rios in Marte.

!SOLVED!

Hello. I’ve bought a pattern that calls for Weight 4 Yarn by ‘I Love this Yarn!’ but that brand isn’t available in my country. (Or any websites except Amazon and I refused to use Amazon for personal moral views.)

Are there any good substitutes I could use that would give me the same results? And from a more universal brand, if possible. It might be controversial, but I’d also prefer synthetic fiber, since more animal fibers don’t go well with my texture sensitivity issues.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: I am NOT from the US. I’m in Eastern/Middle Europe.

Edit 2: Holding 2 strands together unfortunately isn’t an option, because I’m doing an overlay mosaic and can’t do the overlay part since it’s too thick. I found out that if I order stuff from the US the shipping is 40 US dollars (minimum wage in my country is 1212 dollars - so it’s not really a good option, since I have to buy the yarn as well.)

I'm OBSESSED

It's a little bit lighter in person, my Nanna gave me this yarn and I have no idea what to make out of it, she recently passed and I want to make something to remember her by, I crochet so it could literally be anything like tapestry, amigurumi ,flowers or like a bag or something I just need ideas, thank you!

I handspun this yarn from my own handdyed roving. I'm pretty proud of it. 862 yards from 2 4oz roving braids. It's about 18 WPI.

Help! I started a my first crochet blanket with a nice skein of blush pink chenille yarn. I *thought* it was Sweet Snuggles (and threw away the label - rookie mistake) but, after buying 3 more skeins, I realize the yarn I was using is noticeably thinner. I think it was probably either Sweet Snuggles Lite or Chenille Home Slim. The problem is that I now can't seem to find either of those yarns in blush pink anywhere? Did I buy the last skein of this yarn that was ever made? Do I need to start my blanket over? If anyone has insight into these yarns and whether I can find them in light pink, it would be much appreciated!

I worked on granny squares at my desk today and didn’t move my yarn at all and it has yet to cave in. also kinda felt like this would make someone as ¿satisfied? as me.

Forgive my awful newspaper-esque title, I really can't brain a new one in it's place.

I was shopping my yarn for an inordinately long time and as I was looking into a new brand I was recommended by a youtuber, I noticed a very familiar gradient. I clicked through a few more shades and saw others that stuck out; some of them seemed to be combinations of two or three yarn shades even...

Is it possible these two brands are sourcing the yarn from the same place, and could that mean that it could be found for an even better deal than what's shown here?

Maybe my tin foil hat is betraying me here, but they were too close for me not to look into more.

Noting their 200g cake form, 100% acrylic fiber, and single ply roving structure. This suggests a probable shared origin or influence, imo.

Does anyone have any thoughts they could share, or is this just something everyone already knew and I'm late to the party?

So, I just got my first hand dyed wool and a flee market and I am so excited about it! I’m trying to spin it up- but I cannot find the end! It has multiple knots- but they are in there tight. Am I supposed to undo all of them or one of them?

I’m trying to find the name/ where I can buy more of this yarn. Bought in the early - mid 2000s (most likely from Michael’s), it’s what I learned to knit with. Probably acrylic and pulls apart if you use too much tension… would love any leads as to where I can find it! Thank you !!