Red Heart or Lion Brand Yarn - Which Do You Prefer?
I Like Lion Brand Yarns Better, How About You?
Knitting and Crocheting Yarn? Red Heart or Lion Brand - Which Do You Prefer? Yarn, yarn, yarn. Is the brand of knit and crochet yarn we use to knit or crochet important? Isn't yarn just...yarn? No way! Not to me, anyway. I wonder if it makes a difference to my fellow knitters and crocheters too. The quality of the yarn and weight and color selection are high on the list for me. So is how the yarn 'feels' when I work with it. The yarn has to be soft, pliable and easy to work with. It makes m...

Confessions Of A Yarn Junkie
My Name Is Darlene, And I'm A Yarn Junkie!
If you're anything like me, you love yarn! Walking into a yarn shop is more than enough to cause sensory overload. What could be better than feasting your eyes on that rainbow of colors? And the textures...you just want to touch and caress every skein of yarn in the place. I get the shivers just thinking about it! But unfortunately, reality does raise its ugly head. How can you afford to feed your habit? And even more to the point, what do you DO with all that gorgeous, lucious yarn, besides...

Buying and Crocheting with a Pound of Yarn
Crocheting (or Knitting) with Yarn Pounds or Pounders
Buying a pound of yarn is economical and a quick way to build a colorful selection of yarn skeins. To do the most economical projects, you just need basic worsted weight 4 ply yarn. It's not as soft as some of the finer yarns, but it's not itchy or rough either. It does well enough if you are crocheting shawls, gloves, mittens, scarfs, decorations and many other projects. I am always on the lookout for good deals on yarn for my crocheting projects, including the selection of yarn pounds you...

Yarn Colorways
Colorful Yarn
A beautiful yarn colorway will often get me to abandon my current knitting work in progress to tackle a project with the exciting colors. In this lens you will find resources that will help you learn how to dye your own yarn (through a tutorial of my own design and books on dyeing yarn), and some fun categories of exciting yarn colorways that you can purchase directly. Happy Knitting!

Wool Yarn, Cotton Yarn, Sock Yarn, Silk Yarn, Needle Felting Yarn. Knitting Yarn,
Got Yarn! Do You Collect Yarn?
YARN - the name given to any textile fibre when prepared by the process of spinning...read complete definition of yarn here. Because I love to knit, crochet and needle felt, this lens is all about yarn. Yarn comes in delicious colors and textures. Some yarn is fringy ,(eyelash yarn) some nubby, have seen yarn with ribbon twisted in and even beads interspersed along the length of the yarn. The best yarn for a knitter to use for socks or a sweater is a nicely plied (tight ply, with the ply eve...