Hello! I'm back out of the blue with another knitting question if you don't mind ^^; Would you know of any good websites to order yarn from? Michael's has been my go-to, but I need a light yarn for a project and they don't seem to have a very large collection
oh!! hello!! I don’t mind at all!!
My top two choices are [yarn.com] and [knitpicks]!! I love yarn.com because it is so varied, there are hand-dyed and machine dyed and there are usually reviews which are fairly accurate on what you’re getting. They’re also very quick to get your order to you. Knitpicks is good if you want more solid colors and cheaply priced but fantastic quality yarn. They have a type called swish that is probably the softest machine washable wool I’ve ever touched. They also sell really splendid needles to work with!! Another bonus is you can click on colors you want to look at and compare them all next to each other super easily. The windows just drag around your screen. I’m a perfectionist with my color schemes and will spend hours dragging colors around haha.
[Loveknitting] is also a good option because they have a fantastic search engine like yarn.com, and they also send your yarn in adorable project bags!! The ties tend to break out of the casing quickly, but even with that flaw, they’re perfect for holding your project! I recently discovered them though so I don’t have as much experience buying from them. I’ve bought twice from them, and it shipped surprisingly quickly for coming from the UK. I live on the West coast of the USA too so that really surprised me.
Also if you want to spend a bit more, etsy is a fantastic choice for hand-dyed beauties. I have a couple shops that are super lovely and their stuff is just incredible but it’s a bit of a splurge for me since I’m a student and I really should save the money for school/rent/food/etc. The plus side of etsy shops is the owners are always really excited that you’re buying their yarn and 8 times out of 10 I’ve gotten gifts alongside the yarn. It is such a delight haha! Etsy shops also tend to be fingering weight, which is a thinner weight yarn if that’s what you mean by “light”. But all the shops I gave you have smaller weights so have fun exploring!!
I hope this helps and please feel free to message me whenever! It is never a bother, I’m happy to help <3 <3 <3
