Yarn Snob

So my friend "Purlin Patti" and I recently had a conversation that I think is worth sharing, especially for you "Newbies"

I'm sure that now that you are immersed in the "World of Yarn", you see it everywhere. Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Michael's Craft Store and this early in the game for you, there probably doesn't seem like there's much of a difference between those yarns and the yarns you saw at Nanncy's Knit Works, where we had our hat class.

I'm here to tell you there is a HUGE difference.

You may not realize it yet, but if you get half as "yarn obsessed" as I am, you'll understand what I mean.

Now don't get me wrong, I do and have, bought plenty of yarn at Hobby Lobby, especially the big names like Lionbrand & Caron. They have great yarn for "everyday" projects. For instance if you wanted to make a scarf for everyone in your family next year for Christmas, I can clearly see buying all your yarn for that at Hobby Lobby. (Especially for your crazy uncle)

However, as you learn about yarn, and begin working with different yarns, nothing beats the "high end" yarn that you can only get at a yarn store, such as Nanncy's Knit Works.

The first hat I made for Robert was with yarn from Nanncy's. They have a much better selection in terms of different fibers (Baby Alpaca, Mohair, Wool, even Cotton) and since their yarns are "higher end", they have a smaller quantity, therefore lessening the chances of seeing someone with YOUR hat, or scarf, or sweater!!!! And since it is considered "higher end" the quality is just better, it's nice to work with superior quality yarn.

So the conversation Patti and I had was that we're becoming "Yarn Snobs". Primarily because I am beginning to recognize the difference between "average" yarn (which again, is fine for most things) and "Yarn Store Yarn", which there is just something really special about that.

For instance, in the previous post I mentioned our freshly painted bathroom. It has a nautical theme and the colors are "Retro Colonial Blue" and some sort of mustard yellow, I can't remember it's fancy name. Both colors are very rich. So since I need practice in making washcloths, I went to Hobby Lobby and bought some "Sugar & Cream" which I think will be fine for some of my washcloths and also fine for our upcoming washcloth project.

But I couldn't really find the richness of color that I wanted, so I went to Nanncy's, and once again Michael didn't let me down. I wanted some yarn that was a little deeper in color, as these washcloths will be on the shelf in the bathroom. And while I couldn't get an exact match of what I was looking for, the yarn from Nanncy's was much closer than anything else I was able to find.

This is the bathroom........

This the yarn I bought from Nanncy's and it's JUST what I was looking for!

The moral of the story is that while it may cost you a couple of extra bucks, sometimes it's better to check out a "yarn store" to get exactly what you what. I can't wait to get these knitted up!!