r/WhatIsThisYarn • • Feb 03 '22

How to identify yarn characteristics (masterpost of links)

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How to identify mystery yarn by Roving Crafters (thanks to u/craftywoman89)

What is a burn test? by Knitting Board (remember to practice good fire safety when burning anything!)

This list will likely grow, so watch this space!


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 7h ago

ISO the greyish yarn

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Hi everyone, I have an idea of what I think this yarn is but I’m not 100%. It’s the greyish yarn - not sure why it looks more taupe-ish in the light


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 7h ago

Need help finding this yarn

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Very soft yarn, does have a significant amount of fluff coming of it when worked. Am knitting on 5mm needles. Does anyone have any ideas what yarn this is or suggestions for a good substitute

r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 14h ago

Do you know this yarn?

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r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 13h ago

Does anybody know what yarn this is?

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I probably bought this yarn from Love Crafts a few years ago and I cannot for the life of me work out which shade it is! I’ve looked at paintbox yarns and Stylecraft special as these are the brands I usually buy but I’m having no luck! Any thoughts much appreciated!


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 12h ago

Does anyone know what kind of yarn this is?

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Does anyone know what kind of yarn this is? I don't need a brand but if you have it, that's cool. I'm looking for the type or material or whatever it would be considered. Thank you.


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 1d ago

Could you help me identifying this yarn weight/thickness?

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r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 1d ago

Any help identifying this icy blue yarn!

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Purchased at goodwill…so any help would be sooo appreciated so I can finish up this project!! As you can see it has some shimmer/ shine to it.


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 1d ago

Yarn from a costume ad.

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Hello! I have a friend who would very much like to find the mono-colored pink yarn used for the leg warmers. It looks to me that it has a bit of luster to it, but I could be wrong. I could swear that I remember a… Bernat? or something from a couple of decades ago, but yarn above fingering weight has never been my forte.

Thanks for any help!
Mary


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 1d ago

Yarn ID - more than 15 years old

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r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 2d ago

Thrift store yarn id

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Picked this up as part of a thrift store grab bag. It's about 9 or 10 wpi and it's pretty soft. Thanks!


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 2d ago

Explorer Knits + Fiber Colorway ID

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I bought a hank of EKF suri alpaca lace at Flock this year and the label showed the colorway as “Birds of a Feather”. I am likely going to run out before I finish my project and could not find any evidence online of them making this colorway on this base so I am wondering if it was a mislabel? It looks a little less orange in real life. I am holding it double with another yarn for my project so if I can’t get this exact yarn but can find something similar I’d be open to suggestions for similar yarns from other dyers. Thanks!


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 2d ago

Can anyone identify this yarn?

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r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 2d ago

SOS what yarn/colour is this?

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r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 2d ago

SOS what yarn/colour is this?

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A friend is expecting and asked for me to make this baby blanket. She loves everything about it but, I've had such a hard time finding yarn with all 4 colours available.

Any ideas or recommendations as to which brand/colours would match the ones in the photo? Thanks


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 2d ago

Help Identifying Yarn Color?

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r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 3d ago

Yarn identification please!

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r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 5d ago

In Search of Trout Yarn

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r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 5d ago

Yarn Id

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Anyone can find me this?


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 6d ago

What is it called!?

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I’m here for the experts.
The material used on the roof of this little building to mimic vining vegetation is awesome and I need more. Only a small amount was included in the kit. It’s very springy and soft. It seems to be made of a curly, elastic yarn fiber. It stretches out nicely to cover an area, sets easily to craft glue, creates individual tendrils, and feels soft to the touch. Can you help me with a name for this?


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 6d ago

Cant find this yarn

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Bout for me at a car boot sale, google isn't helping at all, quite fast colour changes hence why its layed out on the top. Its i THINK DK? The yarns about 3mm thick but i don't know how to identify it.. UPDATE: FOUND IT! A DIFFERENT SUBREDDIT HAD SOMEONE RECOGNISE THE YARN IT WAS I BELIEVE 'So Crafty: rainbow' in brown


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 6d ago

What yarn is this?

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I need help figuring this out!


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 7d ago

Help - what is this yarn? It is a red ombre.

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I can find a similary one by Big Twist but it's pink and this definitely has red in it.


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 7d ago

Yarn ID help!

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SOLVED!
Any ideas? It's ~19 wpi and appears to be blown. A beautiful gradient from a peachy cream to brighter orange.


r/WhatIsThisYarn • • 9d ago

Help identifying this yarn?

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