Tag: yarn review
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The Inaugural Oklahoma Yarn Crawl Part Two: The Central and Western Shops
The 2024 Oklahoma Yarn Crawl recently wrapped, and my gosh was it FUN! If you haven’t checked out Part One of my recap, read it first here. Twelve fiber businesses from across Oklahoma got together to put on the state’s first yarn crawl. Yarn shops, dye works, a working farm,…
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Squish It! – Jody Long Delish Yarn Review
Hello everyone! It’s been a while! Christmas Covid is the gift that keeps on giving, and recovery has been rough. It’s Fiber Christmas In July time already! I’ve been through a slew of tests with more to come, but I’m finally able to break through the covid brain fog enough…
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CONE Yarn Review: Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport
It’s fall, y’all! …well, it is autumn according to the calendar. Sweater weather hasn’t fully arrived yet in Northeast Oklahoma, but I am here for you with a seasonally appropriate review of Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport 100% wool yarn ON CONES! Before we get into my knitting experience, here…
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Yarn Review: Lion Brand Touch of Yak
I bought this yarn in 2020 to review, and, well, 2020 (and now most of 2021) happened. Now it’s on clearance, but if this yarn seems like it’s for you, you might find a good deal on Lion Brand Touch of Yak All opinions are honest and my own. I…
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Complete Yarn Review: Jody Long Coastline
It’s time for another yarn review! I’ve been sitting on this one a while and really testing how it washes and wears, so I hope you enjoy all of the yarn data I’ve collected for you. Like past yarn reviews, I’m covering fiber content, color options, ease of care, knitting…
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Yarn Review: Universal Cotton Supreme DK
Universal Yarn has been offering up yarn of all kinds for more than a decade. I first experienced their yarns in 2012 when looking for washcloth cotton at my old Local Yarn Shop. Their Universal Cotton Supreme worsted weight yarn was just too nice for a dishrag, so I ended…
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Yarn Review: Lion Brand Ice Cream
Lion Brand Yarns are commonly found at big box general stores and big box craft stores. You can easily browse their selection on their website, which also features free patterns. The price you see on Lion Brand’s website might not be what you pay in stores, especially since big craft…
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Yarn Review: Silk City Fibers Cotton Bambu
Silk City Fibers is a wholesale coned yarn retailer that boasts more than 50 types of luxury yarn for knitting and weaving. Known in the past for their 100% rayon chenille yarn, they became part of Orchard Yarn & Thread Company, Inc., better known as Lion Brand Yarn Company in…
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Yarn Review: Berroco Comfort
Welcome to the first of many yarn reviews! In this series, I’m going to analyze each yarn for its compatibility with knitting machines, ease of use, ease of care, affordability, and much more. I’ll include pictures of my swatches along with notes on how the yarn performed, thoughts about available…
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