Uk 100g acrylic average Ā£2-2.25 gbp which is around $2.65-3 for stylecraft special DK which is one of the most common / readily available/average price decent quality acrylic in the uk.
There are a couple of stores that sell cheaper yarn for Ā£1 -1.50 per ball but is very limited colours and hit and miss with availability hereā¦
Aldi & Lidl supermarkets have multi packs of yarn sometimes but itās very seasonal and gone fast.
When i first started crocheting i bought all sorts whenever i saw it cheap etc but since taking my designing seriously i now only buy & use brands that are repeatable ie a proper yarn company that you can buy most places or online with a decent range of colours so that if i design something i know people in the uk can get those exact yarns. Also helps with calculations of gauge yardage etc if brands are the same across a project
So I do have a stash, but ive been selling a lot of it off and really only use stash for my own personal makes or making other peopleās designs now .
I donāt know about plush yarn ā¦ unpopular opinion alertā¦I donāt really like it! ā¦ok there ive said it!
For amigurumi i use dk acrylic for anything more ācuddlyā or for fun fashion /accessories
For ami that are more detailed or for display i like scheepjes catona (Ā£2.49 per 50g), sirdar happy cotton (1.09 fir 20g) or ricorumi.
For sturdier colorwork bags - ricorumi Ā£1 per 25g
For range of colour and sheen scheepjes catona
For batik /blending mottled colours scheepjes stonewashed or river washed. (Ā£3.49 per 50g but i got a colourpack of 10g balls in every colour free with mag subscriptions so i mostly use that)
For blankets etc knitcraft (hobbycraft) cotton blend dk (Ā£3.50 per 100g)
Good topicā¦ very interesting to see the comparison in other countries xxx also good for us as designers to know the kind of yarns you guys have available in your countries too.
Same! But sometimes dollar tree doesnāt have the right color or they run out of yarn, so I go to Michaels. I have coupons because I have an account, and I buy the Michaelās brand cheap looos and threads or impeccable yarn, so I can spend as low as $1 a skein and $4.00 at most. I also check clearance because I bought 1 pound of yarn before for $1, and another one for $3. I donāt buy red heart because it sucks, so that saves me money.
Im in the uk and regular double knit can be anywhere from Ā£1 to about Ā£ 4.50 for 100g and thn plush yarn can be anywhere from Ā£1.50 to about Ā£7 for 100g :)
In Germany a cheap acrylic costs 1-1,30ā¬ for 50g. I donāt really know, what Chenille costs here, because it isnāt that common in my local stores. Itās definitely way more expensive.
I live in sweden and i usually get my yarn at dollar store or rusta theyāre both low price stores kinda like walmart and target and there the plush yarn is about 5$ and the acrylic is about 1-2$ a skein
Iām in the US, I get my yarn from Joann, and the cheap acrylic yarn is $5 for 380 yards, but it goes on sale frequently. Idk much about plush yarn prices, just that itās too expensive for me (Iām a teenager lol I donāt have that kind of money). If I get plush yarn, itās tiny skeins of Premier just chenille from the dollar store, so $1.25. Sometimes I get yarn from Walmart, rarely though because itās bad yarn, even for value yarn. Itās pretty scratchy and there isnāt much variety. Itās like $3-4.
So in the most popular craft store chenille yarn is around 7 USD.
in the cheaper store, rusta, a 50g skein of chenille (only 5 colours availible) is 2 USD, which for my country is VERY CHEAP.
most of my yarn is scrap yarn that I got for free tho!
NICEEEEEE, yeah I think I have an account?? I donāt go as much anymore because my school pays for yarn, so I do one big haul at the beginning of the year plus a few side orders for requested projects, and thatās it!
How does your school pay for your yarn! Youāre lucky! I guess technically my school pays because Iām homeschooled and my mom buys me yarn lol. I havenāt started selling anything yet, but Iām think on selling my stuff soon so my mom doesnāt have to spend so much on my yarn. I just canāt find markets nearby yet, and Iām not old enough for Etsy, and I want to put my shop in my name so there wonāt be complications from putting it in my moms name and trying to change it. I just have to wait a year.
My acrylic yarn I get (US) is typically from 2-5$ depending, and plush from 6 (when itās on sale) to 15$ bucks for one skein. Itās a little high for plush yarn but thatās why I only buy when there on sale
My mom offered me if I wanted to create an account already to do it in her name, but I just decided to wait a bit longer so I also can improve my skills and make some stock and decide more in what I will sell. I understand sometimes it is hard to wait so long, but Iām fine waiting because it wonāt be THAT long. My birthday is in June, and I want to look up a few more things about before I open a shop and a bank account.
No way! Iām a June baby as well lol. My dad knows someone who does Etsy professionally, and she teaches classes on navigating and running your business, so Iām taking that class then setting up my own. Iāve been trying to open one since I was about 10, so I canāt wait any longerā
I am gonna do it, even if itās technically my parentsā account and all that fun stuff, I couldnāt wait lol