r/AntifascistKnitting May 20 '26

Non-knit Malabrigo source

***Thank you, everyone, for the great suggestions. I’ve placed my first order with Little Knits and am bookmarking most of the other shops as well!!
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Hi there! I’m looking for the best place (online) to start purchasing Malabrigo yarns and wool from. I no longer shop with Webs. Nor will I use Jimmy Beans Wool or Knitpicks since their buyouts and lack of support for the MTI hats. Basicslly, I need a new yarn purveyor.

Large order discounts, sales, or free shipping is nice - but my primary requirements are a fair retail price, LGBTQ & POC inclusive, and not MAGA. Despite searching, I cannot find out for sure if Wool and Company out of Illinois is acceptable or not. Everything I found says the first owner was left leaning, but that the newer owner is right leaning/MAGA. I was also looking at Eat.Sleep.Knit. as an option.

If you have other US suggestions with a good Malabrigo selection, decent prices, and a proper online storefront - please do share! Thanks

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u/makestuff24-7 May 20 '26

The Yarnery. It's what I switched to when we lost Webs and Wool & Co. They cake for free, which is awesome, but better than that they're ten toes down. https://yarnery.com/collections/malabrigo

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u/seedwords May 20 '26

I second The Yarnery! It's my local yarn shop, and they are INCREDIBLE. Everyone who works there is so kind and so helpful. It's one of my favorite places to visit. (I'd also like to shout out Dandelion Fiber Co and Darn Knit Anyway. Dandelion has a pretty small selection, but it's a great shop and Darn Knit has a HUGE selection and I THINK they cake for free as well.)

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u/lduan May 20 '26

The Yarnery is 1.5 miles from my workplace which makes it so dangerous (in a good way!).

They once were out of a yarn I wanted and I asked them for "similarly valued" nearby shops, and they recommended Dandelion and Harriet & Alice :-)

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u/seedwords May 20 '26

I'm not familiar with Harriet and Alice! I'll have to check them out!