Is DOLLAR TREE YARN Worth the HYPE? An HONEST REVIEW 🤔
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Have you heard about Dollar Tree yarn? Are you curious if it's any good for crocheters and knitters? Read my honest review and whether or not it is worth the hype!
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I’m using dollar tree yarn to make a king size blanket for my bed. The total is somewhere around $65! Soooooo much cheaper than getting other brands of yarn, and I absolutely love how the worsted acrylic yarn feels.
Wow!! Thanks for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
That’s so cool❤
TYSM! From one avid crocheter to another, you know I’ll be going there ASAP! God bless you, in Jesus’s Precious Name, Amen! 🕊😘🙏💕🙋♀️💜🌹
That's so great! How many skeins is it taking you to make your blanket? We have a king sized bed and it would be so great to be able to make a blanket for our bed and not spend a ton on yarn.
@@jennifertrusty6997 I’m doing a series of squares with borders which wasn’t my original plan so I need to adjust my price and it will probably be somewhere around $80 now that I added borders around the squares. For my original measurements I was making squares that were approximately 7x7. I then decided I wanted to add a border around my squares and they are now approximately 7 1/4 by 7 1/4. With one skein I was able to make 3-4 squares without the border so I needed 144 squares for my king bed so I needed 24 skeins of each color (I’m doing two colors) now that I’ve added a border to my squares I’ll need additional skeins. Im working on making the squares now without borders and then will buy the yarn I need for the borders after I get all the squares done. Im guessing I’ll need an additional 12 skeins, (6 of each color) plus a color for the border of the big project. So now I’m thinking this might be closer to $100 project :(
I have used the dollar tree yarn to make shawls and lapghans for the nursing home near me. I usually donate them around the first of December. Using this yarn allows me to make more shawls to donate and I really like to feel of it. I make these all year long and can usually donate 30 or 35 shawls each year.
That's such a wonderful thing to do! Thank you for sharing! 💓
Wow, how sweet?! 😊 Have a nice day.
What a lovely idea I am sure the recipients appreciate all your time and effort
That is fabulous, you are so generous as that is alot of work.....God Bless you!
How sweet and kind of you. What pattern do you use for to shawl?
I started teaching 5 of my granddaughters to crochet in October. Since we were starting small Fall projects, I found Dollar Tree yarns perfect! It didn't cost a ridiculous amounts of money, to buy each of the 5 girls their own skein of yarn. I just love how well the yarn is working for us. Thanks for doing this video, I don't feel bad about being thrifty now.😂
Good going, Grandma!
That's so wonderful!! What wonderful memories you all are making!! 🧶🧶🧶
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Also, good yarn helps learners. You don't want the yarn to split allowing you to shove the needle between the thread. That was my big problem in my youth
That’s wonderful that you are teaching your granddaughters! Skills and memories they will carry forever🥹I wish my grandma taught me but she had terrible arthritis and wasn’t able to.
Elise, what a wonderful video featuring Premier's Dollar Tree Yarns! The concept of "wraps per inch" is awesome! What a wonderful tool for working with various yarns! These yarns are well received and very popular. Thank you for all your Loyalty and Support for the Premier Brand Yarn Collections! Keep bringing more love and joy into our beautiful world through all of your fantastic works of art created with yarn! You continue to inspire all of us!
Awww, thank you!! This was such a fun experiment!! I can see why these yarns are so popular!! 🧶🧶🧶
Wow...what a compliment straight from the manufacture. Congratulations.😊
I love this yarn, but my local Dollar Tree is small and the selection isn't very good. I wish I could order smaller amounts than 12 skeins of the same color as a minimum order from your website. I wouldn't even mind if the minimum order was 12 skeins total (of all colors), but 12 of one color is too much.
I’ll have to check out the Dollar Tree yarns. I recently bought $49.00 worth of yarn from a second hand store benefiting the meals on wheels program. I knew it was the good stuff. I got home and checked on the retail prices and it was $560.00 worth of very good quality yarn. I love a bargain. Thanks Elise!
Oh wow!!! What a find!!!!! 🧶🧶🧶
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I’ve used the cotton for making soap sacks, which we fill with a bar of soap, and which is a charity project our crochet group makes each year for the homeless and for our local food pantry. I’ve found the cotton yarn to be much softer than the usual more expensive cotton I purchased in the past. It makes it much easier to crochet with too.
That's a great idea! 🧶🧶🧶
I think your Fox doll is so adorable. And I think the fact that there's a difference in thickness between the Tweed yarn and the regular yarn doesn't really make a difference with his features. In fact I think it gives him a little bit more personality. 😘
Thank you! I think so too! ❤
Hey Elise, great video!
I have used the Dollar Tree yarn for a long time now and there's two things you need to know: 1) Colors for everything but the Tweed so far, change about 6x/year. You never know when the colors will change out. Also the JUST ACTIVE is really nice to work with too.
2) The cotton splits like nobody's business. It's great for school projects and crafting but crocheting...there's other options out there.
I LOVE the chenille one! I made Peep Bunnies with it and they are so cute and fun.
I like your wolf. He's adorable!
Oooh Peep bunnies sound adorable! And thanks for the info about the color changes!! 🧶🧶🧶
I didn't have any issues with the cotton splitting, I did get it when it 1st came out though. My local stores don't have the active or plush 😭. I do love using them though
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Yes!! I tried the just cotton as a brand new crocheter, and it fuzzed apart worse than a cotton ball! I think I broke my yarn four times before I just gave up. So frustrating, especially when I don't know what I'm doing to begin with! I'd like to try the chenille, but the cotton will never see my basket again 😂
I love that you did this video. I will check out my Dollar tree for more options. I did find the cotton and used that to make dish cloths. After 4 months the dish clothes are still going strong! I chose the blue. I do like the slight yarn size difference in your wolf. His cheeks are fuller, giving a more fluffy appearance.
Thank you for sharing about the cotton yarn! And I agree, I like the look of the fuller cheeks!! 🧶🧶🧶
I’ve been using Just Yarn for some time. My go to for hats, etc.
I have used the dollar tree yarn. I use the cotton for dish cloth. I love the tweed yarn and use for different things
Thank you for your post. I would like the big bad Wolf's pattern.
I've made several slouchy cardigans with Dollar Tree yarns and they all came out great. They've gone through the washer and dryer much better than several I've made with more expensive yarn.
Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
Nor do they seem to pill after washing. My fave!!
Can you share the pattern you use for the slouchy cardigan?
I mostly eyeball them. The last one I made I used my 48 needle knitting machine and jotted down the stitch/row counts which are as follows:
Gray/Charcoal Cardigan
12 Balls of Dollar Tree Acrylic Yarn
Back Panels x2
Cast on 43 stitches on knitting machine
120 Rows
Put on 5.5 mm needles
12 Rows 2:2 ribbing
Front Panels x2
Cast on 34 stitches on knitting machine
120 Rows
Put on 5.5 mm needles
12 Rows 2:2 ribbing
Sleeves x2
Cast on circular on knitting machine
88 Rows
Put on 4.0 mm needles
12 Rows 1:1 ribbing
Collar
Pick up 110 stitches with 5.5 mm needles on each side
12 Rows 2:2 ribbing
Pockets x2
Cast on 24 stitches on knitting
24 Rows
Put on 5.5 mm needles
4 rows of 2:2 ribbing
I usually use 2 colors for these, doing one panel of each set a different color and/or switching colors for the trim. I've also made them all one color.
When I've done them by hand, the stitch counts are approximately the same, except I do the back as one panel instead of two pieces with a seam up the middle.
I've only made these for myself and some of the ladies in my family and we're all under 5 feet tall and 100 pounds-ish--so this is oversized and slouchy for us--so gauge swatch and size accordingly.
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Hi there! What settings do you use on the wash/dry cycles? Water temp? Dryer sheets,or no?
I agree ! The dollar tree yarn is awesome! One thing everyone should know though, is that not every dollar tree has all the yarns in all the colors, and they don’t get consistent shipments.
It will depend on when you go what they will have in stock. So make sure you have enough before starting your project. I make a habit of stopping at every dollar tree I pass by to check their yarn stock. I pick up what I need until I have enough, and THEN start my project.
I just started trying amigurumi and decided learning with cost efficient yarn was the smart way to go lol So I bought a ton of Dollar Tree yarn. I wish I had one of the bigger stores because that selection is amazing! I’ve never worked with Tweed before and experienced the same issue with mixing yarns. So ty for explaining how to figure out if two yarns can work together. That really helped me 💜
I'm so glad!! 🧶🧶🧶
Lol yes after Elise’s video I went back and bought more lol. I’m going to practice amigurumi on this yarn.
I've really enjoyed knitting with the Dollar Tree yarns. I don't know if you've noticed this yet, but the Just Yarn Worsted has increased the skein size to 153 yards! They were originally 131 yards, then dropped to 109 yards at about the same time as the prices went up.
Thanks so much for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
The Just Yarn Worsted has gone down to 109 yards at my Dollar Tree. Yarn I purchased there a couple of months ago were 153 yards. I went back for more yesterday and the balls are now 109 yards.
they no longer carry it at my stores. I thought they discontinued it in DT?
I found more than one skein yardage back in the fall; the larger balls are an even better deal! Colors were differeny dye lots than the 109 yd skeins; it’s a treasure hunt
Tbh it's actually great! I refused to buy it for a long time but when my mother in law moved out of state, she gave me a ton of it. I figured I'd use it for sort of random test projects where I don't care too much about the quality of yarn. And then I absolutely fell in love! It's surprisingly great yarn
I totally agree. I wasn't expecting to like it so much! ❤
Your ruler test... is absolutely genius. I feel like a dolt right now, I've been casually crocheting since I was 9 and it NEVER occurred to me to test my yarn thickness like that.
It's something I learned not that long ago and now I can see how beneficial it is!! 🧶🧶🧶
@@EliseRoseCrochet Yes! Thank you so much, I am 100% implementing this into my own project start ups from now on!
I just visited my local Dollar Tree and bought 5 skeins of the just worsted yarn then went back to buy 3 more because it's so wonderful. It's definitely soft, and I was so surprised by how nice it is.
I'm so glad you like it too!! 🧶🧶🧶
I first saw the Premier dollar yarn at one of my local dollar trees (I live by 4), and I naturally picked one up and was shocked at how nice it felt. I bought a few and I still have them, I'm waiting for the perfect project to use them for...I might go back and buy enough to make my 6 year old boy a sweater hoodie...
That's great! Thanks for sharing! ❤
Use it you will love it
I have been almost exclusively using yarn from The Dollar Tree to make stuffed animals. I LOVE it! However, I too, wish they had more colors! Also, I use the Just Cotton for market bags.
Thanks for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
I’ve been crocheting and knitting for nearly 60 years now. I’ve never heard or seen anyone give a better understanding of individual yarns like you did!! Great job!! Love your stuff! I subscribed for sure!!
Yes. Elise. I am using some of this yarn, even today. I currently have a skein of the eyelash that i am working in on a koala ears. I have worked the tweed on another project. It turned out just fine. By the way, dear Elise, you are the reason I am crocheting amigurumi. I never thought i would crochet toys. I always sewed dolls. Never crocheted or knitted them. I am HOOKED! Thank you for your inspirations and cute, adorable toys that you have on display. What a wonderful play scene you have created
Awww!! Thank you so much!! Crocheting toys is so much fun!! 🧶🧶🧶
I combined two skeins each of the Active and Worsted yarn to make a hat for a friend, and the result was the softest, warmest hat I've ever made! I use dollar tree and Mainstays (walmart brand) yarn for most of my projects, as the color palettes are amazing, and the costs are low, which makes me more likely to do new projects, as I feel less like I'm """wasting""" yarn.
That's great! That's for sharing that combination!! 🧶🧶🧶
I have been using the Dollar Tree yarn for about a year. I love it. I made a mosaic crochet project with it and it is beautiful. I love the size for smaller projects and it travels well.
Your project sounds gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
i use it all the time and make blankets, hot water bottle covers, dishcloths,fingerless mittens, hats, and small stuffies for my kitty and grandchildren. Love it
It's a great yarn! 🧶🧶🧶
My sister is a manager at a Dollar Tree and she got me a box of the T-shirt yarn and I love it. I made star blanket onto into a rug. I've used lots of the yarn and getting ready to make more. Got 2 totes for Christmas 🧡🧡
I have tried the Dollar Tree yarn and I was pleasantly surprised. Got to check it out for my next knitting project. Knitting cute little bears with clothes of course. Love your polka dot headband. So cute!!
Thank you! 💙
I used the yarn on a couple projects... made an Afghan for a friends livingroom... matched beautifully, and it is toasty warm.
My 2nd project was for a crocheted Market bag. Since I shop Farmers Markets all summer, I made a second one, AND gave the pattern to one of the vendors. I use it ALL the time. Both were made with the cotton poly blend.
Great! Thanks for sharing! ❤️
I loved the comparison portion. I have scoured the Internet for this type of content because I live in a rural area where I don't have access to a lot of stores and I'm also a small business owner and know the importance of shopping locally. Buying yarn and understanding what's interchangable is more challenging than learning stitches IMO.
I got some of the Dollar Tree Tweed Yarn for a friend who crochets. His woman friend and He were delighted with it. He loves to make things for her!
Awww, that's so sweet! 🧶🧶🧶
I use dollar tree yarn all the time when I make stuffies.the yarn always works up nice for me. Sometimes with the cotton yarn I do have problems with it splitting but not all the time.
Thanks so much for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
Im in the Uk and we have a store called Poundland (basically what Dollartree is) and I really like the wools they have. I picked up some Aran wool to use alongside some more expensive Aran wool for a jumper I'm making myself and honestly I think it's slightly better quality. Great colour, lovely and warm, just a shame they no longer stock that particular colour anymore as I'd have happily picked up some more for a different project
Thank you for sharing that information!! 🧶🧶
Dollar tree Premiere yarn changes colors seasonally, so if you need a large amount for a long term project, get what you can while it's available. I do love the summer colors, they really pop!
Thanks for the tip! 🧶🧶🧶
I live in a yarn desert, so finding yarn at Dollar Tree was a pleasant surprise. I've been using the Just Yarn Tweed and am pleased with the results so far. It's no longer $1, but $1.25 isn't bad considering I can't find anything else like it in my town.
I'm so glad you're able to find it! 🧶🧶🧶
I absolutely love the dollar tree yarn. I always grab some when I go. It is so soft and comfortable to work with. It washes up so nicely, and I don't have a problem with color bleeding. I hope they keep it cheap at the dollar tree.
It's great yarn!! 🧶🧶🧶
How many ounces are in a skein ?
I made a Baby Yoda baby cap with the lime chenille yarn and it was so soft and came out perfect ❤
I then used the black and red chenille yarns to make a Supernatural themed throw for my sofa and I'm impressed with its durability.
Very good to know! Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
I purchased the cream Just Yarn (12 Skeins) online, and I was SO happy with the feel. I made a baby blanket and it was absolutely squishy that I wanted to keep it!
Oooh!! Nice!! 🧶🧶🧶
I actually got really excited to see this video!! I’ve bought quite a few dollar tree yarns because of how affordable they are and just finished making Harry Wolf out of the worsted weight. I’m glad to know you consider them good yarns! I’m fairly new to crochet so I had a bit of doubt but now I’m reassured.
So glad you enjoyed the video! 🧶🧶🧶
I love Dollar Tree yarn, especially the cotton yarn. I love to make dishcloths for my family and friends for Mother's Day and birthdays. It also washes up wonderfully with very little shrinking. I made some very cute flowers and added them to sandels last summer. They turned out soo... cute.
Thanks for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
I have bought Premire Cotton Yarn from a different store to use to make dish cloths. I found that the strands of yarn tended to separate as I worked with it ! I was really dissapointed with the finished look and went back to my former brand. Has anyone noticed that with the cotton yarn from Dollar Tree ? I'm hesitant to purchase some because of the issue I had !
I love this yarn. Have been using it for 2years +. I love that the yarn doesn't split, is super bouncy, and works up so beautifully. The Just Yarn is great for showing your stitch structure and is really soft.
Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
I found that for small projects that the Dollar Tree yarns are perfect, and I love the variety of colors, but, for large projects, I find that getting the Super Saver Red Heart is cheaper. And then there is always the after holiday sales!!
Yes! They are great for small projects, but if you're making a big project you can get a better deal on other yarns per yard! 🧶🧶🧶
Hi, I work at the Dollar tree and I agree I pleasantly surprise the first time I purchased yarn at work. I bought just yarn also the cotton and love my projects. I will recommend 100% to any one that crochet as much as I do.
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
I'm making my first granny square blanket with 5 of the colors -- they are so surprisingly nice to work with and soft especially in comparison to other budget yarns. so happy so far!
I was surprised as well!!! 🧶🧶🧶
I’m so excited to hear your evaluation of the Dollar Tree yarn. I got a few skeins of it for Christmas and I made some ear warmers with some of them. I was surprised at how nice it felt.
It really does feel nice!! 🧶🧶🧶
Just happened to come across this very educational video as I am a newbie crochet practitioner. Here in the Philippines, we have really cheap yarns for half a dollar, and I've never worked the slowest in my life. The fibers (I don't know the right term, sorry) get ruffled so easily that doing a double crochet takes me a whole 10 seconds just to avoid all the tangles. But thanks for this video, I learned a lot in terms of picking yarns for my projects.
Thank you for sharing what is available to you locally! 🧶🧶🧶
I've tried the Dollar Tree yarns. The cotton yarn is about half the thickness of other cotton brands. It looks & feels cheap in finished pieces. The two you reviewed are my favorite. Our Dollar Tree normally doesn't have much yarn. I didn't know there were more colors. Good they have a web site.
Thanks for your review.
Thanks for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
Thanks the clarification of each was a blessing. I started crocheting about 2 years ago. My mom taught me the basic chain and my lovely UA-cam friends have made me learn a lot more. I always bought the yarn only by the color not the weight and this video opened my eyes to new things. You are a lifesaver ❤
You are so welcome! 🧶🧶🧶
I LOVE this yarn! The tweed is so pretty in person, and soooo freaking soft. And the yarn itself is so consistently spun, per skein. Premier, in general, puts out some lovely yarn. One of my favorite brands.
Mine too! 🧶🧶🧶
I use the dollar tree yarn all the time for small projects mostly. My favorite thing about them is they feel so soft and work great with double color projects l have made small change purse s and working on a doll dress now.
Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
awesome :D
I really enjoyed this tutorial, even though there are no dollar tree shops in Australia. But we do have hot dollar,reject and base warehouse shops that sell yarn. You have given me the courage to try some of our cheaper yarns now. THANK YOU Elise.
Im so glad! Hopefully you will find some gems!! 🧶🧶🧶
OMG I loved that you made this video! Over the fall into the winter I crocheted my first sweater with the Premier Just Worsted in the color "Rose" for my best friend. The only thing was that I bought maybe around 5 or 6 skeins at one location then bought the remaining skeins when I came home for winter break. My mom & I noticed the dye lot was different between the skeins, but luckily my friend really liked it that way.
It did sort of felt slightly as I was working the body of the sweater, then as I worked the sleeves, the body felted more. Be aware of this if you want to knit/crochet a large project such as a sweater, shawl, or a blanket!
I still think this is a great budget-friendly yarn for those just starting out on knitting/crocheting, or if you just need a little bit of yarn in some of the colors they offer, while also not breaking the bank (this is important to me as a college student).
Thanks so much for sharing your experience!! 🧶🧶🧶
When you buy different dye lots, try alternating the skeins every few rows or rounds. They’ll blend together.
I used the just chenille for some amigurumi's for my grandbabies and it's amazing. Our dollar tree had a bigger color selection in the chenille tho. I used dark gray, pink and black for one, and baby blue, black and white for another. It's so soft and pretty. The kids love their dolls!
Oh that's great to know!! 🧶🧶🧶
Love Dollar Tree yarn
I use the cotton, tweed and Chenelle
I've used the DTyarn to make cat and dog toys. For cats, I pretty much make a hacky sack with a super tight amigurumi stitch, the just cotton worked well, as you said it didn't separate when pulled hard, it did separate (untwisted) faster than LTC, but otherwise absolutely decent yarn, wonderful for the price.
Thanks for sharing!! Great way to use the yarn! 🧶🧶🧶
The wolf is so cute now I’m interested to learning this.
Thank you! 🐺
I love using the tweed yarn on hats. Unfortunately our Dollar Tree stores have practically no yarn anymore. Your wolf is adorable. Thanks for doing this video.
Oh no, that stinks!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! 🧶🧶🧶
I use Dollar Tree yarn all the time and I love it, especially the cotton, I make cat toys and amigarumi and lots of other things as well. I have never tried the crafters square brand though, I would love to see a review on that. I wish they would bring back the flowers yarn it was so pretty.
Glad you enjoyed it! 🧶🧶🧶
What is amigarumi ? Have seen this mentioned in several yarn reviews !
@@carolvandyke6926 that is the name for stuffed animals, basically, some call them stuffies.
I would see this yarn when shopping at DT but being somewhat of a yarn snob I would never buy it. A few months ago I decided to buy “one skein only” of Just Yarn. I crochet and donate chemo caps to my local Cancer Center. I discovered this yarn was a dream to work with and provided the softness that is so important to this type of cap. I went back to DT the next day and bought 2 of every color. I love the Tweed as well, it makes a nice looking man’s cap. So glad I gave it a try.
Thanks for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
Never paid attention if yarn was sold at the dollar tree, I am new to crocheting, next time I visit the dollar tree I will look it up, thank you for all your knowledgeable advice and the great tips.
You're so welcome! ❤
I really love the dollar tree yarn it's great for small projects and it's inexpensive which is always a plus!!!
I totally agree! 🧶🧶🧶
I've used the tweed and worsted many times and I love it! It's soft and makes wonderful hats, scarves and I've also made 2 afghans with them and I think they are so soft and easy to work with!
Thanks for sharing your experience!! 🧶🧶🧶
have you tried the crafter's square yarn Dollar tree carries? I have and found it to be really awful to work with.
Great information! I'm only a once in a while crocheter, so I really didn't understand about the different types of yarn, and it's good to know about the many different varieties of Dollar Tree yarn. (I'd only ever found one or two, but that was quite a while back.) Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! 🧶🧶🧶
Thank you for your great review of the Dollar Tree Premier yarns. I stumbled upon these just after my first grandchild was born. I wanted to make some booties but didn't need full skeins of yarn. I was concerned that the low price point for this yarn meant that the yarn would not hold up, but I didn't want to buy regular sized skeins and have a bunch of yarn left over. I am pleased that you, a much more experienced maker, liked this yarn. These skeins are just the right size for my grandbaby projects. I also liked your tip about "wraps per inch." Thank you!
I like that they are small skeins too!! 🧶🧶🧶
I've used both of the yarns you highlighted, and I agree about the quality of the yarn. Another UA-camr mentioned the differences she had found in the size of the skeins of these yarns as well. It is a good idea to make sure that you are choosing the bigger skeins for the money! it would have been interesting if you would have compared the price per ounce of another economy yarn like super saver or big twist for a price comparison. However, the Dollar Tree economy yarn is SOFTER than either of those brands! It is almost like comparing apples and oranges. Ordering online for free instore pickup would be a good way to get enough yarn for a large project without filling two carts etc.! Thanks for the review!
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I could have compared it to the Premier Basix, which is one of their budget yarns, which I also love! 🧶🧶🧶
The wraps per inch test is such a good idea! Thank you for another awesome video! You always have such good tips. As a crochet beginner I really appreciate it 🖤
You are so welcome! ❤️
A HUGE consideration for me is cleaning the item. I’m a realist; all of the stuff I make is going in the washer/dryer. That’s me and everyone I make stuff for. The closest any of it will get to being hand washed is the gentle cycle. So…
How well does it hold up to the washer/dryer? Does it shrink or relax? Does it seem to shed or felt up? Does it get soft, stiff, smooth, scratchy?
Some yarns change drastically after a couple laps in the washer. Lionbrand Homespun actually gets softer, although it does seem to develop a halo, and fringes get rather worn very quickly.
Would you mind adding post washing quality to your reviews?
Thank you for your time.
7:24 pm 2 -26-2024 I really like the dollar tree yarn a lot. One thing I look for in a yarn is, if it splits when I’m knitting or crocheting. This yarn doesn’t. Another thing I think is awesome is it’s so affordable, not everyone can afford high priced yarn. So thank you to dollar tree !! And thank you for the video! I really enjoyed it ,
Thanks so much for sharing! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🧶🧶🧶
I think they are perfect for "scrap" projects and for newbie knitters/crochet people. In the end, I still buy them because the colors are great and the tweed are adorable. I think the Pound yarn at craft stores when they are on sale ($6/$7) is a better investment overall, but still a great find and a great variety of colors! I'm currently working on a scrap blanket (mostly of scrap yarn I actually have), but to have variety of colors, I bought a couple of these for add to it.
I'd recommend it to give it a try.
Thanks for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
Another great video!!! Thank you for your review of this yarn! I didn’t know about the wraps per inch when comparing yarns! Will definitely put that in my crochet « toolbox » for future use! ♥️
Thank you! So glad it was a helpful tip! 🧶🧶🧶
I've been using Dollar Tree yarn since it was a dollar a skein (almost two years now). I stumbled across it and thought it felt so soft and I couldn't believe the price. I've made four blankets (lapghans) and then I recently found the just chenille!! I made a twin size blanket with that. I will say that the chenille tends to be a bit shreddy ... (It sheds more than I would like) but for the price, I am certainly not complaining. Dollar Tree struck gold with this yarn!!
It might have been almost three years now that I've been using dollar tree yarn. I have no concept of time (giggle and grin)
Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
New subscriber here, so glad to meet you. I am a widow age 73 and have been knitting since I was in Girl Scouts and my wonderful mother was our leader. We each made a square potholder for our mothers for Christmas. It was so much work for my small fingers holding those big needles. . But it got me totally hooked and I loved it. The scouts had such a hard time that my mother after much instruction and starting them over eventually finished each girls potholder but not mine... I was able after restarting many times to finish the potholder. In the early 1970's as I became a housewife and then mother I had a baby hat and bootie business. I had 15 places that paid me outright and then marked them up to sell.I mostly sold them in hospital gift shops and I did very well. I sold the booties for $1.00 a pair and .90 cents a pair if they purchased a dozen at a time. Such wonderful times and it built my confidence as a new wife and mother. I was able to knit all of our Christmas presents for our extended families. Thank you for explaining The Dollar Tree yarn. I love it and the store in general is great for my small town where I have lived for 53 years as we don't have a yarn shop anymore or any craft stores at all. I am so looking forward to all your videos and it was so nice meeting you. I adore your fox!! I make a kitty about the same size and little boys and girls, blankets, slippers, shawls and scarfs and cute doggie items. Love 💕😘 from Debbie and Dexter-Dog my sweet tiny rescued Chihuahua companion living a quiet crafty life in southern California. 🙋🐾😋❤️✝️🐝💞👍🦩🏡🤞🏠🙏🙃🏝️😊🌹🌻
Thank you so much for sharing your crafting journey!! So fascinating!! And that is amazing that you started selling your makes!! Thanks so much for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
I've made wearables from the tweed yarn, and it's a dream to work with for its price point. It looks great and feels good in the hands. It makes super soft garments. My only complaint, and it's a big one, is that it pills like crazy when washed. It pills horribly.
Oh goodness! Thanks for sharing! I know Premier has anti-pulling yarns on their website. 🧶🧶🧶
Hi! Are you hand washing or machine washing?
@@alwaysBobiMaryah machine washing. I don't typically hand wash anything I knit or crochet.
@@valoriec That may be the problem. Try hand washing to see if it stops pilling.
Thank you for the review! Love that you’re always trying new yarns for us. ❤️❤️
You're so welcome! This was such a fun experiment!! 🧶🧶🧶
I use a lot of Dollar Tree yarns for granny square afghans. I trust the "Just Yarn"/Just Active/Just Chenille/etc. yarns made by Premier more than I do the Crafter's Square yarns (which seem to be thinner and don't seem to indicate which company made them or where they were made); however, they all make great granny squares, and are good for colorwork & small projects. I've noticed that the Just Chenille is thinner than the Bernat Baby Blanket I often use for baby blankets, so I wouldn't go any larger than an 8mm hook with Just Chenille in an afghan (vs. the 10mm hook I use with Bernat Baby Blanket on afghans).
I have used the Just Yarn in both the Worsted and the Active styles. I have only knitted with them, and they worked up virtually identically in the beanies I made. I like the feel of the Worsted yarn better, and would feel confident that the chemo caps would be soft enough for the sensitive skin of chemo patients. Not quite as sure about the Active yarn being soft enough.
Thanks for pointing out how to do the wraps per inch check. I have tried to explain it to people before, but your explanation is great.
Elise, I'm glad you did this review for us, thank you 🤗
I've used the chenille yarn of this brand to crochet a star shaped pillow. It came out beautiful but it did shed a bit while I was working on it.
As for your adorable wolf, I love them both but I do love the look of the one made with the Premier yarn the most. You'd never know it was a budget yarn💕😍
That's exactly how I felt, i would never know that one was the one made with the budget friendly yarns! And thanks for sharing your experience with the chenille! 🧶🧶🧶
I love the Dollar Tree yarns! Thank you for confirming the worsted weight feels so good in your hands! I was afraid to trust myself 😂, and wondered if it was just the price making me biased, lol. And I also agree about the tweeds! Beautiful! They have become a favorite!
Thanks so much for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
I love this review! Not only does it showcase the yarn with one of your existing projects, which is the only real way to know it's value, it also has a useful tip.
Glad it was helpful! 🧶🧶🧶
Thank you for this video! I will be on the prowl for Tweed and a small ruler, I have a beautiful project up my sleeve. I love the idea of wraps in an inch, I've been crocheting for 40 years and this is the FIRST time hearing about this.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! ☺
Love your wolf! Thanks for the yarn comparison - that is very helpful.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the comparison! 🧶🧶🧶
That's really cool, actually. Asides from lack of color selection, it seems similar to the Drops brand in Europe, specifically the Paris line. The price and size are both really comparable, though Paris is 100% cotton. The main difference does seem to color selection, because Paris has about 50 or so solid colors to choose from. Glad to get something of similar quality and price in America though.
That would be amazing if there were that many color options!! 🧶🧶🧶
I shared this video with my Granddaughter too. She has became a good crocheter. Im sure she may know, what I sm just learning. But you're videos are so informative I have to share them. Thanks for your honesty regarding the Dollar tree yarns 🙇♀️
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Wonderful that you can your granddaughter can enjoy crochet together! 🧶🧶🧶
OK, I didn't know the dollar tree carried yarn. And it's premier yarns, yay! I also didn't know to check the wpi when trying to choose yarns with the same weight. I knew some were thicker than others. But now I know how to check compatibility between same weight yarns. So thank you so so much for that handy tip! And definitely sharing this with all my crochet buddies out there. ❤❤
I'm so glad it helped! 🧶🧶🧶
Thank you for restoring my faith in the dollar tree product. Now that I know it was made by Premier yarns, I won’t hesitate to buy! Have a great weekend!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! 🧶🧶🧶
This is fabulous! I saw the yarn at Dollar tree and never gave it more than a passing glance. I’m going to definitely give it a second look!! Thank you for doing this review!
It really is a great yarn for small projects! 🧶🧶🧶
Same here.
Thank you for the yarn review and your trick for checking wraps per inch. I don't normally shop in Dollar Tree, however, I'm definitely going to stop in there and check out the yarn.
I hope yours has the yarn!! 🧶🧶🧶
I love you're videos I've a beginner and all your information and honesth really helps me not get overwhelmed!
I used both the Just Yarn Worsted and the Just Yarn Active to make caps. I actually had enough yarn left over from an adult sized cap to combine two sets of leftovers to make 3 caps from two skeins! You can't beat that price ($2.50). I do a lot of knitting for charity, and these are going to be a major way to do more for less.
That's wonderful! Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
I've been crocheting for over 30 years and you just taught me something new! I never knew about the wraps per inch or even why the same weight yarn worked up different! amazing! I'll definitely keep that trick in mind to test my yarn.
Also, I've tried the just cotton yarn and it wasn't my favorite. It split a lot like it wasn't twisted enough or something. it was fine though but just didn't compare to the other budget brands. and I've been hesitant to try the other Just Yarn lines because of that but maybe I'll give the others a try now. :) Thanks!
Glad it helped Thanks for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
I have used both styles of yarn and I love them both. I was actually surprised that it held up so well. I made dishcloths and wash cloths and both were great.
Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
Dollar tree trip soon. The nekked wolf told me I have to go lol. I love that wolf maybe one day if the pattern is out there I'll be able to purchase it. So cute! Great video thank you for the feedback on the yarn. Even though not many different colors the ones they have are nice and the ones that can be used on a lot of things.
I love the dollar tree yarn I use it often and have made many projects with it. The only issue I’ve had was getting the colors I needed when I went to stock up at the store!
I can definitely see that being an issue. 🧶🧶🧶
I actually love the Dollar Tree yarn! As a beginning knitter, it was nice to buy something at a good price, so that if it didn't work out, it isn't a big waste of money. But the yarn is really good.
That's a great point! 🧶🧶🧶
I LOVE the cotton. I have made a lot if things with it including a top. And I agree with you, the just yarn feels sooo soft! I have some in rust and am going to make a beanie with it.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience!! 🧶🧶🧶
Thanks for sharing! I have not been to our dollar tree in long, long time so until I watched some of these videos, I didn't know that they carried yarn. Good to know! Thanks for the wrap per inch tip!! Have a great rest of your weekend! ❤😘😊
You are so welcome!! 🧶🧶🧶
I love the Just Yarn from the Dollar Tree. It is so soft and comfortable to work with. But I'm disappointed they've raised the price to $1.25 and have now decreased the yardage in each skein. The original skeins were $1.00 and had 131 yards. Then they raised the price to $1.25. I was in the store about 2 months ago and noticed that the yardage had decreased to 109 yards per skein. And if you want to make bigger items make sure you buy enough because once a color is gone there is no guarantee you'll ever see it again.
Thanks so much for sharing. 🧶🧶🧶
I noticed the same thing on the yardage. I also noticed some of the worsted yarn isn't as soft in comparison to my last years stash.
It's called inflation blame the idiots in charge.
Not really true you’re comparing apples to oranges. The 131 yard skeins are still there and the ones that are 109 yards are a different product.
"But you probably already knew that because I said it was the just yarn worsted." - I have absolutely no idea what that means.
Worsted just means the weight of yarn it is. Here's an article explaining all the different names for weights of yarn: www.thesprucecrafts.com/understanding-yarn-weights-2117311 ❤
Love that you made this video! I’ve tried their Just Cotton, and I thought it worked up beautifully! I’ve used for a few tote bags and purses and was so excited to have such discount option! Thanks so much!
Thanks so much for sharing!! 🧶🧶🧶
Amazing video. I am starting my first amigurumi project today and am glad I bumped into this video. Great detail, especially about the wraps per inch. I have been doing crochet a long time and this is something I fret about frequently, especially when doing scrap and charity projects. Thank you so much for the detail and depth. Top notch!!!
Glad it was helpful! 🧶🧶🧶
I've only used the Just Yarn Worsted. I was nervous at first so only bought 1 skein, but it turned out great (I went back & bought more!). I haven't used it for any large projects so haven't had to be concerned with matching dye lots. My closest Dollar Tree is pretty small, so doesn't have much of a selection. It's been great for amigurumi & when I only need a small amount of a color that is not a favorite so there's less hanging around when the project is complete.
Thanks for sharing!! I really like it for small projects too!! 🧶🧶🧶
Are you going to do a video with the Chenille yarn?
I knew Dollar Tree had yarn but I didn’t know all the details, but I think you sold me, I just need to think of a small project to do 😂 Thank you for such a detailed review and that ruler trick. Again, as a newb I found a weight chart and it seemed pretty simple but when I go yarn shopping, the numbers seem to mean nothing 😂
I totally get it!! I'm glad the video was helpful!! 🧶🧶🧶
Wow. Stumbled across your channel I have been knitting since I was 5 (65year ago). Right now I am waiting for cataract surgery and can’t see to read a pattern. But I have subscribed and look out when I can see that fox is adorable. During Covid I made 80 ten inch bears complete with hats masks and stethoscopes. The clothes are the bear’s body. I believe I found the pattern on line. I was going to make one for my retiring dr. But it snowballed from there. TMI sorry!
You just changed my life with the yarn wraps per inch!! Thank you!
You are so welcome! 🧶🧶🧶