5 of my fave yarn brands, and a few I won't knit with anymore

Here's a video that I've been putting off for a long time. This is certainly not the end all be all for me, and it is definitely influenced by what's been on my needles most recently. Even still, I wanted to share with you a few current recommendations for my most used fibres!

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[annafranklin]

Love this video and all the clips of the yarns! Could just be my device, but was the sound a little muffled in some places for anyone else?

Thanks for the content Bethany 🥰🥰🥰

[alyssashulman]

I live in a warm climate, so plant-based yarns or wool and plants blends are really the only thing I can knit with and then actually have a wearable garment. I’m really loving Knitting for Olive cotton merino (70% cotton 30% merino), BC Garn bio balance (55% wool, 45 % cotton), and anything that’s a silk blend. The KnitPicks gloss line is a great overall experience for me (70% silk 30% wool in multiple weights).

[spysoup]

I have to mention, I love how you always have a new color of flowers in the vase behind you! especially the tulips lately. so so pretty and lively :)

[mendyviola]

I’m a complete newbie to crotchet and I’ve gravitated to Lion Brand. It’s budget friendly., has good wool/cotton options, recycled options, and is easy to work with while I’m learning. I have other natural yarns in the queue to move towards once I’m over the beginner’s learning curve.

[rebecca-]

Nice round up! Holst Garn also offers matching bases, they even have an excel chart with the color is one base listed, and you just read across to see which colors in other base go with it. Also, lovely yarn to work with, huge color range and great price point. You just need to wash it .

[holoinfinity]

Nothing wrong with telling us about the yarns you're not fond of anymore. Sometimes our tastes can change and we end up liking new things or we find a better yarn than the ones we used to love. That has happened to me too.

[brittanyszymankiewicz]

That was my same feeling with WAK. I am extremely grateful that in the earlier days of my knitting journey I won a draw for one of their massive kits. What I’ve learned is that
1 I don’t enjoy seamed projects
2 I no longer enjoy bulky knits
3 now that I’m trying to repurpose some of my yarn, and also needing to purchase a couple more skeins to finish said projects, I’m absolutely shocked by the price. Idk. Definitely would prefer supporting my LYS over something as “exclusive” and they are.

[Mssspit]

I used to dislike cotton a lot until I used blue sky fibers organic cotton. It was so soft and didnt split. I was so impressed

[dabristudio]

I found this video really interesting! It's definitely good to know other's experiences so that we can make better purchases. Especially for me, I mainly order online so its hard to guess how I will like a fiber and what the quality will be like. I'd really like to try both of those sock yarns you've mentioned, I think self striping yarns are so fun! And I totally agree with you about the big yarn brands, they are so expensive and what you get for your money is not worth it..

[MrMonet]

Bamboo Pop is my favorite summer yarn for knitting. Great stitch definition and enjoyable to knit with.😊

[AMFibers]

For plant fibers like cotton, linen, and bamboo, I find that I prefer blends. It's feels like the good qualities of one fiber help to bakance out the bad qualities of others. But that could totally be in my head. 😅

[AMFibers]

As soon as you said the cotton was shiny, I thought "oh, it must be mercerized." But I just checked, and it's not. So idk what makes it shiny but I'm glad it works for you! (For anyone who is curious, mercerization is a chemical process similar to superwash. It makes the cotton more durable and smooth, and also tends to make it shiny.)

[themilestitcher]

I found this video very interesting and a big thank you for taking the time to give us knitters your opinion. I haven't experimented with many yarns so this has made me think and will no doubt, in the end, save me tears!!!! I love your videos.

[jocelynboyle]

Ha ha, I’m knitting with Rowan’s cotton cashmere as I’m listening to this list. I really like it!!! I suppose this is why it’s really important to discover what you like on your own. Thanks for a great video!

[babyfeverbabe]

I was in Europe for my first time ever on my honeymoon recently and was shocked by the beauty of all of the yarn shops! I bought a really wooly wool (like smells like a sheep and has hay in it) and I’m shocked by how much I love it.

I’ve actually never used knitting for olive but am always inspired to use it after watching your videos. Thanks for the inspo!!!

[karenlewis]

I never hear anyone talking about them, but Illimani’s Sabri yarn is my all time favourite! It’s 85% organic cotton and 15% baby alpaca, and it’s the most luxurious and long lasting cotton I’ve ever used!😊 highly recommend

[mondayswithfran]

Thank you for the amazing list to check out!! <3
I've been super into the Drops Brushed Silk Alpaca Wool which I even prefer over the mohair fibers. Lana Grossa is my favorite sock wool brand so far.

[anna_freya]

This is really helpful, especially on the cotton yarn front! Thank you ✨

[thriftythreader]

I just started knitting with Lion Brand’s LB Collection Merino Yak Alpaca worsted yarn. It’s an online only for me in California. So lovely and soft to knit with. Pretty color choices and often on sale. Really affordable too.

[MorganChaos]

I'm a tiny baby knitter (been doing it literally less than a month) so videos like this are so helpful! So far all of my yarn except one skein plus some of a friend's destash is from Michaels or Walmart, because I figure that's best to learn with, but once I feel confident I'll be getting into the fancier yarn and it's good to know in advance where to go. I don't know that positive reviews are all that useful to me since I don't know what I like yet but negative reviews will be invaluable.