As a knitter, I have a yarn stash like you wouldn't believe (unless you're a knitter too).
I have a couple of Squidoo lenses dealing with my passion for knitting: Instarsia Knitting and Knitting for Knit Wits.
My preferred yarn to work with is Red Heart Super Saver brand yarn. It is a worsted weight yarn that comes in a large variety of colors, and keeps it color VERY well with wear. I have sold several sweaters used for dogs, and they get washed frequently, and the dog owners have reported to me how surprised they were to have the colors remain as vibrant as the day they bought the sweater.
Red Heart yarn is produced by Coats & Clark. It comes in a variety of lines of various textures, thicknesses, and softness levels. I usually buy yarn locally from Wal Mart or Hobby Lobby as I need a particular color. Occassionally I will check out eBay for lots of common colors as even with shipping, I can sometimes get a better price per skein that way. I've included a link to current listings available on eBay - its a great way to shop for yarn, especially if you don't have a craft store available locally, or the ones that you do have charge a lot per skein.
I've done very limited work with more speciality yarns, I really like working with this brand of yarn because its durable, vibrant, and gives me a great color pallatte to work with for my buyers.
One great place to purchase your yarn is Joann.com - they are a broad selection of yarn brands, including Red Heart. You can visit their website by clicking one of the logos below, and check out their current promotions and sale items
There are several brands under the "Red Heart" name
You can visit their website by clicking one of the logos below, and check out their current promotions and sale items:
These links are in order by thickness from the thinnest (Fine) to the thickest (Super Bulky)
- Lustersheen
- Fine Yarn
- Hula
- Light Yarn
- Soft Baby
- Light Yarn
- Sport
- Light Yarn
- Baby Econo
- Medium Yarn
- Baby Teri
- Medium Yarn
- Classic
- Medium Yarn
- Fiesta
- Medium Yarn
- Kids
- Medium Yarn
- Ltd McIntosh
- Medium Yarn
- Plush
- Medium Yarn
- Soft Yarn
- Medium Yarn
- Strata
- Medium Yarn
- Super Saver
- Medium Yarn
- Super Saver Economy
- Medium Yarn
- Super Saver Jumbo
- Medium Yarn
- Symphony
- Medium Yarn
- Aztec
- Bulky Yarn
- Casual Cotton Blend
- Bulky Yarn
- Ltd Cupid
- Bulky Yarn
- Easy Tweed
- Bulky Yarn
- Ltd Foxy
- Bulky Yarn
- Ltd Hunny
- Bulky Yarn
- Ltd Kiss
- Bulky Yarn
- Ltd Kooky
- Bulky Yarn
- Baby Clouds
- Super Bulky Yarn
- Ltd Bijou
- Super Bulky Yarn
- Bright and Lofty
- Super Bulky Yarn
- Grande
- Super Bulky Yarn
- Light and Lofty
- Super Bulky Yarn
- Ltd Rag Doll
- Super Bulky Yarn
eBay is a great source for lots of Red Heart Yarn
All of the various sub-brands and styles of yarn are available, and you can get a great discount over your local store!
The listings below will update daily, so bookmark my lens so you can come back and see if the color you need is available!
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byRed Heart not only produces yarn, but the patterns you'll need to create things
I usually look for booklets that offer several different designs in one book - like collections of afghan or sweater designs.
Red Heart Afghans & Crochet Classics
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009) 
Red Heart Yarns Variegated Variety 12 Quick & Easy Afghans (Leisure Arts, Leaflet 2867)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
By Popular Request (Red Heart, Article J.12, Book 350)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Red Heart Baby Crochet (Book 344)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Kitchen Mitts: A Hot-Mitt Menagerie (Red Heart, Article J.14, Book 1416)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Do you craft with Red Heart Yarn too?
You can check out their specials like FREE SHIPPING!
If you didn't find what you wanted at eBay, check out Joann.com and see if they have what you need!
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- Wysiwigs Wysiwigs Mar 15, 2009 @ 3:55 am
- Red Heart is my favorite for afghans! I crochet and I'm pretty sure that the monster yarn stash is a rule whether you knit or crochet ('cause I'm sure following it :o) 5*
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- emilyava emilyava Sep 17, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
- Good lens.
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- youhavegottobekidding youhavegottobekidding Aug 26, 2008 @ 8:22 pm
- Great Lens. I could really see that you have put a lot of hard work and time to your Lens and for that I will give 5 stars to your Great Lens.
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- markbenson markbenson Aug 21, 2008 @ 12:33 am
- Great lens....
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- ebay-grandma ebay-grandma Aug 13, 2008 @ 5:14 pm
- First time I've visited this lens. Great overview of Red Heart Yarn - my favorite to use when I do pick up that crotchet hook.
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