Yarn, yarn, and more yarn. Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images If you’ve ever knitted, weaved, crocheted, or done needlepoint, you know not all yarns are created equal. And few things are more frustrating than starting an exciting new crafting project only to find that the cheap yarn you bought is, well, cheap.
$28 at Neighborhood Fiber Co. Buy Purl Soho Tussock Yarn $19 $19 Leimkuhler also likes mohair yarn, because it’s “so fun and fluffy, and you can combine it with another, smoother yarn to give your knitted item that really great shaggy-dog-sweater look,” she says. This alpaca-silk blend “functions like mohair, but it is crazy soft,” she adds. For a more classic mohair, she recommends Purl Soho’s Tussock. “Their colors are really beautiful and vivid, and it’s also very soft,” she says.
$11 at WEBS Buy Sugar Bush Yarns Bold Knitting, Worsted Weight $14 $14 Spruce & Linen founder Jenell Flynn swears by the Canadian brand Sugar Bush Yarns. “The Bold line is my favorite worsted-weight yarn,” she says, noting that it comes in more than 50 colors. It’s available on Amazon but can also be found at “a ton of small yarn shops and on Etsy,” Flynn adds.
$26 at WEBS Buy Niroma Studio Wool Art Yarn $25 Campbell loves the wool art yarn from Niroma Studio because “it comes in so many colors” — 53, in fact — “and is perfect for weaving,” she says. And if you struggle to figure out complementary color combinations, Campbell notes that, in addition to being available individually, “it’s also sold in curated packs with color palettes already picked out.
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