5 of my fave yarn brands, and a few I won't knit with anymore
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2023
- 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!
Things I mentioned:
KFO merino knittingforolive.com/collecti...
Schachenmayr Regia sock yarn schachenmayr.com/de/garne/fin...[0]=field_sub_brand%3A14734
Zauberball www.schoppel-wolle.de/en/zaub...
Woolyknit Merino Cones www.woolyknit.com/product/mer...
Hip Mohair hipknitshop.no/hip/yarn/hip-m...
WATG Shiny Happy Cotton www.woolandthegang.com/en/pro...
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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 🥰🥰🥰
Aw man really? Sorry! I’ve been having issues with my mic. Hope I can figure it out soon!
it did for me too but i didn't mind much
No problems for me
Definitely dont need the background music 😬
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).
Great to hear that you like bC Garn Bio balance, just got a sweaters quantity last week and I can't wait to cast on a sweater/tee with it! I think it feels really nice and I love the color
thanks for the picks from another tropical knitter. i tried and really liked cotton collage, wondered if you know of any solid color options similar. bamboo pop of course too
Is the BC Garn bio a good yarn for warm weather ? I figured the high percentage of wool would make it super warm ? Or is it the breathable quality of wool that makes it good ?
I don't know if you've tried it but De rerum natura's Antigone yarn is divine! It's 100% linen and while stiff at the begining (like all linens), it relaxes while knitting! The colours are beautiful and have an incredible shine! The fabric also drapes beautifully ! It's my discovery of the year!
@@emmanuelleh7218 I use it for my "winter" FOs at a looser guage. Most people recommend it for spring/summer, but no way am I wearing 55% wool in the summers here! I'm from a place that's cooler than where I live now, so I have a bit of a sentimental attachment to big cozy sweaters even if I can't wear them now 😓
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 :)
Oh thank you :) tulips are my favorite flower and they are in season!
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
One of my favorites as well!! So glad to see someone else shares my love of Sabri. I also feel like it’s quite underrated.
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.
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!!!
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 .
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.
This is really helpful, especially on the cotton yarn front! Thank you ✨
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..
Thank you for this review of some yarns. It really helps that you say how it wears. Thanks. Lynn
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!
Bamboo Pop is my favorite summer yarn for knitting. Great stitch definition and enjoyable to knit with.😊
Loved this! Such a useful video. Its the worst when you waste money on bad yarn. Can’t wait to try some of your recommendations too ❤️
Thank you for the amazing list to check out!!
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.
I'm not keen on knitting with aran/bulky yarns but 2 of my knit-worthy friends love the look of them. I much prefer fingering to DK yarns for myself.
My favourite yarn that no one ever talks about is scheepjes downtown sock yarn. Its a 70% merino 30% polyamide sock yarn and it is so fantastic. It was only €8 for a skein, from which i could get 2 socks, has nice self striping colourways, and it is soooo comfortable and wears quite well
Checking this one out now! Thanks for the recommendation:)
Agreed! This is one of my favourites out of all the sock yarns I've tried. Some of the comfiest and squishiest socks to wear.
@@amandac.1073 Such a great yarn. Sadly I can't find any stockists in South Africa where I now live, so I'll have to wait until I visit Europe again to get some more 😅.
My current all time fav yarn is Rosy Green Joy (sport). She has a DK as well but I have to say the yarn feels like cream to knit with as well as feeling good about the high priority she places on ethically producing her stuff.
Thank you for the video. I appreciate your honest opinion on yarn you don’t like as well as those you do. It’s kinda like reading reviews for books/movies. I find more value in the negative reviews for some reason!
Thank you, it's always interesting and helpful to hear about these recommendations. It's impossible to have an experience knitting with all the brands, and when buying online so difficult to gauge a lot of things. I am in Europe so it helps. still have not tried Knitting for Olive but so far have only heard good about them. I have sooo much stash to work my way through that I have put a break on any new yarn for a while....trying to find the perfect summer yarns, I think blends may be the best bet. I love drapey fabrics so will be trying out blends with silk, linen, bamboo et...(from my stash) take care
I am SUPER New, I am talking around 3 months and I do crochet, not really knit yet. However, I LOVE this video as your opinions help immensely. I want to make a capsule wardrobe and knowing what yarns that are tried and true really help. Thanks. 🙂
Your video came up on my CZcams. I always appreciate when someone shares their experiences with yarn and yarnie accessories. I purchased yarn from Primrose yarn their Roan & Homestead Sport and was very disappointed. Both had lots of knots from tying ends together but the sport also had lots of nubs. The sport width was not consistent in thickness, it went from dk thickness to thread thickness throughout all skeins. I was new to using this yarn so I don’t know if I got a bad batch or if these things are the norm for their yarns. I am a fan of Madeline Tosh yarn as well as Malabrigo yarns
Holst Garn offers color matching and pairings for their colors/bases matching through their product lines, it's a great tool, they have multiple bases for their yarns and just noting other companies are providing this service to consumers or anyone rather for inspirational pairings.
I love holst for that for sure!!
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.)
Interesting!
Thank you for sharing your experience!!❤
Enjoyed your podcast. I’ve heard many knitters rave about Isager’s mohair as being the softest and best. I do like Tilia by Filcolana. Another really nice yarn comparable to Knitting for Olive is Oenling yarn. Made a Petite Knit cardigan with their No 10 and 11 (merino and mohair) and it is my favorite sweater. My knitting is really important to me so I don’t use budget yarns. Best to you.
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.
Thank You for sharing your Thoughts and Opinions on different Yarns.. more podcasters should do the same it’s very Helpful ❤
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. 😅
It is not in your head. Blends bring the best of each fiber and give a lot more freedom in care.
I’ve only use Nepal from Drops. Wanted to try Air, so I’m glad you mentioned it. Will definitely give it a go.
Hehe, about the Diablo, I haven't knitted with it before but have heard other people had the same experience! Hobbii is really good for the cotton (rainbow) and the cotton cakes they have.. and the colors! But also: only ever on sale.
I'm currently not at all in the market for yarn, but this was lovely to listen to as I hemmed a skirt!
Thanks for spending time with me regardless!
Great topic!❤
Thank you for these great tips! I was wondering: How do you like the Drops Air yarn?
Also, just a tiny piece of constructive feedback: I often find myself reeeally curious about the knitted pieces, yarns, patterns etc. that you talk about so I would love it if you showed more of those in the video, either the object itself (if you have it) or as a picture :)
Blue Sky fibres organic worsted weight cotton is a wonderful yarn to knit with in my opinion. Rowan's 4ply cotton is nice, too, but I find the brand expensive. Linen can be crunchy to knit with but after washing the drape is lovely. But it is very drapey - so is bamboo. So I tend to like those two fibres in blends. My favourite 'luxury yarn is a merino/silk blend. I just finished a knit using Fiberspates 4ply 50/50 mix and it was insanely lovely. I love your choices though I'm not keen on mohair. Like your knit projects, too.
Love this informative video. Really helps me understand yarn quality and pricing. I am sensitive to itchy yarn and have only worked with acrylic yarn so far as I’m new to knitting and crochet. Any suggestions for natural fibre yarn with minimal itch? Thanks ❤❤❤
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.
You have to try Mondim by Retrosaria Rosa Pumar. Its slightly rustic. By far my favroite fingering weight. And thanks for calling out we are knitters. Drama aside, I made a sweater out of it and there is no amount of de-pilling that will make that look good. It was also SO expensive.
This is a really informative video. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this video. I also dislike cotton yarn and don’t usually use it. However, when I must I choose Cascade Ulta Pima Cotton (the DK, not the fingering). It’s soft, has a nice sheen, and is machine washable and dryable. Good for baby stuff and for the knitted knockers for mastectomy bras. For cotton and linen blends, some folks like Juniper Moon Farm Zooey. I don’t. It’s rough and splitty and, although it’s reasonably priced (or used to be), I won’t work with it again. All a matter of personal taste, of course (everyone seems to hate purling and twisted rib; I love both😎).
I like purling too! Twisted rib, meh we’re on ok terms 😄
100% agree with your opinion of Diablo mohair! It is the worst mohair I've ever worked with. It was the first mohair I've ever tried and it almost made me never try mohair again. The really bad thing is that I have 15-20 skeins of it that I'm likely never going to touch. Thank goodness for a local yarn shop that had good quality mohair or I may have never tried mohair again. I actually rate that yarn as the absolute worst yarn I've ever worked with that I *should* have liked (ie. I dislike all hemp yarn because it feels disgusting to me, so that can't be included on my "worst" list since it wouldn't be fair). Thank you for the video! I checked out knitting for olive and they have wonderful prices and great colors! I'm going to have to give them a try once I use up some of my stash! ❤
Great video! I really love your editing style and you present everything in a clear and cozy way even when you express critiques and concerns. You mentioned quite a few brands I haven't heard about and I'll certainly be checking them out.
The one yarn you mentioned I have experience with is Shiny Happy Cotton and I think it may be the softest yarn I've worked with (Berroco Comfort is also extremely soft but it doesn't have the same drape or heft Wool and the Gang's Shiny Happy Cotton has). I got it as a gift from my sister and I'm so grateful because 1) I probably would have never found it myself and 2) the price point is way more than I'd normally go for.
CZcams seems to have figured out I'm on another knitting spree - Big Brother Google is always watching - and after seeing some yarn reviews I'm surprised to see how... controversial(??) cotton yarn is. I've had a lot of good experiences with cotton and haven't had any issues with durability. I've used Cascade Ultra Pima, Plymouth Cleo, FibraNatrua Radiant Cotton, and W&tG Shinay Happy Cotton. The only one I used and ended of just frogging was Plymouth Grass and I blame both the stiffnes of the hemp and how splitty it was.
I was just going to order some Rowan cotton cashmere! Thanks for the review. I will try something else.
And I ordered some earlier today just before hearing this review🙄😅
Really interesting because I am in northeast Asia and I cannot find most of the yarn brand mentioned. I can get Knitting for Olives but it’s not common and expensive! I can get King Cole, Phildar, some Turkish and German yarns. Now we have Schakenmeier Regia but haven’t tried yet!
I don’t really have an issue with big companies as long as they are ethical and the products are quality. I have only purchased one WAK kit and it was 50% off. I liked that it came with all of the things one needs..needles, etc. (Not that I need any of those things, but I think it’s nice for newer knitters). I hated the actual yarn. It was some kind of roving-like merino which pilled as I was winding it in a ball. I never knitted with it and destashed it for what I paid. Knitting for Olive is amazing. I also love Sandnes Garn- especially mohair, Sunday, and Line bases. Jamison and Smith and Rauma are fantastic too. Another brand I love is Holst Supersoft. So reasonably priced, ethically sourced and the colors are beautiful. Drops is also a pretty good brand that some podcasters apologize for using. I like that it is affordable and has a lot of nonsuperwash wool. It’s hard to get in the USA so I need to order it from the UK. It’s not my favorite brand, but it serves a purpose of being financially accessible to most.
Very nice ,good luck at the show 👌🏻😍
This was so interesting.
I don’t mind knitting with cotton or bamboo for small accessories for babies like hats, blankets ( easy wash ability) but home decor items like wash cloths and potholders are ideal in those fibers.
You might like Vinni’s Colours Serina Bamboo for baby hats.
Re acrylics, I recommend the podcast “I Thought I Knew How” and their recent episode about Acrylic Yarns. An excellent critique and super enlightening. There are so many beautiful well priced wools available today that I can’t imagine anyone using acrylic yarns. 🧶🩷🧶
I think it depends on where you live. In the US, quality wool is very expensive, normally running $15+ a skein. Acrylic is much more affordable for us and accessible
I actually found a lot of cheap yarns that are wool some even cheaper than acrylic! Like €2-5 per skein for 100% wool
I really love viking garn's mohair and Bambino. The bambino is 50% cotton and 50% bamboo but it feels like butter! I'm surprised no one is talking about Viking garn. Maybe it's because of accessibility? I live in Norway, so maybe other countries don't have it?
None of my usual websites carry that one! I’ll have to see if I can get my hands on that sometime :)
Not many European yarn brands available at my corner of the world 😢
I love brown sheep wool co in Nebraska. Both their cotton fleece and there nature spun yarns are go to favs
I love love love NatureSpun Fingering. I have so many things I’ve made with it over the years. I’ve even accidentally machine washed a cardigan my mother made me 15 years ago (twice) and it still looks fantastic.
I just used the Shjeepes Stonewashed sport to make the Zebra from their Wild Animals Book. I loved it. I will be using it again for babies and for myself.
I’m working with the Rowan cotton cashmere right now and I agree, I’ve been pretty disappointed with it. I’ve already completed one ranunculus with it and am now working up a Tolsta with it, but beyond that I will probably not buy or use this yarn again.
Absolutely agree about Hobbii Diablo! I couldn’t stand the texture and also noticed the plastic feeling.
Where do you order your Regia? I had such a hard time dividing the zauerball! Any tips?
I think everyone agrees that the Hobbii Diablo isn't the best. They have a kid silk mohair that people seem to enjoy! Thanks for the video! I love to hear people's opinions on yarns before I go shopping.
Thank you, this was very helpful. As a beginning/intermediate knitter, i find yarn selection to be daunting. I feel that if i am going to put so much time into a project, i want to be happy and in love with the yarn. So far, Drops have been my go to yarn, but im about to knit a cotton or cotton blend and i think i might try knitting for Olive or Sandes Garn Line. Any thoughts would help. Im knitting a tank/shell shirt.
Is the north sweater pattern you used the cropped one?
Cotton is variable. It's stronger than wool but doesn't hold dye as long unless it's treated a certain way. So more expensive cotton does get good wear. It is hard on joints, so it takes me longer to knit something. I take more breaks.
I just started a tank in the cotton cashmere and my experience is the same. I’m disappointed in the yarn quality but also find it difficult to knit without pain. I thought it was the project since it has many cables, but I started another with similar textures in a new yarn and had no issues.
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
I will be visiting Brussels and possibly Ghent next year, do you have a yarn store to recommend? Yarn (or fabric if you have a recommendation there) is my favorite souvenir!
Thanks for this video. Have you ever worked with knitting for olive mohair? If so, wat are youre thoughts?
I don't get it! In general speaking.. how do you get the perfect V shape on the knit stitch when the yarn is twisted? Like for example the Yarn for olive ,that looks amazing, but it looks twisted. Am I missing some technical stuff? 😊
How is your experience with merino wool cotton mix yarns (like 50% merino, 50% cotton or 70% merino, 30% cotton)? Do you also feel your pieces wear out fast?
For yarns that I like to work with I've recently really come to like the yarns from Novita. They look so nice and is so lovely to knit with, especially in colorwork, but then I've mostly knitted socks lately. Just started a cardigan with their isoveli yarn, and while I wish the color was deeper I'm still pretty happy with it. The only yarn I've not quite liked as much is their wolly wood. I really love the finished product and all stitches looks so defined and nice, but I've only worn my socks a little and they already look a bit worn so that's a dissapointment. Maybe the wood fibers in it just isn't as nice? The yarn that I've sworn of for life is Rauma Lammull. I've heard a lot of nice things about their Finull but their Lamull wasn't up to my standard at all. It didn't look nice in colorwork or just plain knitting mostly because it was so unevenly spun! Never seen a yarn so uneven before and that just made the project look so much worse. I am going to pick up the project again and finish it tho... Someday...
my favourite yarn discovery is mayflower elba, a suri alpaca that is great as a mohair substitute. Super soft and affordable!
Do you find it softer than mohair yarn?
@@AmiiLovesHerself I do but I think it's also personal preference! On my skin mohair tends to feel a bit scratchy
What colour was the mohair you held up please?
Thank you for this great overview of your favorite yarns 🥰 Always love to hear about other's preferences (getting inspired is the word, right?😅) . Hence being a yarn shop owner and actually offering the Cotton Cashmere... well...
I might have had the same thoughts as you did (put off working with it for so long 🙈). If you have the chance to try, I would love to hear your thoughts on Pascuali Sole, kind of the same fibre contents, but wildly different in feel.
Anyways: have a lovely day🧡🧡🧡
Johanna
Please. What are the wood needles you use, I’m going on a plane trip and afraid they would stop me with my knitters pride mindfuls… ty!
Thank you! Very interesting! I have had bad experience with the Brushed Alpaca silk by Drops in the red color. So beautiful and pleasant to knit but looking so poor quality even before the first wash...😪😪
WoolAddicts by Lang has always been one of my very favorite commercially available yarns! It is not quite as affordable as some of the other brands you typically work with, but the quality has always been great in my experience. They have a ton of bases that I love and beautiful colors, and they work with local yarn shops here in the US.
Love the video, thanks Bethany! I have also knit a lot of PetiteKnit patterns, love them! I always use the recommended yarn, mostly it has been Sunday by Sandnes Garn. I’m wondering if there is a reason that you don’t use it (often)? 😊
I use it all the time. I love SG in all of the bases. Such beautiful yarn.
Do you have a tutorial on your mohair burnt orange pullover?? 😍 could you achieve same look with crochet?
Hi I am looking for a good quality cheap cotton blend to knit a summer t shirt in and would love some suggestions. I am in the UK so Europe based and UK suggestions please as I don't want to pay the monstrous shipping cost. Thanks
I don’t think i’ll use sandness double sunday again. At least I won’t be using it without a strand of mohair. It pilled too much, but oh god the colours are pretty
I love Regia for socks. It would be my fav if I could afford it. I can only catch it on sale. That is what I knit most for my customers. I don't really like cotton for anything because it doesn't wear well and it splits and drags on my needles.
Can you only knit with these yarn? Or can I use them to crochet too? :)
I’m just beginning my venture into garment knitting with “summer weather” fibers and if my sole option was the first one I tried I would have stopped right there. Truboo by Lion Brand is horrible to knit with and splits like a nightmare and you can just tell the finished fabric would be super prone to snagging dramatically. Frogging that project not even one full skein in and I will ditch the remaining unused skeins.
I’ve knit tons of “spa” bath/face cloths with Cotlin by Knit Picks but would not recommend it for garments, it sheds fibers like crazy when knitting it up, and some of the colors fade a lot even washed in cold water.
you need to try the Rowan egyptian cotton, both in 8/4 and 8/6 - so goooood and soft!!!
Bethany, new, subscriber. Thoroughly enjoyed this video on your yarn favorites as well as no gos. I cannot knit with mohair. It gets so tangled when I use it. I love the effect but not knitting with it. PS: I love your haircut and you have beautiful teeth.
I am currently knitting Anker’s tee with Rowan cotton cashmere. I can’t say it is poor quality but it does feel like cotton only. I will withhold final appraisal until I have worn it.
Your sweater is beautiful . I love that color and do you have a pattern for it.
Euphoric aesthetic vibes
Thank you for this video
I like knitting but I can't find a beginner sweater pattern😣
Any recommendations?
Petite knit has beginner patterns. The novice sweater was very easy for me.
Wow, i never used a single one of the brands you mentioned.
I'm still stuck on knitpicks yarn the price plus the palette yarn has me in a chokehold i love the dishie as well.
I’ve knit with about 5 different brands of mohair and have to say Lana Grossa’s mohair is superior. It is lush, so I always go to it first. The colors are great, too.
havent ever really found a brand i didnt like. but ive def learned i dont like fluffy yarns with a high acrylic percentage. Like for the core its fine but if the actual fluff is acrylic its just not worth it even if it looks pretty feels good and is at a good price. the knitting experience is never great and the garment usually winds up somewhat itchy if not super itchy
I know what you mean about the comfort or discomfort of certain yarn and particularly annoying if its also very expensive. Recently I used
Fyberspates Scrumptious 4ply to make a summer top and it was glorious to hold and so soft. Highly recommended
Do you have a full video of the clip when you were sewing oranges into the sweater? Id love to see that technique !
It’s from a very old q&a video from 2021. I’m not sure I go into much detail about the technique though :/
@@WellLovedKnits ah I see, no worries! thanks so much for letting me know tho! :)
is it just me or was there weird audio throughout the video? I'm listening with headphones and it kept sounding like the audio was muffled, then it'd peak. go back to normal then repeat all throughout the video. just wondering if it's a video thing or my headphones bc i've never had this issue before with wlk's video.
asides from that, i'm always happy to get new yarn recs. i'm watching this while i knit up a sock. happy crafting:)
A brand I really enjoy is called Rosas Crafts, but I've not seen anyone use it so I'm assuming it only sells in spain, though i love it
Hello! I've recently found this channel, and it's been super useful as a crocheter looking ti get into knitting. Actually, I need some advice. I'm currently thinking about buying a set of interchangeable circular knitting needles, and I'm stuck between two sets-the Knit Picks set (around 60 dollars) and the Clover Takumi set (around 77 dollars on sale). I would love to hear the thoughts of some more experienced knitters. Such as: Do you like these sets? Is the price worth it? which set have you had experience with? Are there any other sets under 80 dollars that you enjoy? Etc. Any help would be appreciated! 😊
Hey there! So happy you’re getting into knitting! I don’t have experience with either brand, but hopefully someone who is can chime in! I think it’s definitely worthwhile to invest in a set upfront it will save you in the long run once you start diving into all projects requiring a range of needle sizes. Good luck!
@@WellLovedKnits Thank you!! The prices were definitely setting me off buying a set of needles a little bit but I'd much rather have a set that lasts me a good long while than a cheap set that would need to be replaced/added on to for lack of needle sizes. Wishing you all the best; thank you for your super helpful content! (P.S: I'm in love with that haircut on you 🤭)
If you have the opportunity, I recommend purchasing a Takumi single from a big box store and a Try it set from Knit Picks. The try it set has a metal and a wood needle pair with a cable.
It's less risk to buy the singles to see what you like best before investing $60+ on something you may hate.
@@acrobison4552 that's a pretty good idea! i might actually do that-thank you so much! 😁
hi there, id go as far as saying buy a pair of tips sold individually and a cable. for me the sets have a bunch of sizes i dont use and i didnt know if i would like metal or wood, bought sets in both and turns out i like wood. i have found that the fixed needles for a particular brand are not a great always an indication of the interchangeables. hope this helps!
I don’t buy Drops yarns since they are known to plagiarize their patterns, at least here in Sweden. Otherwise, I love the rougher wool yarns. Especially if they are made with locally sourced wool.
Great Video. Can you give a review of super wash yarns?
Why didn't you like linen and bamboo ? Since we're getting into warmer weather I was considering trying these kind of fibers for tops but now I'm on the fence 😅
I'd say it's definitely worth trying. Possibly a blend would be a good starting point. Plant based fibres are a whole different experience to animal fibres.
I hated a linen yarn last summer (but also the colour and pattern,) but I want to try another 100% linen to see of it was just that brand. Currently using a bamboo/cotton blend and it's so nice to work with and the drape of the fabric is amazing.
I love working with plant fibres and silk, but I don't really know what people mean when they say it's hard on the hands as that's not something I experience.
I personally try to avoid cotton for a multitude of reasons, but linen I adore. I'm currently working with a chain plied linen which I'm finding a lot less prone to splitting.
As with most things I think it's a case of you get what you pay for so maybe pick a small project and a quality yarn to see how you like the experience!
@@gemmaf_ try looking at De rerum natura linen yarn (the name is Antigone), it's soft and shiny and it didn't even feel like linen to me plus it's not that expensive (if you live in the EU, otherwise you will have to pay a lot of shipping sicne they are a french company)
@@elisacasacci I already did after I saw another comment 🤣 I also want to try Lino Muka from Wollen Berlin. They come in gorgeous colours. I saw it at a yarn festival in Amsterdam before covid and didn't buy it 🤦♀️ If only I could knit as fast as I can buy all these lovely summer yarns.
@@gemmaf_ I’m just now working with Lino Muka lol. The feeling is a bit more rustic while working but in the end it’s still soft and really light and cool for summer especially held single
Lana Grossa Silkhair mohair is the softest mohair I have ever knit with.
I purchase most of my yarn online since I can never find any of the natural fibers around here, especially after COVID.
My yarns have definitely evolved over time
Drops has got matching yarns info when you look at colors 🤔
What are your favorite yarns for baby knits? :)
I like chenille