You can count on Spotlight to provide you with everything you need to complete your creative projects. Many novelty yarns are only suitable for knitting but do not lend themselves to crochet due to the different actions involved. Loopy Mango is the brainchild of Oejong and Anna, two friends who met in New York.
Retailer of Loopy Mangos yarns in Canada at The Knitting Loft in Toronto. Many yarns are dyed in batches, so it is advisable to make sure you buy enough yarn in one go, as buying the same shade later may result in a (usually slight) colour difference. Worldwide shipping on chunky yarn, bulky yarn, unique wool, knitting and crochet supplies. Budget is also a consideration, as you can purchase many great value cheaper yarns, or go for small batch hand-dyed yarns if money is no object.
If you are making a soft summer garment such as a top or shawl, you may want to use cotton or a cotton blend to make the item pleasant to wear in hot weather, while a winter scarf would be better done in a chunky wool or acrylic blend. For instance, baby clothes need to be soft but also washable, so making them from pure wool is not always the best option as it is likely to shrink, and a soft acrylic will do a much better job. That very much depends on what you are making, and what the end product is intended to do. Metallic yarns have small pieces of shiny material woven into them, which creates a shiny or glittery effect. In addition, you will find descriptions such as variegated yarn, which means it changes colour along the strand and creates a multi-coloured effect) - novelty yarn, which can include all kinds of embellishments including long strands, beads, pom-poms, and more, and blended yarns, which may be a combination of two different materials such as cotton and rayon, or wool and acrylic.