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JDPriestly

(57,936 posts) Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:58 AM Nov 2015

Question for fellow knitters. [View all]

Do you buy yarn on-line or in stores?

If on-line, do you have any tips?

A friend suggested I buy my yarn on-line. I've never done that. I'm wondering how to go about it to insure I get really good quality. How about shipping costs? Does yarn weigh a lot? I think not, but how do you get the best quality and quantity for a good price?

Thanks.

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Question for fellow knitters. [View all] JDPriestly Nov 2015 OP

We don't have a yarn store in town, so if I buy locally it's from Michaels, Hancock Fabrics Arkansas Granny Nov 2015 #1

Thanks. I saw that site. Thanks for the recommendation. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #4

Just asked my avidly knitting wife. She uses Knitpicks NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #2

Thanks. Hope I haven't missed it. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #5

I find a lot of my patterns online on the Ravelry website. Staph Nov 2015 #3

I'll check it out. Thanks. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #6

Ravelry also has a feature ... surrealAmerican Nov 2015 #9

It helps if you already know a yarn well enough SheilaT Nov 2015 #7

Thanks. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #8

I found Knitpicks.com a year ago and love it. grntuscarora Dec 2015 #10

I checked it out. Looks good. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #11

I'm lucky Bjornsdotter Dec 2015 #12

Wow! Thanks so much. I will check those websites out. Love to knit. Thanks again. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #13

You're Welcome! Bjornsdotter Dec 2015 #14

Buy high quality yarn dem in texas Jun 2016 #15

I spin my own yarn now Warpy Jul 2016 #16