Yarnspirations presents a new format of Caron Cloud Cakes for August 2024 that differs from the past. Yarnspirations has perfected the Perfect Phasing technology of yarn that slowly transitions between colouring. There is no longer a jump in the colour. As you crochet or knit, the yarn tones change slightly, creating amazing finished items such...
Seasonal Yarn
These yarns are slated for seasonal sections of yarn stores and online promotions. These yarns are never guaranteed to return after the season but may reappear. The return of the yarn may be a year or two later. It's best to grab the choices when you can.
Some items in this list may be offered for a limited time for product testing or small batches that are only available once. Once they are gone, they are moved to discontinued.
Seasonal: Caron Anniversary Cakes Yarn + Free Patterns
Caron Anniversary Cakes are a seasonal product exclusively available at Michaels. The colours change each year, so it is best to grab them when you can. The re-imagined colour of the annual seasonal Caron Anniversary Cakes is new for August 2024, starting August 16, 2024. The cakes are no longer striped in very long colour...
10 Steps - How Yarns Are Determined to Hit the Yarn Shelves in a Store Near You
Yarn: the fabulous fiber that weaves its way in and out of our lives, sometimes making grand entrances and occasional quiet exits. But then there are the legends, the yarns that stand the test of time, clutching their labels like badges of honor for decades. Meet the hall-of-famers: Bernat Super Value, Red Heart Super Saver,...
Is This Yarn Still Being Made?
Knowing if a yarn is being made is a million-dollar question. You cannot rely on retailers to be helpful in this area, as many retailers, including Michaels, JOANN, and Walmart, tend to discontinue a brand without discontinuing the brand itself. They tend to change the yarns out and sometimes replace them with their private labels....
NEW: Caron Skinny Cakes Recolored at Michaels
Some of the Yarnspirations brands have been recoloured and will be back hot and heavy for the next couple of years in bright, bold, and neon colours. Caron Skinny Cakes will now appear at Michaels in July 2024 and will have some new colours added to the brand going forward. It's bold and outstanding, like...
Bernat Blanket Big Bold Yarn + 2 Free Patterns
Michaels has reset for the spring of 2024, bringing back a variety of Bernat Blanket Big Bold yarn. This ultra-thick chenille yarn has crazy fun twists of colouring applied to the project. The colours are crazy together, which may cause the crocheter or knitter to question how a project will turn out. There's an addictive...
Seasonal: Caron Skinny Cakes Yarn
Yarnspirations introduces another extension of yarn from the amazing famous Caron Cakes. This is Caron Skinny Cakes, which is a lightweight #3 yarn. This yarn is the first Caron Cakes extension to offer more colours than the standard 5 colours we have enjoyed. This yarn is exclusive to Michaels in North America and is considered...
Seasonal: Caron Coconut Cakes + 3 Patterns
Caron Coconut Cakes are a seasonal yarn found only in Michaels. As you can probably tell by the labelling of the fun colours, this is an extension brand of Caron Cakes. There is a wide range of colour mixes with this yarn with some really lively colours. This yarn primarily comes out in spring and...
Seasonal: Caron Sprinkle Cakes + Patterns
Caron Sprinkle Cakes is a brand that Michaels controls for availability, as it's exclusive to their stores and online platform. This yarn is considered seasonal and can come and go, not returning every season but just suddenly popping up. This yarn typically comes out in August if it's planned by Michaels to return and is...
What To Do with Caron Chunky Cakes?
New to Caron Yarns as of Jan 16, 2018, is Caron Chunky Cakes, exclusively at Michaels. This new addition to the lineup satisfies those crocheters and knitters who wanted just 100% Acrylic Yarns. Yep, that's right, no wool is in these beauties. This yarn may be treated as seasonal from time to time. Grab it...