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I am curious as to whether my knitting and crochet friends purchase small yardage samples/accent yarns to add to projects?
Would it be practical to offer 5-25 yard sample/accent skeins? Priced between $2.00-$5.50 :)
If you liked the colorway/colors would you purchase several skeins in order to make a project?
What weight/wpi do you find most useful for accent yarn?
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The reason that I am asking is that with watching my grand-daughter nearly full-time and other household duties, I am finding it difficult to spend a week(on what would normally take a day and a half) making 150-200 yards of two-ply yarn. I love to spin and have mastered spinning navajo ply-as-you-go. On my small Bosworth this gives me about 20 yards per skein of three-ply yarn. I have tons of wool which I wish to get spun and out of my storage, so I am looking for a workable way to do this and your answers will certainly help with my decision on how to proceed.
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To be honest, I personally don't buy accent skeins. I like to buy project amounts of yarn, and then I always have accent amounts left over. I almost always buy sock weight, with enough yardage for a pair when buying handspun.
I would love that option...I make lots of blankets and clothing for babies and toddlers and love to put in different textures and colors.
I myself, would love this. I make fiber bookmarks and brooches, and generally find it hard to buy 200 yards, when each one take at the most 5 yards.
Would it be practical to offer 5-25 yard sample/accent skeins? Priced between $2.00-$5.50 :)
This would make it very reasonable to purchase good quality-nice yarn.
If you liked the colorway/colors would you purchase several skeins in order to make a project?
I would, but I probably wouldn't need too much at a time.
What weight/wpi do you find most useful for accent yarn?
Any weight...
Thanks for asking!! Marge
I do a lot of small projects, so I'd be interested in small skeins, say around 15-20 yards. I can't say for sure about the weight or wpi (we don't use such terms here in Finland and instead go by the needle size used), but I use smallish needles, 2.5-3.5 mm, for the small things. I think that corresponds to fingering?
Would it be practical to offer 5-25 yard sample/accent skeins? Priced between $2.00-$5.50 :)
Yes. I love to sample yarns. I tend to buy just one skein to play with before sinking a lot of money into several hundred yards.
If you liked the colorway/colors would you purchase several skeins in order to make a project? Maybe or I would just use it as an accent.
What weight/wpi do you find most useful for accent yarn?
Lace! No question about it. It's easy to just hold the accent lace yarn with the mc (main color) for a few rows to add a pop of color.
I don't do a lot of small projects or anything that I would use "accent yarns" for. I am usually looking for a larger amount for bigger projects.
I like reading the comments above though.
I would purchase smaller bit of fancier yarns to add to projects. I work mostly in worsted and bulkier weights.
And, yes, if I loved the sample I'd probably purchase more.
Adrienne
Sorry. I usually buy in bulk. At minimum enough yardage for an adult scarf and hat set.
When my project is finished, I ball what's left, and keep separate for embellishments later on.
Good Luck!
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