If you’re looking for a soft, easy-care fingering weight yarn that works beautifully for everything from baby knits to lightweight sweaters, this KnitPicks Mighty Stitch Fingering review will help you decide if it belongs in your yarn stash. Mighty Stitch Fingering combines 80% acrylic with 20% superwash wool, giving you some of the warmth and…
If you are looking for a soft, practical sock yarn that can handle being worn again and again, this KnitPicks Stroll yarn review will help you decide whether it deserves a spot in your yarn stash. Knit Picks Stroll is a fingering-weight wool and nylon blend designed with sock knitting in mind, which means it…
If you’re looking for a soft, easy-care yarn for everyday knitting, this Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday review will help you decide whether it belongs in your yarn stash. It’s a particularly handy choice for projects that will be worn, washed, and loved again and again. If you want to put it to work right away,…
If you have ever stood in the yarn aisle wondering whether wool or acrylic is the better choice, you are definitely not alone. When it comes to wool vs acrylic yarn, both fibers have plenty to offer, but they behave very differently once you start knitting. The right choice usually comes down to what you…
If you’re searching for the best wool yarn for knitting, you’re probably looking for that magical combination of warmth, bounce, beautiful stitch definition, and a finished project that feels like it was made to survive approximately a million winters. Wool checks all of those boxes! But not every wool yarn behaves exactly the same way.…
Finding the best acrylic yarn for knitting can make the difference between a project you love wearing and one that never quite feels right. Acrylic yarn gets a lot of love from knitters because it can be affordable, easy to care for, available in tons of colors, and sturdy enough for everything from everyday hats…
Choosing the best yarn for knitting sweaters can make the difference between a sweater you reach for constantly and one that spends most of its life folded in the back of the closet. A beautiful color is important, of course, but sweater yarn also needs to hold its shape, feel comfortable against your skin, show…
Finding the best yarn for knitting scarves is about so much more than choosing a pretty color and the right yarn weight. A scarf spends hours right against your neck and face, which means softness matters—a lot! The perfect scarf yarn should feel comfortable against your skin while still having enough structure to show off…
Finding the best yarn for mittens can make the difference between a pair you reach for every chilly morning and a pair that looks cute but never quite keeps your hands warm. Mittens and fingerless mitts need yarn that can handle a lot: warmth, rubbing, stretching, frequent wear, and—in my house, at least—being stuffed into…
Finding the best yarn for knitted bonnets is about more than choosing the prettiest color on the shelf. A baby bonnet sits right against delicate skin, so I want a yarn that feels soft, holds its shape, shows off the stitch pattern, and—ideally—doesn’t turn laundry day into a whole production. For most of my lighter…