When we first begin to knit, it can be overwhelming to enter local yarn shops and see how expensive good yarn can cost. Severe sticker shock sends us to big box stores with our coupons to buy cheap yarn that won’t ding our wallets. We try to justify our actions by saying we aren’t ready for more expensive yarn yet.

The problem is cheap yarn simply is not good quality yarn in many cases and if we aren’t careful, we wind up with a stash full of cheap, acrylic garbage that is such a horror to knit, we undermine our project, and suck the joy out of the process of knitting.Is this new to you? Catch up here After buying cheap yarn and trying to master garter stitch, many times a crafter will say, “Knitting is not for me,” and give up.

Some yarn is expensive, but it may help to view it thus: When we dine out and spent 40 on the meal, we can only enjoy it for that hour or two and it’s gone. When we spend 40 on really good yarn, we get many hours of enjoyment from it as we make the project, and even more hours of enjoyment from using the finished project.