The 2025 Colour of the Year for Bernat Blanket is Interstellar Indigo in a massive-sized yarn ball that may leave you with your jaw dropped. I mean seriously, 1000 grams or 35.2 ounces—a whopping 670 metres or 733 yards of yarn. This yarn is the equivalent of just over three regular size Bernat Blanket yarn...
Current Yarn
These yarn brands are still being produced and distributed in select retailers. Find them in stores and/or shop online at Yarnspirations.com. Some of these choices may be just seasonal but are currently being made.
NEW: Caron Simply Me Yarn
Seventeen colours right out of the gate with a brand new yarn by Yarnspirations in the Caron family called Caron Simply Me. This is a bulky weight #5 in the vibrant colour palette that Caron is known for. From fashion to home decor, you decide what works for you. Yarn Story Caron Simply Me is...
Bernat Spark Yarn + Free Patterns
I've been super excited to share with you about the Bernat Spark yarn that came out in the fall of 2024. It's glorious! This was the featured yarn in the Bernat Quickweave Kits earlier in 2024. I'll link those below. I was dying to get more giant balls of this yarn. This yarn will only...
UPGRADED Bernat Lattice Yarn + Many Free Patterns
Preview one of the latest yarns rolling out and introducing Bernat Lattice yarn.To me, this screams the buzzword 'cottage core, ' meaning home comfort and styling your home in a custom way. Forget the magazine-quality home and look around you; your home is your safe space, decorated and styled for what you feel most comfortable...
NEW: Bernat Maker Minis Yarn
Fall 2024 reveals another yarn package called Bernat Maker Minis by Yarnspirations. This product allows you to create small things with different colours inside. Makes for a possible stocking stuffer for Christmas. Bernat Maker Minis are the same as Bernat Maker but in miniature ball format to provide maximum colours in one package. I love...
Where to Buy Yarn Online in Canada?
Just over 38 million Canadians live in Canada, which is less than the population of the state of California in the USA. Over 90% of us live within 150 miles of the USA border. Our retail market is very different than the United States, with many of us in locations. Back where I lived in...
Updated: New Colours - Lily Sugar'n Cream Cones
Lily Sugarn Cream Cone is a larger format of the original format—100% cotton on a cardboard cone that can be recycled. Take your stitching on the journey without running out as quickly as the smaller balls. Updated in Fall 2024 with new colours to enjoy this outstanding cotton yarn. Initially, this yarn was primarily sold...
Let It Glow: Red Heart Super Glow Yarn - Online Sales Only
Red Heart Super Glow Yarn will launch officially on September 2nd but is already available on the USA side of Yarnspirations. It comes in four fabulous colours that are electrifying by day and electrifying by night. Starting September 2nd, 2024, this yarn will be sold online through Yarnspirations, Amazon USA, and select retail store websites....
What is Perfect Phasing at Yarnspirations?
Yarnspirations, over the years, continues to push forward on the technology. Some yarns, such as Bernat Mosaic, had the technology, and others in a roving-based yarn, but in recent years, the concept for polyester and acrylic yarns are now here and are called Perfect Phasing with Yarnspirations. In past years, some yarns like Red Heart Super Saver...
New: Bernat Blanket Mist-ical Yarn + Free Patterns
In the newest extension of Bernat Blanket, Bernat Blanket Mist-ical yarn, pockets full of sunshine are highlighted by pockets of darker colours. The colours appear to be marbling effects achieved with watercolours. It's still a lightweight yarn but the same weight as a regular Bernat Blanket so that you can mix and match it with...
Inspired by Space: Bernat Blanket Extra Thick Cel-este Yarn + Free Patterns
The latest colouring of Bernat Blanket Extra Thick Cel-este yarn by Yarnspirations is new for August 2024. These balls are 600 grams / 21.2 oz, much bigger than they look. Thick and heavy yarn to keep you warm in the winter. Great colouring to help disguise pet hair or dust, too! The colouring of the...
Updated Colours: What To Do With Bernat Forever Fleece + Free Patterns
Bernat Forever Fleece yarn has been updated for Fall 2024 with even more colours. This yarn continues to be a favourite due to its texture—it really does feel like fleece. This yarn has what is referred to as Cottage Core. It means to decorate or use yarn that is more homey and comfortable. Something to...
Even BIGGER: Caron Colorama Halo Yarn Product + Free Patterns
The packaging is deceiving as these balls are EVEN BIGGER than the original Caron Colorama Halo yarn. The yarn cakes have jumped from from 227 grams / 8 oz to over doubling its size to 500 grams / 17.6 oz. The yarn cakes also have its own colouring as well. . . When reviewing the...
New 2024 Yarn: Bernat Fluffee Yarn
It's August 1st, and it's time for the fall reset of retailers in Canada and the USA. New Patterns for Bernat Fluffee Yarn are Here. It's a generous-sized ball with bulky weight to make crochet or knit projects go much faster. The texture is air-spun with a nylon anchor that prevents shedding and allows you...
What Does USA or Canadian Warehouse Mean for Yarnspirations?
Mikey, on social media, keeps referring to the Canadian and USA warehouses for Yarnspirations sales, as the difference in inventory between the countries is a factor. Over the years, Yarnspirations has switched the locations of origin where the yarn comes from a few times. In the world of online, the area of origin matters the...
28 Colours Friendship Bracelet Keepsake Kit + 5 Tutorials
Introducing a great-size kit with 28 fabulous trending colours to make friendship bracelets. This is the Coats & Clark Embroidery Floss Friendship Kit by Yarnspirations. Make a friendship bracelet or trending accessory item for yourself or for a friend. Coats & Clark Cotton Embroidery Floss is a six-strand divisible thread made of mercerized, long-staple cotton...
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,...
What To Do With Caron Colorama Bamboo Blend Yarn + 4 Clothing Patterns
New for Spring 2024. Minimal quantities have been made to test a new product called Caron Colorama Bamboo Blend yarn. It is currently heading to select Joann Fabric and Craft Store locations. UPDATE: April 26, 2024. This has gone through testing and is now available through Yarnspirations.com. It's July 22, 2024, and this yarn is...
All New: Coats & Clarks All Purpose Season Kits
Crocheters and knitters, many of you overlap with other arts such as sewing, quilting and more. Coats & Clark North America is part of Yarnspirations and has just recently created several kits for all-purpose threads by the seasons. These are the Coats & Clark All Purpose 12 Spool Assortments. . . Yarnspirations offers hundreds, if...
The Colour Purple in Yarn Choices
The colour purple tends to be in most yarn lines as it's a highly anticipated colour. The colour can represent wealth, creativity, peace, devotion and pride. For Halloween, it's the polar opposite of pumpkin, making orange and purple stand apart but mixing so well. Purple can look expensive or give the illusion. Depending on the...
New Dappled Colour Effect: Bernat Baby Blanket Dappled Yarn
It is not a solid colour but appears to be smudged with intention, which is the dappled colouring effect by Yarnspirations. You can see a project below on how it looks like as well. You can see several free crochet and knit patterns here that use this yarn, too. I typically find this type of...
Pumpkin People Pleasers Yarn Colours for Prize-Winning Crochet Projects
You hear about people going on a wild fibre bender of making a gazillion pumpkins and then question a couple of things: 1 - Where did they find the time? 2 - How can they love pumpkins that much? Whatever the reason, it tends to shock and awe us when the mainstream media highlights a...
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 Cinnamon Swirl Cakes Recolored 2024
Caron Cinnamon Swirl Cakes is one of the most popular brands at Michaels, along with Bernat Blanket products. This yarn is a dream to crochet and knit with. I love the feel of it. I just noticed that my Michaels Stores location in Nova Scotia has new shelf space with even more colours, including streaking...
What To Do With Bernat Plush Big Yarn?
I got to try this yarn for the first time, and I loved its squishy but firm feel when I crocheted with it. It recommends using a 25 mm / 50 US crochet hook, but with the basket bowl I created, I used a 12 mm / N Hook to keep it tight and very...
ALL NEW: Bernat Latch It Kits
As the economy shifts, many crafters tend to view the crafts as a form of entertainment instead of just death-scrolling social media. It's a way to use time and have something tangible to show for it. I'm also guilty of death-scrolling, so I am no stranger to doing that. All new is the Bernat Latch...
How Latch Hook Kits Are Made
Watch how the kits are made from the beginning to the final box.
Yarn Store: Rewards in Nova Scotia
Locals have been telling me about Rewards for years. I've lived here since 2018, and I haven't been to Rewards yet. It's a store of home decor, toys, and other things that I struggle to describe. My local group told me recently, "You should have listened to us sooner!" Well, they are right, but don't...
What is the Bernat Quickweave Kit? New June 2024 + Tutorial
New as of June 7, 2024, is the Bernat Quickweave kit that stunned me when I saw it months ago at Yarnspirations in Toronto. They tossed it before me, and I was like, "What is that!?". This was supposed to be a few-minute presentation as I was getting a preview for 2024 / 2025, and...
What To Do With Bernat Blanket Extra Yarn?
Introducing Bernat Blanket Extra yarn, a step above Bernat Blanket yarn as you know it. In the mid- to late 2010s, the craze of increasing the thickness of the yarn began. Crocheters know that more material per inch will increase the cost of the product, but there is a strong demand for it. There is...
What To Do With Patons Linen Yarn
Patons Linen yarn has resurfaced again to be in trend for 2024. There are 13 shades, and yes, some of the shades need to be stocked online as this is currently coming back in full swing. What exactly is this yarn? Patons Linen is a DK light yarn made from a durable natural mix of...
For America: Red Heart Super Saver Crafter's Kit
From an outsider's perspective like mine, being Canadian, the United States has intense patriotism for colouring. You see it across America with homes and businesses displaying flats, other projects, and finished goods with American colours. These are the America Version of Red Heart Super Saver Crafter Kits. One thing that appears true for me is...
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...
Bernat Blanket BIG Yarn
This ultra-thick yarn uses the ever-popular Bernat Blanket yarn, called Bernat Blanket Big yarn. New for spring 2024 is a colour remix of this yarn into some really fun, exciting colour twists—colours that you may be surprised go so well together. Michaels is rolling out this yarn, and you will see it appearing in select...
America's Leading Brand: 120 Colours Red Heart Super Saver Yarn
Red Heart Super Saver is America's leading brand of value-based acrylic yarn on the marketplace. It's been around a very long time and is a staple yarn, meaning a regular yarn many people have in their yarn collections at home. There are over 120 colours of this yarn, though your retailer may carry a handful...
Lower Commitment: Red Heart Super Saver Craft Kits
Are you indecisive about getting into the yarn arts and want to try the colours without buying full-size balls without really knowing your future? Red Heart Super Saver Craft Kits are a solution to get 12 colours, including Shocking Pink, Cherry Red, Pumpkin, Saffron, Spring Green, Jade, Royal, Lavender, Soft White, Gray Heather, Black, and...
What To Do With Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes + 1 Pattern
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes is new for late spring 2024. It's so new that I contacted Yarnspirations to ask more about this fabulous eye candy. For the last two months, this yarn has been launched at Walmart Canada as a unique promotional yarn for a limited amount for January and February only. The...
Caron Blossom Cakes Yarn + Pattern
Caron Blossom Cakes is another extension of the original Caron Cakes, exclusive to Michaels. Michaels controls the availability of this yarn, which is unique and light in feel and flow. The new soft and lightweight Caron Blossom Cakes allow one colour to flow into the next, allowing a smooth transition between colours. This will ensure...
What To Do With Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Ombres Yarn
Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Ombres yarn was primarily a Canadian brand until the internet and international shipping became a thing. Locally, I can find plenty of stock at my local Walmart Canada. You may find this in select locations throughout the United States now. This yarn is available in different formats and what you see below...
What To Do With Peaches & Creme Yarn Cones
Peaches and Creme yarn cones are sold primarily through the retail store. Below, there's a video tutorial on how this yarn is dyed and packaged. This format of Peaches and Creme yarn is value-oriented and provides a lot more yardage than the smaller balls on cardboard cones that can be recycled. This is 100% cotton...