I just bought Feederbrook Farm yarn at Rhinebeck and I can confirm, it is LOVELY!! It's my first time buying marled yarn like this, and I can't wait to use it. You don't see these yarns crocheted too often, so it should be a fun challenge 😀
Tayler, thank you for doing this, particularly since you are an independent dyer. I'm always impressed how you showcase others' yarn as well as your own. You could do as many other dyers do and only talk about your own yarn, because your yarn is amazing. I have a sweater quantity of your yarn waiting to be knitted up as soon as I figure out the rest of my pattern lol - you would have every right to feature your yarn proudly in all of your videos and just call it a day. I've encountered a lot of ridiculous yarn snobbery and elitism in the past few years, especially on IG and YT. There also has been some straight-up Mean Girl behavior from some popular designers and dyers that really leaves a bad taste. The price points of some of the patterns and kits with recommended yarn keeps them out of reach for a lot of people. Some knitters, especially newer ones might not be as savvy or as confident in their yarn substitution, so it's really quite wonderful what you've done here. I love Knitpicks in general as a great source for quality yarns. I've also used Schoppel Zauberball Crazy yarns, Primrose Yarn, and Patons Kroy sock yarns for several projects. I look forward to checking out some of these other recommendations.
Knitpicks is my go to for almost all my projects these days - they have a great variety and great prices - if you hate acrylics but you need to make something for a baby or a cancer patient, or someone allergic to wool, thier Brava yarns are just SO nice to work with - nothing like the acrylics you will get in the craft stores.
Queensland Perth - 80% superwash wool/20% nylon - 100g/437 yds/$15.00 (at Simply Sock Yarn) and Queensland Rainbow Bridge 100% superwash wool - 100g/328 yds - $16.75 - Just to add an option. This definitely has a more rustic hand to it, but it works well for me because I use it for socks. I will absolutely be indulging in some of the Feederbrook Farms yarn when I have the budget for it. I love BFL.
👍I totally agree about the Queensland yarns, they are well made and their colour choices are varied and lovely. An interesting FYI ~ Queensland and Jojoland yarns are spun from the same fibres and produced in the same factory. They are often indistinguishable from one another; so if you can't find Queensland in your area, Jojoland is the perfect substitute - and vice-versa.
Great video, Tayler! I love that you included so many more affordable options. As a quick FYI, the Schoppelwolle you showed the screenshot off was Stärke 6, which is their heavy sport to DK weight, but they also have a fingering weight option, called Schoppelwolle Zauberball Crazy, which runs at about $24. I've knit socks with it and it holds up really nicely.
I love all your videos and the delivery technique is very professional. No ummmms or rambling off the subject. Thank you! Question- I bought 2 skeins of Yarn Hero marled and wonder about how best to use them. I want them to shine! Pattern suggestions? Show theme?
Thankfully I'm a really, really slow knitter, so I'm good spending extra on the yarn I really, really want. I totally understand wanting more budget options if you knit really fast, are gifting something, need a lower price point, or just don't want to spend a lot of money. So thank you for gathering these all up! Love your channel!
Interesting topic, clearly presented. In addition, I may head over to Ravelry and look up the yarns that interest me-I enjoy reviewing the comments about yarn quality that people share there, and I have steered clear of some yarns because of the number of people who have said that a yarn was prone to pilling, splitting, had an unreasonable number of knots per skein, etc etc. Likewise, when all comments are glowing, I am much more likely to save and invest in a superhighquality product (yarn). I’m looking forward to more in this series of “budget to bougie” yarn (and craft gear, maybe?) 🧶💕
Stonehedge Fiber Mill sells Crazy Yarn for !4.50/1oogm and it is sport weight no two alike. Zauberball actually come in *several* weights from lace to at least DK, and several fiber options including cotton, and even singles.
I have some of their yarn. Got it from my LYS and she told me it was mill ends that are recycled to make this yarn. My skeins are sport weight 230 yards for $12.
This was very interesting (and I’m not normally very interested in marled yarns)! Well done! I’m looking forward to more videos like this! I became a yarn snob by accident and don’t have the budget to be as picky as I am ;). I am excited to find some more affordable options I may have overlooked :)
I watched your video on “unpopular knitting opinions”, where you mentioned the idea of doing a podcast like this one on yarn options. Now, I’m so glad to see it; I think it’s a wonderful idea!
Thank you for a wonderfully informative episode. There are so many alternatives out there and I really appreciate all the work you put into making this content. Love your Felix too!
love your aesthetic -- you didn't mention your sweater - I understand that this was a specific topic today but -- your sweater was quite lovely. could you mention the pattern and I imagine that it is one of your dyed yarns. Please keep this going -- you are a refreshing host! 😉
Hi Tayler! Thank you so much for all of this information ( and enabling!) In my most recent episode ( Ep.5) I show my Granny Vest by Pia Trans knit with two strands of zauberball held double. I personally love how it is working up so if you are curious, I would love for you to check out the outcome😊 Your episode was perfect timing as I am planning my next marled project however want to choose a less expensive yarn ( my vest came in at 102, which was a little shocking at checkout) Again, love and appreciate all of the research you put into this episode❤
Embroidery! I’m torn between knitting & embroidering - I love both! Thank you for mentioning this idea. I really loved this podcast. What a wealth of information. You make things sound so accessible that I would usually be afraid to try.
I made a night shift shawl with yarn from Hobby Lobby. It's the yarn bee dazzling. Its worsted weight and acrylic, but my shawl turned out beautifully 😍
I have used Queensland Rainbow Beach which is 15.00 @100grams! My LYS carries it, sport weight 100% pure Australian Superwash wool. It does not feel like superwash.
Thanks so much Tayler for all the research on another great video. I love seeing all the yarn options and price points. I look forward to your next compilation!!💕
I love love love this episode. I truly enjoyed it. I learned about so many brands of yarns that I had never heard of before. When I am gifting beanies, I always use acrylic yarns because I don't know if the recipient is allergic to wool. It is now time for me to check out the yarns you showed us. Tayler, thank you soooo much for doing this for us. There's a Hobby Lobby near me and I think they have some marled-like yarns that I need to explore. 😊 Have a beautiful day!
In non-superwash yarn: for DK color-changing yarn, Junction Fiber Mill offers Making Tracks (32 USD for 210 yards, 100g). For Fingering, there's RiverKnits Chimera marled yarn (12.09 GBP for 195m, 50g), which is in the $30 range for 100g after the current exchange rate to USD and shipping. Both are pretty soft yarns. Garthenor in the UK has two-color barber-pole marls, dyed and undyed, in many of their weights. Softness is yarn-specific: some are toothier than others.
These are great options, thank you for the reviews. One of my favorites is Crazy yarn by Stonehedge fiber mill out of Michigan. I love supporting local to me small businesses when I can. The cost is about $15 per 2.5 Oz at 230yds.
I'm also in Michigan and I love Stonehedge fiber mill! Each skein of Crazy is usually unique, so it's an adventure if you're trying to make a larger project that requires multiple skeins. I really like working with Stonehedge yarn and I think Crazy is super fun. 🤩
3:48 I’m in Florida and found this yarn in a knitting shop in Virginia. I love knitting with Stonehenge crazy yarn. I just purchased 3 other kinds of yarn from them recently but haven’t knit with it yet. Looking forward to it though.
don't know about the US, but in Germany you can also get the Schoppel Zauberball in a fingering weight for about 12€ /100g. It's really a ´´n affordable option for a nice handspun looking yarn
Great video. I was on vacation in CT and shopped at a really amazing local knit shop. Looking for some marled yarn I picked up a ball of the Sidar jewelspun and said "oh shoot, not buying g 100% acrylic anymore..." The shop owner said... there is acrylic and therebia acrylic...this is the only one we carry .....she is right. It is gorgeous and really sumptuous. So I added more acrylic to my stash. Next time Ill resist. Haha 😅😅
Thanks for this… you’ve shown me (us) some great options, a few new-to-me! I Love Patons Kroy (and/orFX) for socks - very hard wearing! Zauberball has had my eye for YEARS!! Colors grab my attention first, then it’s texture!! Very informative vid, thanks much!
Thanks again for the varieties! I have a friend who really likes the Premier yarn, and has had good luck with it for what it is…it is a budget yarn, but she said it feels good and doesn’t feel/look ‘budget.’ Zauberball is really fun, I have two in fingering…do not use it for socks, it’s way too thin for socks. I gave up on it for socks cause I thought it would just not hold up as a sock, but would be great for other uses. Haven’t tried the larger sizes. Green Mountain Spinnery makes gorgeous yarn. I’d also suggest Juniper Farms if you like Green Mountain Spinnery.
Dream Color by Hobbii is also a lovely 100% wool option. It's Super Fine in weight and has 400m per 100g. Also it's so incredibly soft. Only downside is that it's impossible to choose a colorway when they're all so pretty ✨
Also check out the Painted Destert yarns which fall into that lower middle range. They're 100% wool, fingering weight, and have epic color fades. Mountain Colors Twizzle (worsted) and Twizzlefoot (fingering) which are merino & silk and get a marled effect because of the way the different fibers take the dye differently are also worth looking at even though they're maybe not a TRUE marled yarn. Their website is being glitchy for me, but if I recall correctly, they're at the lower end of that market price category.
Great Podcast - thank you!!! This is the first one of yours I've seen and won't be the last for sure! You mentioned JoJoLand yarn. I just ran across them with a surprisingly great situation! My sister and I bought yarn at a store in WI for an Aran type sweater for my great niece and we didn't buy enough. We called the shop and they were able to order more yarn and I assumed I'd have to make do with whatever dye lot was available. I was thrilled to find out they still had that dye lot and I got the yarn in a timely manner. The yarn is Baritone, a 100% superwash wool, and the color is a beautiful rich green, perfect for an Irish sweater and the price was $10.00 for 100 grams/220 yards. And I love working with it, it's a very nice soft wool yarn. Also, before we called the shop in WI, I tried calling JoJoLand directly in Texas and though they seem to be a very small business, they did return both my call and my email within a business day or two. So, overall, I was impressed!
Don’t get me wrong, my English is far from perfect, I’d never judge anyones German but I really had to laugh when you said “Zauberball”, cause the way you pronounce it sounds like the German word for clean - and (to me) the only downside of this yarn is that it picks up every piece of dirt, dust, hair & cat fluff and it’s almost impossible to remove it. I’ve knitted several socks out of this yarn and even got complains from someone that I gifted them to that he is unable to wear the socks because it is impossible to clean them. Also it is crazy how expensive Zauberball is, in Germany this yarn is retailed for around 12€
This was really helpful. I have watched many of your lovely videos, but often wondered what ‘marled’ meant. Now I know that some of my favorit yarns are marled 😂 I really like Dream Colour by Hobbii. It’s often on sale at a great price.
Lionbrand also makes a Mandala Tweed Stripes yarn that mimics that marled look. I haven’t knit with it yet but purchased two skeins to knit a Shift Cowl.
I've used the sirdar Sandstone Sunset, the colours are beautiful. I however, find the sweater becomes static, presumably because it is acrylic. I know this isn't the most positive comment but I was disappointed with the outcome as, yes, in the ball, the yarn is great!!!
I enjoyed your video and found your “finds” to be great! Besides the colours and blends….I often worry about pilling. Some do and some don’t as much. So the price doesn’t always reflect the “best” value if the yarn pills a lot.
Watched a review of LB Moroccan Nights when it was released a while back. The review was negative because the colourways in reality did not match up with the pictures on their website. The reviewer even contacted LB about the differences and was brushed off. Sorry I can't remember the youtuber. I hope LB has fixed the problem or you'll be in colour shock when your order arrives.
Would you consider addressing planned pooling in one of your midweek rambles, please. I am exploring this concept for a sweater and would like to hear your thoughts.
I love kroy sock yarn, I'm making a shawl holding a purple variegated with black mohair and it's lovely. ❤️ Ooo I've added two new yarns to my list, thank you!
I love Feederbrook Farms! The gradients it creates are just beautiful. Thank you for all your research on this topic! I will be checking these out for sure.
Very thorough presentation. There are so many patterns on the market that utilize colorwork that lend themselves to this sort of marled yarn. Have to ask, why frogging Koivua? It is beautiful and pattern is on my to do list.
Thank you for all of these yarn reviews, as a fairly new knitter it’s always nice to learn Many different aspects of knitting and crocheting. May I ask why you never spoke of your sweater? I am in love with it❤❤❤
I am glad you brought up your weren’t sure about how one of the yarns you got was going to come out. Unfortunately I’ve recently seen some bullying of a few crafters who weren’t happy with what they got and expressed their opinions regarding it and were treated badly because of it. Most of it was that they should have done their research which even with research you might not get all the information or be misled by information which isn’t their fault nor should they have been treated the way they were for having an opinion
Patons Kroy is my favorite yarn for socks. Hands down. I actually just finished a pair of socks in the brown rose color you showed! The FX color ways you showed will actually stripe, so folks should be aware of that when choosing it for projects.
I've ordered from the twisted yarn shop and they have great customer service. Love that there are so many options. I would love to knit a warm marled sweater this winter. Happy knitting everyone🍁🍂
For a couple of inexpensive options, Premier also has Premier Puzzle (100% acrylic, bulky, 100g/$8.99) and Premier Puzzle Cotton (53% acrylic/47%cotton, worsted, $10.99/100g). The cotton only has 10 or 12 colors but the regular bulky Puzzle has a lot of colors. Hobbii has Dream Color (100% wool, fingering, 100g/$21.99). Beautiful, subtle gradients, but wait for a sale, you can get a much better deal. And the Woolly Thistle carries Junction Fiber Mill's "Making Tracks" (100% American Falkland wool, DK, $31.99/100g) Spun at a small mill in Vermont. 10 lovely colors. Thanks, for a great topic, great show!
The Schoppelwolle Zauberball is available in fingeringweight, 4 ply (the one you've purchased). The one you show on the website is the Starke 6 which is the thicker version, a 6 ply.
I just found your channel and I'm glad I did, but this video is worth the price of admission. I'm looking for a marled yarn to knit Andrea Mowry's Spark Cardi with, and I do not have a Spincycle budget. Thank you!!
I really appreciated this video and can’t wait to see where you go with the budget to boogie theme. You hit on several of my favorites and introduced me to many yarns I wasn’t familiar with. One of my favorites is Chroma Twist in fingering which has been discontinued. I am guarding my few skeins closely. I’m so happy to have found your podcast. I love it.😊
I hope you do more of these kinds of videos! It was super helpful and lot of those yarns I may never have found on my own. I am a big fan of Yarn Hero too!
I absolutely love these videos since I am on a budget and TBH I prefer the ease/washability of acrylic. Joann recently came out with a new super marled yarn in their Big Twist (worsted/aran) line called Party. I plan to pick up at least 2 contrasting colorways to do some mosaic colorwork on a shawl or alternating stripes for a simple sweater.
I can't remember all the yarn I have in storage, which I haven't seen in 3 years, but I know I have JoJo Land. What a pleasant surprise to see you talking about it!
Feederbrook Farms Entropy is one of my FAAAAAVORITE yarns! It's a "rustic" yarn but it softened up nicely. The only downside is that when I soaked my cowl in wool wash in cold water, the color bled. Another nice, marled yarn is from Junction Fiber Mill in their Making Tracks line. It's on the bougie side at $32 a skein. 100 grams 210 yards 100% American Falkland Wool 2 ply DK.
I hate that they did that. I love the fingering weight. I used it in my Laurel jumper and had some left. I bought up several skeins when they were on sale and every once in a while I will email them begging 🙏 to bring it back.
I just bought Feederbrook Farm yarn at Rhinebeck and I can confirm, it is LOVELY!! It's my first time buying marled yarn like this, and I can't wait to use it. You don't see these yarns crocheted too often, so it should be a fun challenge 😀
Omg! Two of my favorite channels, together! This just made my night!
Hi Toni! lol, repeated the above poster…my two favorite fiber channels in one!!
Tayler, thank you for doing this, particularly since you are an independent dyer. I'm always impressed how you showcase others' yarn as well as your own. You could do as many other dyers do and only talk about your own yarn, because your yarn is amazing. I have a sweater quantity of your yarn waiting to be knitted up as soon as I figure out the rest of my pattern lol - you would have every right to feature your yarn proudly in all of your videos and just call it a day.
I've encountered a lot of ridiculous yarn snobbery and elitism in the past few years, especially on IG and YT. There also has been some straight-up Mean Girl behavior from some popular designers and dyers that really leaves a bad taste. The price points of some of the patterns and kits with recommended yarn keeps them out of reach for a lot of people. Some knitters, especially newer ones might not be as savvy or as confident in their yarn substitution, so it's really quite wonderful what you've done here.
I love Knitpicks in general as a great source for quality yarns. I've also used Schoppel Zauberball Crazy yarns, Primrose Yarn, and Patons Kroy sock yarns for several projects. I look forward to checking out some of these other recommendations.
Hear, hear!
Knitpicks is my go to for almost all my projects these days - they have a great variety and great prices - if you hate acrylics but you need to make something for a baby or a cancer patient, or someone allergic to wool, thier Brava yarns are just SO nice to work with - nothing like the acrylics you will get in the craft stores.
I agree. I live in a smaller town with few options. Knitpicks is very budget friendly IMO.
Queensland Perth - 80% superwash wool/20% nylon - 100g/437 yds/$15.00 (at Simply Sock Yarn) and Queensland Rainbow Bridge 100% superwash wool - 100g/328 yds - $16.75 - Just to add an option. This definitely has a more rustic hand to it, but it works well for me because I use it for socks. I will absolutely be indulging in some of the Feederbrook Farms yarn when I have the budget for it. I love BFL.
👍I totally agree about the Queensland yarns, they are well made and their colour choices are varied and lovely.
An interesting FYI ~ Queensland and Jojoland yarns are spun from the same fibres and produced in the same factory.
They are often indistinguishable from one another; so if you can't find Queensland in your area, Jojoland is the perfect substitute - and vice-versa.
I commented this too. I fricken love my socks made out of this yarn. They are going to last me 1,000 years
Yes!!! Queensland Perth is so fabulous. I paid $15 for 100 grams.
Was going to recommebd as qwll. Really gorgeous. Unfortunately very hardto frog....i crocheted with a lot of triple and post stitches.....
What a fabulous mid-week ramble! I put it in my favorites so I can reference it again! Thank you for taking the time to offer this content 🥰🥰🥰
I’m so glad you found this useful! Thank you so much for watching and saving. ❤️❤️
Great video, Tayler! I love that you included so many more affordable options. As a quick FYI, the Schoppelwolle you showed the screenshot off was Stärke 6, which is their heavy sport to DK weight, but they also have a fingering weight option, called Schoppelwolle Zauberball Crazy, which runs at about $24. I've knit socks with it and it holds up really nicely.
I love that you are doing this and showing budget yarn and pricier yarn. It is really nice to see the different types of yarn.
I love all your videos and the delivery technique is very professional. No ummmms or rambling off the subject. Thank you!
Question- I bought 2 skeins of Yarn Hero marled and wonder about how best to use them. I want them to shine! Pattern suggestions? Show theme?
Holy crap this video is amazing!! I love that you included a BFL option. 😍
Today we're exploring marled yarn options (think: Spincycle Yarns) within a range of price points-from BUDGET to BOUGIE! #knitting #yarnsubstitutions
Thankfully I'm a really, really slow knitter, so I'm good spending extra on the yarn I really, really want. I totally understand wanting more budget options if you knit really fast, are gifting something, need a lower price point, or just don't want to spend a lot of money. So thank you for gathering these all up! Love your channel!
I've used the Jojoland Rhythm yarn and it really is quite nice. The color changes are long, so they would be great for large circumference knitting.
This was great! Thank you for taking the time! As a new-ish knitter, I’m excited for the next installment. 😊
Interesting topic, clearly presented. In addition, I may head over to Ravelry and look up the yarns that interest me-I enjoy reviewing the comments about yarn quality that people share there, and I have steered clear of some yarns because of the number of people who have said that a yarn was prone to pilling, splitting, had an unreasonable number of knots per skein, etc etc. Likewise, when all comments are glowing, I am much more likely to save and invest in a superhighquality product (yarn). I’m looking forward to more in this series of “budget to bougie” yarn (and craft gear, maybe?) 🧶💕
Stonehedge Fiber Mill sells Crazy Yarn for !4.50/1oogm and it is sport weight no two alike. Zauberball actually come in *several* weights from lace to at least DK, and several fiber options including cotton, and even singles.
I have some of their yarn. Got it from my LYS and she told me it was mill ends that are recycled to make this yarn. My skeins are sport weight 230 yards for $12.
This was very interesting (and I’m not normally very interested in marled yarns)! Well done! I’m looking forward to more videos like this! I became a yarn snob by accident and don’t have the budget to be as picky as I am ;). I am excited to find some more affordable options I may have overlooked :)
I watched your video on “unpopular knitting opinions”, where you mentioned the idea of doing a podcast like this one on yarn options. Now, I’m so glad to see it; I think it’s a wonderful idea!
Thank you for a wonderfully informative episode. There are so many alternatives out there and I really appreciate all the work you put into making this content. Love your Felix too!
love your aesthetic -- you didn't mention your sweater - I understand that this was a specific topic today but -- your sweater was quite lovely. could you mention the pattern and I imagine that it is one of your dyed yarns. Please keep this going -- you are a refreshing host! 😉
Hi Tayler! Thank you so much for all of this information ( and enabling!) In my most recent episode ( Ep.5) I show my Granny Vest by Pia Trans knit with two strands of zauberball held double. I personally love how it is working up so if you are curious, I would love for you to check out the outcome😊
Your episode was perfect timing as I am planning my next marled project however want to choose a less expensive yarn ( my vest came in at 102, which was a little shocking at checkout) Again, love and appreciate all of the research you put into this episode❤
Embroidery! I’m torn between knitting & embroidering - I love both! Thank you for mentioning this idea. I really loved this podcast. What a wealth of information. You make things sound so accessible that I would usually be afraid to try.
This was very informative, thank you Tayler! I do love Pattons Kroy yarn, is so affordable and easy to find.
Ewetopia out of Wisconsin has a beautiful marled yarn - Helix DK 100g/260 yards for $32 . It's a mix of US Rambouillet & Targhee Wool
I made a night shift shawl with yarn from Hobby Lobby. It's the yarn bee dazzling. Its worsted weight and acrylic, but my shawl turned out beautifully 😍
I have used Queensland Rainbow Beach which is 15.00 @100grams! My LYS carries it, sport weight 100% pure Australian Superwash wool. It does not feel like superwash.
The price of Spincycle makes me sad and mad and then more sad!! 🤣
Great video! Just want to add that Cascade Wave is also available in fingering weight.
i've made several nightshifts by andrea mowry out of ferris wheel. really budget friendly option. very squishy and have worn well. no pilling, etc.
Thanks so much Tayler for all the research on another great video. I love seeing all the yarn options and price points. I look forward to your next compilation!!💕
I love love love this episode. I truly enjoyed it. I learned about so many brands of yarns that I had never heard of before. When I am gifting beanies, I always use acrylic yarns because I don't know if the recipient is allergic to wool. It is now time for me to check out the yarns you showed us. Tayler, thank you soooo much for doing this for us. There's a Hobby Lobby near me and I think they have some marled-like yarns that I need to explore. 😊 Have a beautiful day!
Queensland perth is a great sock weight Marbled yarn that is usually 15 dollar for a full 100 grams and can easily knit a full pair of socks.
Thanks so much for taking your time to help everyone to make our best choice.
In non-superwash yarn: for DK color-changing yarn, Junction Fiber Mill offers Making Tracks (32 USD for 210 yards, 100g). For Fingering, there's RiverKnits Chimera marled yarn (12.09 GBP for 195m, 50g), which is in the $30 range for 100g after the current exchange rate to USD and shipping. Both are pretty soft yarns. Garthenor in the UK has two-color barber-pole marls, dyed and undyed, in many of their weights. Softness is yarn-specific: some are toothier than others.
Excellent shopping information. Thank you!!!
These are great options, thank you for the reviews. One of my favorites is Crazy yarn by Stonehedge fiber mill out of Michigan. I love supporting local to me small businesses when I can. The cost is about $15 per 2.5 Oz at 230yds.
I'm also in Michigan and I love Stonehedge fiber mill! Each skein of Crazy is usually unique, so it's an adventure if you're trying to make a larger project that requires multiple skeins. I really like working with Stonehedge yarn and I think Crazy is super fun. 🤩
3:48 I’m in Florida and found this yarn in a knitting shop in Virginia. I love knitting with Stonehenge crazy yarn. I just purchased 3 other kinds of yarn from them recently but haven’t knit with it yet. Looking forward to it though.
Surprised that Hobbii Dream Colour isn’t mentioned, it’s my favourite 100% wool fingering weight marled yarn and it’s very affordable 😊
In midrange - Queensland Perth collection is FABULOUS and fingering / sport
Another awesome alternative to Spincycles Dyed in the Wool is Fibra Natura Cobblestone! 612 yards for $28! 100% superwash merino wool. 🤯
Your bougie price points make me glad I learned to spin; I do this by accident.
don't know about the US, but in Germany you can also get the Schoppel Zauberball in a fingering weight for about 12€ /100g. It's really a ´´n affordable option for a nice handspun looking yarn
Great video. I was on vacation in CT and shopped at a really amazing local knit shop. Looking for some marled yarn I picked up a ball of the Sidar jewelspun and said "oh shoot, not buying g 100% acrylic anymore..." The shop owner said... there is acrylic and therebia acrylic...this is the only one we carry .....she is right. It is gorgeous and really sumptuous. So I added more acrylic to my stash. Next time Ill resist. Haha 😅😅
Thanks for this… you’ve shown me (us) some great options, a few new-to-me! I Love Patons Kroy (and/orFX) for socks - very hard wearing! Zauberball has had my eye for YEARS!! Colors grab my attention first, then it’s texture!! Very informative vid, thanks much!
Thanks again for the varieties! I have a friend who really likes the Premier yarn, and has had good luck with it for what it is…it is a budget yarn, but she said it feels good and doesn’t feel/look ‘budget.’ Zauberball is really fun, I have two in fingering…do not use it for socks, it’s way too thin for socks. I gave up on it for socks cause I thought it would just not hold up as a sock, but would be great for other uses. Haven’t tried the larger sizes. Green Mountain Spinnery makes gorgeous yarn. I’d also suggest Juniper Farms if you like Green Mountain Spinnery.
Dream Color by Hobbii is also a lovely 100% wool option. It's Super Fine in weight and has 400m per 100g. Also it's so incredibly soft. Only downside is that it's impossible to choose a colorway when they're all so pretty ✨
Also check out the Painted Destert yarns which fall into that lower middle range. They're 100% wool, fingering weight, and have epic color fades.
Mountain Colors Twizzle (worsted) and Twizzlefoot (fingering) which are merino & silk and get a marled effect because of the way the different fibers take the dye differently are also worth looking at even though they're maybe not a TRUE marled yarn. Their website is being glitchy for me, but if I recall correctly, they're at the lower end of that market price category.
Great Podcast - thank you!!! This is the first one of yours I've seen and won't be the last for sure! You mentioned JoJoLand yarn.
I just ran across them with a surprisingly great situation! My sister and I bought yarn at a store in WI for an Aran type sweater for my great niece and we didn't buy enough. We called the shop and they were able to order more yarn and I assumed I'd have to make do with whatever dye lot was available. I was thrilled to find out they still had that dye lot and I got the yarn in a timely manner. The yarn is Baritone, a 100% superwash wool, and the color is a beautiful rich green, perfect for an Irish sweater and the price was $10.00 for 100 grams/220 yards. And I love working with it, it's a very nice soft wool yarn. Also, before we called the shop in WI, I tried calling JoJoLand directly in Texas and though they seem to be a very small business, they did return both my call and my email within a business day or two. So, overall, I was impressed!
Don’t get me wrong, my English is far from perfect, I’d never judge anyones German but I really had to laugh when you said “Zauberball”, cause the way you pronounce it sounds like the German word for clean - and (to me) the only downside of this yarn is that it picks up every piece of dirt, dust, hair & cat fluff and it’s almost impossible to remove it. I’ve knitted several socks out of this yarn and even got complains from someone that I gifted them to that he is unable to wear the socks because it is impossible to clean them.
Also it is crazy how expensive Zauberball is, in Germany this yarn is retailed for around 12€
This was really helpful. I have watched many of your lovely videos, but often wondered what ‘marled’ meant. Now I know that some of my favorit yarns are marled 😂 I really like Dream Colour by Hobbii. It’s often on sale at a great price.
Lionbrand also makes a Mandala Tweed Stripes yarn that mimics that marled look. I haven’t knit with it yet but purchased two skeins to knit a Shift Cowl.
Turtle Purl makes great sock yarn that comes in 2 separate skeins so you can have identical socks.❤
I've used the sirdar Sandstone Sunset, the colours are beautiful. I however, find the sweater becomes static, presumably because it is acrylic. I know this isn't the most positive comment but I was disappointed with the outcome as, yes, in the ball, the yarn is great!!!
I enjoyed your video and found your “finds” to be great! Besides the colours and blends….I often worry about pilling. Some do and some don’t as much. So the price doesn’t always reflect the “best” value if the yarn pills a lot.
lol oh no, youtube gremlins ate my post ..ah well ..must've been the hyperlink to Hobbii.
this is a great resource! ...isn't Z-ball Crazy the yarn with the tag that cautions "knitting may be addictive"? :-)))
Knit Picks Chroma Twist, unsure if you'll mention that one. They have a bulky and a worsted weight version. Love that yarn. Use it all the time.
Watched a review of LB Moroccan Nights when it was released a while back. The review was negative because the colourways in reality did not match up with the pictures on their website. The reviewer even contacted LB about the differences and was brushed off. Sorry I can't remember the youtuber. I hope LB has fixed the problem or you'll be in colour shock when your order arrives.
Would you consider addressing planned pooling in one of your midweek rambles, please. I am exploring this concept for a sweater and would like to hear your thoughts.
Another alternative to buying a marled yarn is to hold multiple strands together. Ex, 2 strands of Paton's Kroy
Fabulous video, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! 😊❤❤❤
I knit my first pair of socks ever in Jojoland Melody and LOVED that yarn :)
I love kroy sock yarn, I'm making a shawl holding a purple variegated with black mohair and it's lovely. ❤️ Ooo I've added two new yarns to my list, thank you!
Yarn Hero is beautiful. I’d love for you to do a video on companies that only use Non-mulesing practices.
I love Feederbrook Farms! The gradients it creates are just beautiful. Thank you for all your research on this topic! I will be checking these out for sure.
Very thorough presentation. There are so many patterns on the market that utilize colorwork that lend themselves to this sort of marled yarn. Have to ask, why frogging Koivua? It is beautiful and pattern is on my to do list.
👍 to Federbrook farm Entropy yarn, it's a great yarn and beautiful to knit with.
Thank you for all of these yarn reviews, as a fairly new knitter it’s always nice to learn Many different aspects of knitting and crocheting. May I ask why you never spoke of your sweater? I am in love with it❤❤❤
This is so great!! I want to knit a sweater that calls for Spin Cycle yarn and I just cannot afford that. Thank you so much for this information!
I am glad you brought up your weren’t sure about how one of the yarns you got was going to come out. Unfortunately I’ve recently seen some bullying of a few crafters who weren’t happy with what they got and expressed their opinions regarding it and were treated badly because of it. Most of it was that they should have done their research which even with research you might not get all the information or be misled by information which isn’t their fault nor should they have been treated the way they were for having an opinion
I have used feederbrook farm in a clincher shawl. Loved using it.
Patons Kroy is my favorite yarn for socks. Hands down. I actually just finished a pair of socks in the brown rose color you showed! The FX color ways you showed will actually stripe, so folks should be aware of that when choosing it for projects.
Jojo land has been doing marls for a long time, but they’ve never moved to anything but online stores.
I got Patons Kroy socks Fx in that copper color at Michael's and made a pair of socks ❤️ sooooo fun to knit with and amazing fall colors
This is a great video, I love to see the comparisons and it is so nice to have someone else put so many options together for me!
I've ordered from the twisted yarn shop and they have great customer service. Love that there are so many options. I would love to knit a warm marled sweater this winter. Happy knitting everyone🍁🍂
I bookmarked several of your mentions. Thanks!
I bought a bunch of the jojoland rhythm when Little Knits had it on sale. I want to use it as a contrast in a colorwork sweater.
For a couple of inexpensive options, Premier also has Premier Puzzle (100% acrylic, bulky, 100g/$8.99) and Premier Puzzle Cotton (53% acrylic/47%cotton, worsted, $10.99/100g). The cotton only has 10 or 12 colors but the regular bulky Puzzle has a lot of colors.
Hobbii has Dream Color (100% wool, fingering, 100g/$21.99). Beautiful, subtle gradients, but wait for a sale, you can get a much better deal.
And the Woolly Thistle carries Junction Fiber Mill's "Making Tracks" (100% American Falkland wool, DK, $31.99/100g) Spun at a small mill in Vermont. 10 lovely colors.
Thanks, for a great topic, great show!
Great suggestions! Thank you Aileen!
Taylor, do you mean varigated yarn? Is that what marled yarn is?
Sadly after 16 years Twisted yarn shop has closed.
Super helpful video! Thanks 🙏
Also a very nice option that I love is Making Tracks yarn, 100% American Wool in DK weight from @junctionfibermill
Thanks Taylor for doing our work for us! Fun seeing all our options because a colorwork sweater is in my future. 😊👍🌞
So informative, thank you so much for taking the time and the effort to do this. I always learn so much watching your videos 🥰
I love your videos! Your review of various yarns is so helpful and I hope you continue this topic in future videos.
Thx for this very informative podcast 😊
Love this! Question… What sweater are you wearing?
The Schoppelwolle Zauberball is available in fingeringweight, 4 ply (the one you've purchased). The one you show on the website is the Starke 6 which is the thicker version, a 6 ply.
Yes! Thank you. I noticed that as well upon watching this back. I appreciate you mentioning it here so folks know. ❤️
I just found your channel and I'm glad I did, but this video is worth the price of admission. I'm looking for a marled yarn to knit Andrea Mowry's Spark Cardi with, and I do not have a Spincycle budget. Thank you!!
My pleasure Kristy! Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm so glad that this video has been helpful for you in finding your future marled yarn. ❤️
I knit a scarf/shawl for my mom with two colors of Ferris wheel. Two row stripes in garter stitch with this yarn turns out very cool.
I really appreciated this video and can’t wait to see where you go with the budget to boogie theme. You hit on several of my favorites and introduced me to many yarns I wasn’t familiar with. One of my favorites is Chroma Twist in fingering which has been discontinued. I am guarding my few skeins closely. I’m so happy to have found your podcast. I love it.😊
Thank you so much for watching Lara!
I hope you do more of these kinds of videos! It was super helpful and lot of those yarns I may never have found on my own. I am a big fan of Yarn Hero too!
I absolutely love these videos since I am on a budget and TBH I prefer the ease/washability of acrylic. Joann recently came out with a new super marled yarn in their Big Twist (worsted/aran) line called Party. I plan to pick up at least 2 contrasting colorways to do some mosaic colorwork on a shawl or alternating stripes for a simple sweater.
It's my pleasure! I'm so glad you enjoy this series!
I can't remember all the yarn I have in storage, which I haven't seen in 3 years, but I know I have JoJo Land. What a pleasant surprise to see you talking about it!
Oh cool! It's a new one for me, but I'm glad some folks found it familiar. ❤️
Such a helpful episode, thank you!
oops - should have read the show notes first 😆(re: sweater pattern)
Cascade makes a wave in fingering weight in the heritage line.
Feederbrook Farms Entropy is one of my FAAAAAVORITE yarns! It's a "rustic" yarn but it softened up nicely. The only downside is that when I soaked my cowl in wool wash in cold water, the color bled. Another nice, marled yarn is from Junction Fiber Mill in their Making Tracks line. It's on the bougie side at $32 a skein. 100 grams 210 yards 100% American Falkland Wool 2 ply DK.
Check out Hobbii yarns.
Please consider doing a mohair comparison.
There used to be a Chroma Twist fingering weight, they discontinued it 😢😢😢
I hate that they did that. I love the fingering weight. I used it in my Laurel jumper and had some left. I bought up several skeins when they were on sale and every once in a while I will email them begging 🙏 to bring it back.
I LOVE Yarn Hero! My LYS carries it