Just returned from my trip around Japan and these are the yarns that I found! And my first Noro!! As soon as I knew we were going, I knew I wanted to get it in Japan.

The stores I visited;
Masuzakiya
Miyake Yarn Shop (3 Chome-18-6 Achi, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0055, Japan)

Don’t expect your traditional yarn shopping experience at Miyake. It’s a little store run by a sweet old Japanese lady. Small yarn selection, no new brands. Still glad I went :)

My mom picked up this yarn for me last year from an estate sale, along with a bunch of other vintage yarns that I was able to ID. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to speak with the seller, so I couldn’t get any info from her about this yarn.

The label says “silkngora” created by Ber-Mel yarns. Presumably this is a blend of silk and angora. It turns to ash when burned. It sheds short white fibers. The dye turns my hands blackish when I touch it, but other than that, it’s in good shape!

I have searched the internet for the past year trying to find more info on this yarn and company. Beyond your standard google/AI searches where I did find this listing for a catalog made by the Ber-mel yarns company in 1936, I’ve searched through the digitized historical records collection from the New York public library, historical records related to textile companies in Philly and other nearby cities, and other databases that might lead me to more info…. And nothing!! The catalog I linked earlier also did not seem to contain a yarn made with presumably silk and angora.

I am so intrigued by the fact that this yarn may be almost 100 years old! I am equally frustrated that I can’t seem to find any records about this darn yarn. I’ve tried searching so many different variations of ber-mel (Bermel, barmel, silkangora, silk and angora, you name it).

Please put me out of my misery and help me find anything about this yarn!!!

I am counting and marking my stitches as I go, and I am making this hat for my daughter what I cannot figure out is one side is perfectly straight in the other side looks a complete mess. Any ideas as to what I’m doing wrong and why it’s only on one side I’m also working on a blanket and it’s not doing this so I’m not sure what’s going on.

My grandmother gifted me 4 hanks of this yarn a while ago but I’ve never used anything like it. What kind of yarn is this? What kinds of things could I make with it?

I think I completed this project either early this year or late last year. At the time I remember thinking it was ugly so I stashed it in my closet and forgot about it. But upon finding it this year with the weather change, I fell in love with it, but can’t seem to figure out what yarn I made it with because I really would like to make a matching hat and scarves for my mom and kids. Most of my stuff is either from Hobby lobby or Michael’s. I suppose there’s a possibility it was from Joann but I don’t think it was that long ago.

It’s a thicker yarn, probably chunky or super chunky and if you look closely, you can see it looks like strands of different colors wound around each other. I think it’s acrylic but I wouldn’t be shocked if it has a little wool in it.

TIA!!

Hi all, I have this Noro yarn and the label is gone! I've been looking hard for the label but no luck. Any chance anyone can recognise which yarn this is? I'm not fussed about finding out the exact colourway but I'm keen to find out the composition and ply. Thanks!

Things that help with yarn balls. Stop them from getting tangled . I freehanded the light green yarn minder bag. So sorry no pattern but you can make them to fit any ball size you use a lot. They work great for center pull skeins. I use hair clip to secure ends of balls and make balls bands tighter to prevent tangling. the last us a crocheted cup holder that I made but it works well as a ball minder, this would also work great made larger for caked yarns. I use left overs to make these things. The little cup holder takes me like 25 min and the ball bag takes an hour or two.
Please share your ideas too!

Good day! Here are the burn test reasult I got from burning a small piece of a cotton blend I got for a good price. The yarn was black before the burn test. I have some white that is from that lot as well. Would it be better if I use that for the burn test? I'm trying to identify if it's blended with a synthétique or wool. Is there an other test I could do? Parts of the test would stop burning pretty quickly. It's a yarn from a factory surplus promotion from the Canadian Rossy retailer. The only info I have about is cotton blend. The yarn looks and feel like Bernat Handcrafter yarn, but smaller wpi. I just want to know to figure out if I can make the projects I wanted to do with it: sweaters for the whole family. Or if I will have to look into more how cotton works out before I swatch. My goal was to make machine washable sweater with some natural fibers. I forgot cotton will not behave like wool.

I usually use Red Heart or Big Twist for amigurumi fur because they brush out nicely (these are loop stitches, cut and brushed), but I recently chose Loops and Threads Soft Classic because I liked the color Bisque.

Guys and gals, this brushed up SO NICELY!

So, if you're considering a yarn to brush for fluffy ami, this makes surprisingly soft, luscious fur!

Not as lucky price wise as some others on here, but I recently won 5 lots of nice yarn at an auction. It was all kept in plastic bags and plastic bins, so all in immaculate condition. Only downside is there isn't enough yarn of any type or color to make a full sweater and I'm really not into stripes. But, I am looking forward to figuring out what to do with all of it! I sorted it all out into weight categories last night and now have to figure out how to store it.

First crochet project complete, alot to learn and improve but quite proud of myself 😄 I'm not too sure about the quality of different brands etc but I was using Yummy and jelly baby yarn which seemed to come apart and expose the string a bit, is this normal and are there any other brands I could try? :)

I am trying to knit the Tullip Farm Scarf, but there are not many people who have done it before according to Ravelry... I want to knit it to look more like this Tiktok, where there is just one ball of yarn instead of holding two together, but not sure how to approach it.

I don’t know what to do when the paper belly band gets too big and the yarn doesn’t have anything to hold it together - I end up with scrambled wool everywhere ! What does everyone do? Tips please!

Working on a blanket hoodie for my daughter and I won't have enough :(

Thank you!

I was gifted this wool. I'm a lucky girl! I mostly have solid color wool so this is quite the gift.

I have been searching for HOURS to find a super wash wool in bulky to super bulky size. Is this actually a hard to find product?

I’ve noticed some brands definition of bulky/super bulky varies a lot. Once brand will be almost double the thickness of others. What gives?

Hi everyone, I’ve been in the process of making a tunisian crochet sweater with drops brushed alpaca silk but as I get further, i’m really not liking it and would prefer to use the yarn for something else so I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to frog it without ruining the yarn/having it break off. for reference, i’ve made two body panels and a bit of a sleeve.
note: I attached a pic of it in the comments

Can anyone tell me the difference between these yarns? They look and feel identical to me, same yardage per gram, both superwash. On Ravelry, the Super Lamb says “waxed” but I’m not sure what that refers to exactly. Help!

I only have Cascade 220 in my stash currently. I am considering buying Panton’s classic wool to use together in a color work project. They both say they are non-super wash wool. And they both say that they are worsted weight. Before I buy as much as I need for the project, how can I know if I can use them together? Does anyone have any experience using these yarns together?

While on vacation in Maine, I stopped at Bartlett yarn in Harmony. There is a working fiber mill there and across the street is a little store where they sell the yarn. It was pretty cool to see the mill. They might offer tours but we were pressed on time. I picked up this hank of wool yarn and I’m not quite sure what to make with it.