I had to laugh out loud when you mentioned “some days we just don’t want to put on pants”, because you are so very right! That’s when I knew this was a real video!
Little tip: check with your LYS even if they don't have an online shop. I am home-bound due to disability and my LYS (Parker Avenue Knits) has been amazing. They respond quickly to Instagram messages, answer questions over the phone, and have even done a video chat with me to help find things. They have offered to ship things to me as well. Thanks for another great video, Toni!
Wow, you are so lucky with your Lys. Mine wasn't anything like that, it was almost like he resented having more than one customer or them spending too much in the shop, and all the yarn was of big box stores. Great place for finding yarn of a company that had folded a few years ago... But his hidden location, pandemic and increasing running costs made him decide to retire last Christmas. Now there is a $ store equivalent selling a very limited selection of DK and occasionally aran basic acrylic with same colours rotating at random intervals. It is actually quite good quality but there is only so much I want to make with light peach or bright red and charcoal grey (the latter two colours are popular inschool uniforms).
@@TLYarnCrafts I like "ICE". I bought $400 worth of yarn. They charge me about $190 for shipping. But for the $600, I spent, I received 216 balls of warns.
You have such a beautiful smile and speaking voice. I love to hear, and watch you talk. I always feel like I’m learning from a friend. You put everyone at ease.
For discontinued yarns (and who hasn't played yarn chicken and lost, then searched fruitlessly for that same yarn with no results?)I have found Ebay sellers to be a real blessing. Many of the sellers are crocheters and knitters who bought too much, or lost interest in some yarns, and while the prices aren't always cheap, often the shipping is free, and being able to find the yarn in the exact color you need, well, it is just worth it.
Have used most of these online stores. Living in a VERY small town we have limited options for yarn. The online stores can reach every financial parameter. Thanks TL yarns for the review. Love your yarn room!!
@Nina-nh5pp Our local Hobby Lobby was the same. Don't know why they are decreasing their supplies. Back on line I go. Wrbs, Wool Warehouse, kirschners, premier and Hobbii.
Little Knits is also a great online store. As a Canadian, I've been searching for more companies based in Canada because some of the shipping fees to bring something across the border are outrageous! Once I purchased a shirt for $25, shipping was $20 but then I got nailed another $55.
Yes..I highly recommend Little Knits. Their prices and service are excellent! I've ordered from them several times, and they offer amazing yarn that I wouldn't be able to afford otherwise.
I’m the biggest crochet newbie and I’m honestly so pleasantly surprised at how wholesome and welcoming this community is, including you!!! Thank you for the great videos!!🤍
I actually subscribed to your channel months ago but didn’t start watching until a couple of days ago. I’ve been binge watching for 2 days! Every single vlog is GREAT!! I love how professional yet super friendly you are. I just love you and will finally take a real stab at Tunisian crochet following you excellent videos. Add me to your list of faithful followers. Can’t wait to see how your new studio comes together. Thank you for all you do!!
Amazon or eBay are not my 1st choice, or really a choice to buy yarn but Amazon came in handy for finding one more ball of a yarn to finish a project. It sucks losing at yarn chicken, so was glad to find what I needed.
I found WoolWearhouse when I fell in love with Lucy Attic 24 blankets. I was SO AMAZED at the price and quality of the yarn I purchased as part of her blanket bundle. It was so easy! I was afraid living in California that it would take forever to get here but had the yarn in a week! Plus it comes in a great project bag! I’m “hooked” on that site now for blanket projects! Great video!!! So inspired!
I love you almost as much as I love yarn! You’re so wonderful! I love your vibe. You seem like you’d be fun to grab a coffee and go chat and crochet. Thanks for this video! I was just setting out to yarn shop for my son’s birthday request and this is a HUGE help. Thanks for being such a ray of sunshine!
I have found that Joanne's will give you different dye lots for the same color yarn. This has definitely affected my projects. They also don't notify you of the difference which would give you the option to at least choose if you are okay with the difference in dye lots. This has happened with my last 2 orders and I recently saw another TH-camr that had the same problem. When you order online be sure to check your dye lots before starting your projects. If you're making something small or that the difference in shades wouldn't matter you should be fine. But for larger projects you should definitely check the dye lot numbers. Love your videos lady and I have a friend who is learning how to Tunisian crochet from you. She's learning Tunisian before basic crochet lol
Thank you so much for these options. As someone who is sometimes limited in mobility, and tired a lot of the time- it's absolutely a treat to get all of these options at reasonable prices!
Yarn Paradise/Ice Yarns is my go to when i buy in bulk since it’s a wholesale site. You can get 2-8 skeins of yarn per “lot” depending on the brand, type, weight, etc and most of their cotton and acrylics are suuuuper cheap but still awesome quality! Shipping is a lil pricey for US folks since it’s a brand based in Turkey i believe, but my orders almost always get here within 5-6 days 💜
My library was awesome and had your book!! I checked it out. I fell in love with it and realized it had to be in my forever resource shelf. So glad I was able to order mine from you directly. The treats were awesome too!!
Really glad I watched this video thanks for letting me know about Spun over in Ann Arbor. Now I live on the wrong side of the state for really visiting them, but bookmarked their site, and well maybe when I go back to Ann Arbor later this month for my surgery my mom wouldn't mind stopping by there to check it out.
Etsy is such a great resource! I was looking for yarn cones recently and oh my- etsy has it! Alpaca, silk, merino, cotton, bamboo… literally anything you cam imagine. Huge amounts for tiny prices. It’s heaven.
This came right on time! I was struggling trying to find alternative yarn for your Bahama Blanket pattern. Something that was a nice mixed variegated yarn that could blend well together and wasn’t going to have giant chunks of a color or stripes. I visited each site and found the PERFECT yarn at Lovecrafts. It’ll be a gift for my mom for Christmas. Since she crochets herself and quite well I never felt confident making her anything, however Tunisian crochet is something only I do in our family. Gotta thank you for introducing me to that too Toni! Thanks!
My LYS (Entwine in Colorado Springs) and JoAnns are my go to yarn stores. I also like to see what Mercari sellers have. It is an online selling site, like EBay or Etsy. I’m over here drooling over your yarn reviews as I labor away with the same yarn making hat after hat for my daughter’s grade. This is her last year of elementary school and she has gifted hats to her classmates every winter since 1st grade. This is the last year for hats and I have 50+ to make. Meanwhile, my non-hat project wish list just keeps growing!
Ohh yay Hobbii and jimmy beans. I accidentally found jimmy beans on a trip I went on at the beginning of the year and absolutely instantly fell in love with them. I love the variety of yarn and accessories they offer
Thanks, Toni! I just retired and now have the time to get back to crocheting again. This list is great where I will have more eye candy than there is time for. 🙂 I have bookmarked all 10!
I shop online quite a bit, as I live in the middle of the middle of nowhere 😉 Closest small biz yarn store is an hour south. Any "big box" (Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc) is about 3 hrs. away.
I love buying yarn online, especially because I am very much on a budget, but I just want to encourage you to try out your local, independent yarn shops. I have a tiny tiny yarn shop in my city and it is stuffed full from top to bottom with yarn. I love visiting it and the old lady who owns it. Sometimes I talk about my hobby with the people there and I love to support this little community.
I love these recommendations. I'm in the UK, so some aren't really viable, but when you can't get to the LYS because of motility issues (I'm housebound), then having those amazing places online. Wool Warehouse is my virtual LYS. :)
I have only just gotten back into knitting since learning how to do Tunisian knitting/crochet I have found this style is so much easier on my hands and wrists, knitting use to cripple me just after one row but Tunisian style is so much easier on one’s hands and wrists, I have been busy designing and making myself a new jacket with beading around the boarders with a cross/diamond affect in the pattern. I have so many designs running around my head at the moment 😹😹😹 My biggest issue is finding the colours/shades that I love so I took the plunge and now only buy plain white just so I can have fun designing my own colours as well. My next adventure into the yarn world is spinning my own yarn I just bought a set of planes so Dad and I can build my own spinning wheel once the weather finally dries up that’s. Living in an area where there are sheep, alpacas and even cotton fields it’s a must to have ones own spinning wheel 😹😹😹 Now I am off to look into,this book you have written on Tunisian style 🤗🤗🤗 Thank you for a great list of on-line shops looking forward to,checking many of them out🤗🤗
I just discovered wool warehouse a couple weeks ago when I needed Drops. Super affordable and I got my yarn within 4 days (to the US). Sold for life! 🥰🥰
Thanks so much! I’m a yarn addict so this is great. Hobbii is my favorite yarn place but I also like Mary Maxim and Premier. My one pet peeve about MM is their shipping. If you don’t buy enough for free shipping, you’ll be at the back of the cue and it can take a while to ship to you. Meanwhile, I will order from Hobbii and they use the PO and it gets to me in a week even tho shipping is $4.99!
Thank you for sharing your expertise. Your videos are informative and fun to watch! I love yarn by Manos del Uruguay via Amazon. The colors are stunning and the yarn feels luxurious. Plus, when you buy their yarn, you are supporting a woman-run business in Latin America. It’s a win-win all around! I also love to buy yarn annually at our county-run Sheep and Wool Festival. Independent yarn companies from many different places come to sell their beautiful yarn (and many other items). I save up every year to buy as much as I can! It’s my happy place! :)
One of my personal favourites is Pickles yarn, they're a little on the pricier side but I haven't had any trouble with duties (shipping to Canada), and if you catch one of their sales and stock up its great!
Quick question: do you find mid-skein knots in Pickles products? I absolutely detest manufacturers knots, especially when the ombré isn’t matched properly. Sometimes I’m not able to include a lot of product just trying to get to the right place in the color scheme to match up and it’s maddening! I’d pay a higher price to know I’m getting a skein that’s guaranteed to be knot-free.
@@amandahugginkiss61 Not sure how to answer your question since I don't pay attention to mid skein knots. Its more wasteful on a wider scale for yarn manufacturers to throw out the mill ends instead of just tying those knots, so I don't mind them. Also there's no ombré yarns in Pickles' collection, they only do solid and heathered colour yarns. Sorry I can't be more helpful, I hope you find what you're looking for.
Jimmy Beans is fantastic. They have amazing customer service. I was planning a fade shawl and trying to pick out yarn colors online. I asked them to help me out and they sent pictures of yarn in different lighting. Then when I was moving I had to put a shawl club subscription on hold. They kept the packages for me in their warehouse for 6 months.
I have been watching crochet and even knit channels for over 2 years now, and this is the first time I've ever heard of Jimmy Bean! I'm definitely checking out their site! Thanks!
I've started shopping at online craft/fiber arts/artist thrift stores. People donate their extra supplies or supplies from estates. I love to buy the unfinished items, and try to finish them... and thrift store prices are great on the budget.
May I add that Hobbii has amazing customer service. I recieved yarn that had been damaged by the careless delivery man (it was somehow exposed to heat and melted). I let Hobbii know, and they immediately sent me a replacement, free of charge, no hesitation. Great experience!
Thank you SO MUCH for the recommendations & the time stamps! ❤ I learned how to crochet on a very basic level at a young age. I’ve considered trying to pick it up again. My daughter is a VERY hot sleeper (I am too). Wool is temperature regulating & great for really hot or really cold sleepers. I want to crochet a simple wool planner for her. If it turns out good, I will make a big one for me.
Webs Yarn based in Northampton, MA is amazing. They have a big physical store but their online shopping experience is great. Their inhouse brand, Valley Yarns, is amazing and they offer yarn at every price range. They are always running sales and have a student discount! They also have supplies for weaving and spinning.
Websters in Ashland Oregon has a great online selection. They are fun to visit when I am up there. I also use Wool Warehouse and they only charge $6 or so to ship to the USA. Make sure you change your currency at the top while browsing, however!! Otherwise, you can get all excited about some very low UK prices that are actually doubled when it's in US dollars. Thanks for this wonderful list Toni!! I have zero LYS here except Walmart and JoAnns and they are very, limited in selections. I've been shopping online for yarn for over 18 years!!!
OK, so, no clue why, but one of your videos was in my recommended last night. After looking at your first video, I decided to watch this one as well, and just bought my first set of hooks and yarn skeins!
I have to give a shout out to Hobbii customer service. My delivery was stuck in the fed ex warehouse, something that is beyond Hobbii control, and they resent my order right away. Excellent CS!
Wool warehouse are epic! I would recommend Good Vibes Yarn, their mystery bundles are amazing, as are the stitch markers. Very small business, and lovely and friendly! I believe they ship worldwide, but no idea what the shipping is like (UK, it’s very reasonable!)
Hit Joann and Michael's and got 9 skeins for less than $30 and that included one of those 3 or so in one huge skeins which are usually $12 by themselves. I was super excited cause I don't usually have that much to spend and it happened to be a sale at both stores.
Loved the review Toni! I’m a veteran online shopper, so I’m familiar with many of the sites you mentioned, but I still learned something new. As always your reviews are full of helpful and interesting information.
WOW, I thank you for this soooooo much! IO moved next door to a National Forest and the closest store is over 60 miles away. I have used Michaels and JoAnn's and wanted more needle selections. I am in the zone.....Tunesian crochet needles here I come!
This video was really helpful! I can’t drive myself yet and my mom hates taking me to Joannes. I found it funny when you said “comfort your credit card” with a straight face.
If you are looking for a lot of unique color combinations and gradients or mini skein sets check out fiber optics yarn in Milford Ohio they’re absolutely amazing they have an amazing online storefront as well but there’s always unique instore options so if you can I recommend stopping by
I’m happy this video popped up for my viewing pleasure because a pleasure it was. I’m familiar with all of the places you mentioned. What great yarn purveyors they are. I will hit up your blog for the additional website recommendations. As always you are a gem to watch. I hardly ever comment but I very much appreciate and enjoy your content. Blessings to you, merry CHRISTmas and a prosperous new year.
Thank you for this. The only place we have in town to buy yarn is hobby lobby and Walmart. I've actually been asking around where the best place to get the better quality yarns from. I'm ready to graduate and branch out into something not acrylic or cotton.
I buy yarn online from a variety of different places, most of which are listed in either your video or your blog post of 10 more places. However, two additional places that I shop from that aren't listed are Herrschner's and Hobby Lobby. Due to medical reasons, I haven't been able to get out much for the last four years so my yarn buying is all done online.
My local yarn store went into liquidation and to say I was devastated was an understatement UNTIL I found a large pack on Amazon! I am currently on a yarn ban due to how much I have but I can't wait to dwindle my stash and then have a snoop around
Have been mostly shopping online but didn't know about a lot of these. Thanks. You didn't say it but I will. Both Micheal's and Joannes websites annoying slow, and "jumpy." Will be checking out these other places.
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Thank you for being inclusive and mentioning limited mobility, Toni. It’s the reason I shop online.
Same. I am so grateful to be able to shop online.
Me too 👍
I will second this thanks, as I am a mother of special needs children and can’t go out a lot but need yarn for my business. Thanks
I’m also disabled after strokes and heart attacks, do online shopping is the only way I can buy anything.
I had to laugh out loud when you mentioned “some days we just don’t want to put on pants”, because you are so very right! That’s when I knew this was a real video!
Little tip: check with your LYS even if they don't have an online shop. I am home-bound due to disability and my LYS (Parker Avenue Knits) has been amazing. They respond quickly to Instagram messages, answer questions over the phone, and have even done a video chat with me to help find things. They have offered to ship things to me as well. Thanks for another great video, Toni!
Love this! LYSs are endlessly helpful 🙌🏾
Wow, you are so lucky with your Lys. Mine wasn't anything like that, it was almost like he resented having more than one customer or them spending too much in the shop, and all the yarn was of big box stores. Great place for finding yarn of a company that had folded a few years ago... But his hidden location, pandemic and increasing running costs made him decide to retire last Christmas. Now there is a $ store equivalent selling a very limited selection of DK and occasionally aran basic acrylic with same colours rotating at random intervals. It is actually quite good quality but there is only so much I want to make with light peach or bright red and charcoal grey (the latter two colours are popular inschool uniforms).
@@oakstrong1, frustrating! LYS's are certainly not all created equal. I hope you get a better one in your area soon!
@@TLYarnCrafts I like "ICE". I bought $400 worth of yarn. They charge me about $190 for shipping. But for the $600, I spent, I received 216 balls of warns.
Wow, sounds like my kind of yarn store! Awesome customer service. That’s what I love about LYSs.
You have such a beautiful smile and speaking voice. I love to hear, and watch you talk. I always feel like I’m learning from a friend. You put everyone at ease.
For discontinued yarns (and who hasn't played yarn chicken and lost, then searched fruitlessly for that same yarn with no results?)I have found Ebay sellers to be a real blessing. Many of the sellers are crocheters and knitters who bought too much, or lost interest in some yarns, and while the prices aren't always cheap, often the shipping is free, and being able to find the yarn in the exact color you need, well, it is just worth it.
I also love Webs - great resource for LYS type yarns at discount price.
Have used most of these online stores. Living in a VERY small town we have limited options for yarn. The online stores can reach every financial parameter. Thanks TL yarns for the review. Love your yarn room!!
i just drove an hour and a half to go to a joanns in a slightly bigger town and the yarn selection made me sad 😢😂
@Nina-nh5pp Our local Hobby Lobby was the same. Don't know why they are decreasing their supplies. Back on line I go. Wrbs, Wool Warehouse, kirschners, premier and Hobbii.
The best value comes from Afrique Yarns in South Africa. Hand dyed. Hand spun packs. Take a look you will be delighted.
Little Knits is also a great online store. As a Canadian, I've been searching for more companies based in Canada because some of the shipping fees to bring something across the border are outrageous! Once I purchased a shirt for $25, shipping was $20 but then I got nailed another $55.
I only live about 15 miles north of them, but I still order online. I don’t like to drive downtown Seattle, and they have great sales.
Yes..I highly recommend Little Knits. Their prices and service are excellent! I've ordered from them several times, and they offer amazing yarn that I wouldn't be able to afford otherwise.
Yarn Canada has a bunch of yarn brands and flat rate shipping in Canada
@@yayadeb634 you can't shop there in person anyways.
I agree. Their prices are usually unbeatable, and they have some wonderful yarn. I've spent way too much there!
I’m the biggest crochet newbie and I’m honestly so pleasantly surprised at how wholesome and welcoming this community is, including you!!! Thank you for the great videos!!🤍
Highly recommend the hand-dyed yarns from Hearts on Fiber, a local, family-owned yarn shop in North Carolina.
I actually subscribed to your channel months ago but didn’t start watching until a couple of days ago. I’ve been binge watching for 2 days! Every single vlog is GREAT!! I love how professional yet super friendly you are. I just love you and will finally take a real stab at Tunisian crochet following you excellent videos. Add me to your list of faithful followers. Can’t wait to see how your new studio comes together. Thank you for all you do!!
Amazon or eBay are not my 1st choice, or really a choice to buy yarn but Amazon came in handy for finding one more ball of a yarn to finish a project. It sucks losing at yarn chicken, so was glad to find what I needed.
I found WoolWearhouse when I fell in love with Lucy Attic 24 blankets. I was SO AMAZED at the price and quality of the yarn I purchased as part of her blanket bundle. It was so easy! I was afraid living in California that it would take forever to get here but had the yarn in a week! Plus it comes in a great project bag! I’m “hooked” on that site now for blanket projects! Great video!!! So inspired!
One of my favorites is DROPS Design. They not only have beautiful yarns, but also a treasure trove of free patterns.
Was delighted to hear Spun called out. It’s my LYS, and great in person as well!
I love you almost as much as I love yarn! You’re so wonderful! I love your vibe. You seem like you’d be fun to grab a coffee and go chat and crochet. Thanks for this video! I was just setting out to yarn shop for my son’s birthday request and this is a HUGE help. Thanks for being such a ray of sunshine!
I've been buying Lion Brand for decades. I've never been disappointed.
I have found that Joanne's will give you different dye lots for the same color yarn. This has definitely affected my projects. They also don't notify you of the difference which would give you the option to at least choose if you are okay with the difference in dye lots. This has happened with my last 2 orders and I recently saw another TH-camr that had the same problem. When you order online be sure to check your dye lots before starting your projects. If you're making something small or that the difference in shades wouldn't matter you should be fine. But for larger projects you should definitely check the dye lot numbers. Love your videos lady and I have a friend who is learning how to Tunisian crochet from you. She's learning Tunisian before basic crochet lol
Thank you so much for these options. As someone who is sometimes limited in mobility, and tired a lot of the time- it's absolutely a treat to get all of these options at reasonable prices!
Yarn Paradise/Ice Yarns is my go to when i buy in bulk since it’s a wholesale site. You can get 2-8 skeins of yarn per “lot” depending on the brand, type, weight, etc and most of their cotton and acrylics are suuuuper cheap but still awesome quality! Shipping is a lil pricey for US folks since it’s a brand based in Turkey i believe, but my orders almost always get here within 5-6 days 💜
Spun in Ann Arbor is my favorite lys. Great classes, stock and wonderful staff. Thank you for noticing them. Love your work!!!
You are precious! Your videos are so well done, informative and you are just a delight.
Im in the UK and shop with Wool Warehouse, for my rug hooking and I'm just starting to learn crochet in your academy, thank you for all the lessons.
Love everything Toni Liipsey does for the community.
My library was awesome and had your book!! I checked it out. I fell in love with it and realized it had to be in my forever resource shelf. So glad I was able to order mine from you directly. The treats were awesome too!!
Just when I thought I would go on a yarn diet, I find and watch this marvelous offering! Guess I'll start that diet Monday😊
Really glad I watched this video thanks for letting me know about Spun over in Ann Arbor. Now I live on the wrong side of the state for really visiting them, but bookmarked their site, and well maybe when I go back to Ann Arbor later this month for my surgery my mom wouldn't mind stopping by there to check it out.
Etsy is such a great resource! I was looking for yarn cones recently and oh my- etsy has it! Alpaca, silk, merino, cotton, bamboo… literally anything you cam imagine. Huge amounts for tiny prices. It’s heaven.
My absolutely favorite is WEBS yarn- great deals, selections and prices
This came right on time! I was struggling trying to find alternative yarn for your Bahama Blanket pattern. Something that was a nice mixed variegated yarn that could blend well together and wasn’t going to have giant chunks of a color or stripes. I visited each site and found the PERFECT yarn at Lovecrafts. It’ll be a gift for my mom for Christmas. Since she crochets herself and quite well I never felt confident making her anything, however Tunisian crochet is something only I do in our family. Gotta thank you for introducing me to that too Toni! Thanks!
Which yarn did you find as an alternative? I've been searching for some myself.
I've been trying to reply all day every time I do my response gets yeeted out of existence.
My LYS (Entwine in Colorado Springs) and JoAnns are my go to yarn stores. I also like to see what Mercari sellers have. It is an online selling site, like EBay or Etsy. I’m over here drooling over your yarn reviews as I labor away with the same yarn making hat after hat for my daughter’s grade. This is her last year of elementary school and she has gifted hats to her classmates every winter since 1st grade. This is the last year for hats and I have 50+ to make. Meanwhile, my non-hat project wish list just keeps growing!
I really needed this thank you! I’m a new crocheter on a budget and this helped me loads!
Thank you so much for being inclusive about mobility I really appreciate it!
With my local Micheals closing, watching your videos and discovering hobbii was a blessing. It has become my go to for yarn ❤
Ohh yay Hobbii and jimmy beans. I accidentally found jimmy beans on a trip I went on at the beginning of the year and absolutely instantly fell in love with them. I love the variety of yarn and accessories they offer
Thanks, Toni! I just retired and now have the time to get back to crocheting again. This list is great where I will have more eye candy than there is time for. 🙂 I have bookmarked all 10!
Your site is the third I've visited, and already the best in the first few minutes! Excuse me while I learn more, I have crochet goals, LOL!
I shop online quite a bit, as I live in the middle of the middle of nowhere 😉 Closest small biz yarn store is an hour south. Any "big box" (Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc) is about 3 hrs. away.
I spend more time looking than actually crocheting. So much to look at and dream.
I love buying yarn online, especially because I am very much on a budget, but I just want to encourage you to try out your local, independent yarn shops. I have a tiny tiny yarn shop in my city and it is stuffed full from top to bottom with yarn. I love visiting it and the old lady who owns it. Sometimes I talk about my hobby with the people there and I love to support this little community.
We crochet is my favorite! With mary maxin close behind. I just found Jimmy Beans wool and will be starting a subscription in January!
I love these recommendations. I'm in the UK, so some aren't really viable, but when you can't get to the LYS because of motility issues (I'm housebound), then having those amazing places online. Wool Warehouse is my virtual LYS. :)
I have only just gotten back into knitting since learning how to do Tunisian knitting/crochet I have found this style is so much easier on my hands and wrists, knitting use to cripple me just after one row but Tunisian style is so much easier on one’s hands and wrists, I have been busy designing and making myself a new jacket with beading around the boarders with a cross/diamond affect in the pattern. I have so many designs running around my head at the moment 😹😹😹
My biggest issue is finding the colours/shades that I love so I took the plunge and now only buy plain white just so I can have fun designing my own colours as well. My next adventure into the yarn world is spinning my own yarn I just bought a set of planes so Dad and I can build my own spinning wheel once the weather finally dries up that’s. Living in an area where there are sheep, alpacas and even cotton fields it’s a must to have ones own spinning wheel 😹😹😹
Now I am off to look into,this book you have written on Tunisian style 🤗🤗🤗
Thank you for a great list of on-line shops looking forward to,checking many of them out🤗🤗
Glad you've found wool warehouse! It's been my main supplier since I started crocheting. King Cole Cottonsoft FTW!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!! 🥰🤗
Hope the move and your new space is going well!
Thank you unbelievable!! I just made a purchase on Amazon a bundle of 20 yarns pretty pastel colors (my fav) under $18 whoa tubular!!!!
I just discovered wool warehouse a couple weeks ago when I needed Drops. Super affordable and I got my yarn within 4 days (to the US). Sold for life! 🥰🥰
Your head wraps are always immaculate 🤩
I just checked and your book is already at my library. How awesome is that.
Thanks so much! I’m a yarn addict so this is great. Hobbii is my favorite yarn place but I also like Mary Maxim and Premier. My one pet peeve about MM is their shipping. If you don’t buy enough for free shipping, you’ll be at the back of the cue and it can take a while to ship to you. Meanwhile, I will order from Hobbii and they use the PO and it gets to me in a week even tho shipping is $4.99!
Spun is my favorite LYS! So nice to hear them get a shout out!
Thank you for sharing your expertise. Your videos are informative and fun to watch! I love yarn by Manos del Uruguay via Amazon. The colors are stunning and the yarn feels luxurious. Plus, when you buy their yarn, you are supporting a woman-run business in Latin America. It’s a win-win all around!
I also love to buy yarn annually at our county-run Sheep and Wool Festival. Independent yarn companies from many different places come to sell their beautiful yarn (and many other items). I save up every year to buy as much as I can! It’s my happy place! :)
I have ordered a few times from Wool Warehouse and they are awesome.
I recently discovered Wool Warehouse. I love their yarn selections.
One of my personal favourites is Pickles yarn, they're a little on the pricier side but I haven't had any trouble with duties (shipping to Canada), and if you catch one of their sales and stock up its great!
Quick question: do you find mid-skein knots in Pickles products? I absolutely detest manufacturers knots, especially when the ombré isn’t matched properly. Sometimes I’m not able to include a lot of product just trying to get to the right place in the color scheme to match up and it’s maddening! I’d pay a higher price to know I’m getting a skein that’s guaranteed to be knot-free.
@@amandahugginkiss61 Not sure how to answer your question since I don't pay attention to mid skein knots. Its more wasteful on a wider scale for yarn manufacturers to throw out the mill ends instead of just tying those knots, so I don't mind them. Also there's no ombré yarns in Pickles' collection, they only do solid and heathered colour yarns. Sorry I can't be more helpful, I hope you find what you're looking for.
@@leopearson662 that’s perfectly helpful! Thank you very much for the prompt reply too!
I work at Joann’s shipping the orders!! Right now shipping is $1.99
Jimmy Beans is fantastic. They have amazing customer service.
I was planning a fade shawl and trying to pick out yarn colors online. I asked them to help me out and they sent pictures of yarn in different lighting.
Then when I was moving I had to put a shawl club subscription on hold. They kept the packages for me in their warehouse for 6 months.
You certainly won’t find that everywhere. I’m going to check them out.
I have been watching crochet and even knit channels for over 2 years now, and this is the first time I've ever heard of Jimmy Bean! I'm definitely checking out their site! Thanks!
I've started shopping at online craft/fiber arts/artist thrift stores. People donate their extra supplies or supplies from estates. I love to buy the unfinished items, and try to finish them... and thrift store prices are great on the budget.
May I add that Hobbii has amazing customer service. I recieved yarn that had been damaged by the careless delivery man (it was somehow exposed to heat and melted). I let Hobbii know, and they immediately sent me a replacement, free of charge, no hesitation. Great experience!
I’m an online shopper too!! Love your yarn organization !!
Thank you SO MUCH for the recommendations & the time stamps! ❤
I learned how to crochet on a very basic level at a young age. I’ve considered trying to pick it up again. My daughter is a VERY hot sleeper (I am too). Wool is temperature regulating & great for really hot or really cold sleepers. I want to crochet a simple wool planner for her. If it turns out good, I will make a big one for me.
Webs Yarn based in Northampton, MA is amazing. They have a big physical store but their online shopping experience is great. Their inhouse brand, Valley Yarns, is amazing and they offer yarn at every price range. They are always running sales and have a student discount! They also have supplies for weaving and spinning.
Thanks so much for the video. I knew quite a few of the stores, but you're always good for surprises.
AGAIN, I'M SO GLAD I FOUND YOU ON HERE!😀 love we crochet yarn collection!
You're so fantastic! Thank you for teaching me Tunisian and so much more😍
Love your videos, Toni! I was glad you mentioned Jimmy Beans - that’s my LYS!
Just discovered today. You are what I’ve been looking for. I look forward to checking out all your videos!
Websters in Ashland Oregon has a great online selection. They are fun to visit when I am up there. I also use Wool Warehouse and they only charge $6 or so to ship to the USA. Make sure you change your currency at the top while browsing, however!! Otherwise, you can get all excited about some very low UK prices that are actually doubled when it's in US dollars. Thanks for this wonderful list Toni!! I have zero LYS here except Walmart and JoAnns and they are very, limited in selections. I've been shopping online for yarn for over 18 years!!!
Thank you for the places to buy, when your on a limited income like me you need all the sales you can find.
I enjoyed to hear there’s other websites that I can look at to find more yarn! I usually go to JoAnn’s, Hobby Lobby, and Walmart.
Wool Warehouse is one of my favorites for Stylecraft yarns. I also enjoy Ice yarns.
OK, so, no clue why, but one of your videos was in my recommended last night. After looking at your first video, I decided to watch this one as well, and just bought my first set of hooks and yarn skeins!
Toni!! Lol!!! ‘Give your credit card a pep talk’!! I have your book and love it. Thank you for helping a first time crochet person.
My favorite place to buy yarn online is Wool and Company! It caters more to knitters, but the yarn is top quality.
Thanks, I need to broaden my shopping options.
I have to give a shout out to Hobbii customer service. My delivery was stuck in the fed ex warehouse, something that is beyond Hobbii control, and they resent my order right away. Excellent CS!
Your all moved! Wow that was fast.. congratulations can’t wait to see your room transform
Wool warehouse are epic!
I would recommend Good Vibes Yarn, their mystery bundles are amazing, as are the stitch markers. Very small business, and lovely and friendly!
I believe they ship worldwide, but no idea what the shipping is like (UK, it’s very reasonable!)
Hit Joann and Michael's and got 9 skeins for less than $30 and that included one of those 3 or so in one huge skeins which are usually $12 by themselves. I was super excited cause I don't usually have that much to spend and it happened to be a sale at both stores.
Loved the review Toni! I’m a veteran online shopper, so I’m familiar with many of the sites you mentioned, but I still learned something new. As always your reviews are full of helpful and interesting information.
WOW, I thank you for this soooooo much! IO moved next door to a National Forest and the closest store is over 60 miles away. I have used Michaels and JoAnn's and wanted more needle selections. I am in the zone.....Tunesian crochet needles here I come!
Thank you for this information! I've purchased yarn from Amazon a few times and was pleased with my purchases. You've given me more choices today.
This video was really helpful! I can’t drive myself yet and my mom hates taking me to Joannes. I found it funny when you said “comfort your credit card” with a straight face.
I love knit picks
If you are looking for a lot of unique color combinations and gradients or mini skein sets check out fiber optics yarn in Milford Ohio they’re absolutely amazing they have an amazing online storefront as well but there’s always unique instore options so if you can I recommend stopping by
Thank you. I am home bound so this is quite helpful.
Little Knits in Seattle- I get all my Rowan Felted Tweed there cos they have the best prices. They have great sales on high end yarns.
I’m happy this video popped up for my viewing pleasure because a pleasure it was. I’m familiar with all of the places you mentioned. What great yarn purveyors they are. I will hit up your blog for the additional website recommendations. As always you are a gem to watch. I hardly ever comment but I very much appreciate and enjoy your content. Blessings to you, merry CHRISTmas and a prosperous new year.
Thank you for this. The only place we have in town to buy yarn is hobby lobby and Walmart.
I've actually been asking around where the best place to get the better quality yarns from.
I'm ready to graduate and branch out into something not acrylic or cotton.
I buy yarn online from a variety of different places, most of which are listed in either your video or your blog post of 10 more places. However, two additional places that I shop from that aren't listed are Herrschner's and Hobby Lobby. Due to medical reasons, I haven't been able to get out much for the last four years so my yarn buying is all done online.
My local yarn store went into liquidation and to say I was devastated was an understatement UNTIL I found a large pack on Amazon! I am currently on a yarn ban due to how much I have but I can't wait to dwindle my stash and then have a snoop around
Such a great list! I’m so happy you have a shout out to Wool Warehouse. I’m Canadian and have been shopping them for years with no complaints.
Have been mostly shopping online but didn't know about a lot of these. Thanks. You didn't say it but I will. Both Micheal's and Joannes websites annoying slow, and "jumpy." Will be checking out these other places.
Hobbii is my favorite yarn supplier but yes I do love them all. My stash proves that.
Love love love that you gave Ritual Dyes a shout out!!! They are my favorite yarn store in Oregon and they have a great website!
Toni! Have you never heard of Herrschners?! You must check it out!
I learned to crochet on your beginner video. Sooo glad I found you again!