How do I find the yarn I need?
- By Name: Click on the Yarn Name to the left to see all colors. We stock yarns from Plymouth, Tahki, Stonehedge, Knit One Crochet Too, Rowan, SMC, just to name a few.
- By Weight: Click on the yarn icon in the table below.
To see a larger picture, click on the thumbnail or item name. You can order larger quantities from either your shopping basket or the expanded item screen. The quantities on hand are shown, but in most instances, if it is not a sale or discontinued item, larger quantities can be special-ordered.
The following information is adapted from http://www.yarnstandards.com.
| Standard Yarn Weight System | ||||||
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| STANDARDS GUIDELINES FOR CROCHET AND KNITTING Categories of yarn, gauge ranges, and recommended needle and hook sizes |
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| Yarn Weight Symbol & Category Names | ||||||
| Type of Yarns in Category | Sock, Fingering, Baby | Sport, Baby | DK, Light Worsted | Worsted, Afghan, Aran | Chunky, Craft, Rug | Bulky, Roving |
| Knit Gauge Range* in Stockinette Stitch to 4 inches | 27–32 sts | 23–26 sts | 21–24 st | 16–20 sts | 12–15 sts | 6–11 sts |
| Recommended Needle in Metric Size Range | 2.25— 3.25 mm | 3.25— 3.75 mm | 3.75— 4.5 mm | 4.5— 5.5 mm | 5.5— 8 mm | 8mm and larger |
| Recommended Needle U.S. Size Range | 1 to 3 | 3 to 5 | 5 to 7 | 7 to 9 | 9 to 11 | 11 and larger |
| Recommended Machine Tension LK=Silver Reed LK150 USM=Ultimate Sweater Machine ISM = Incredible Sweater Machine EON=Every Other Needle | LK 1-3 | LK 3-5 ISM 1 USM 1 |
LK 5-7 ISM 2 USM 2-2.5 |
LK 8-10 ISM 3 USM 3-3.5 |
LK EON ISM 4 USM 4 |
LK EON ISM EON USM EON |
| Crochet Gauge* Ranges in Single Crochet to 4 inch | 21–32 sts | 16–20 sts | 12–17 sts | 11–14 sts | 8–11 sts | 5–9 sts |
| Recommended Hook in Metric Size Range | 2.25— 3.5 mm | 3.5— 4.5 mm | 4.5— 5.5 mm | 5.5— 6.5 mm | 6.5— 9 mm | 9 mm and larger |
| Recommended Hook U.S. Size Range | B–1 to E–4 | E–4 to 7 | 7 to I–9 | I–9 to K–10 1⁄2 | K–10 1⁄2 to M–13 | M–13 and larger |
| GUIDELINES ONLY: The above reflect the most commonly used gauges and needle or hook sizes for specific yarn categories. | ||||||
Please click a yarn type (via graphic or description) above to see the available yarns.
Yarn
Dale of Norway Baby Ull
Boku
Cascade 220 Superwash Sport
Cotton Fleece
Cotton Classic
Classy
Cotton Classic Lite
Creme de la Creme
Des Montes Cotton
Diva Bundles
Douceur et Soie
Dreambaby DK
Encore Worsted
Encore Tweed
Encore Chunky
Florafil
Galway
Grass
Jewel Hand Dyed
Knitosophy
Zauberball Lace Ball
Lorna's Laces
Mauch Chunky
Melody Superwash
Noro Kureyon
Rhythm Superwash
Serendipity Tweed
Shepherd's Wool Fingering
Shepherd's Wool
Noro Silk Garden
Silky Wool
Smooshy
Soxx Appeal
Starbella
Stiletto
Butterfly Super 10 Cotton
Super Saver
Tatamy Tweed DK
Trekking XXL
Ty-Dy
Ty-Dy Dots
Ty-Dy Socks
Ty-Dy Dots Socks
Ty-Dy Wool
Vizions
Windy Hills Alpaca
Yarn by Weight
Zealana Possum Yarns
Zino
Legacy Lace
Nature Spun Worsted
Helen's Lace
Sorted by Manufacturer
2-ply Cashmere
Nature Spun Chunky
Baby Boo
Crock-O-Dye
Ty-Dy Sock Skinny Stripes
Ultra Pima Paints
Pacific Multi
Casablanca
Zealana Air



