Shop Yarn By Weight

Have a crochet or knitting pattern in mind? Ready to cast-on a beautiful natural fiber yarn? Here at The Nifty Knitter, we’ve got all of your luxury yarn needs covered!

Below, you can peruse our entire stock of eco-friendly, natural fiber yarns organized by weight so you can find the perfect yarn for your next crafting project. 

Below, we’ve organized our yarns by weight from finest to bulkiest for you to explore…

lace Weight Yarn

The lightest of them all, lace weight yarns are a 0 out of 7 on the yarn bulkiness scale. Light and airy, but also quite delicate.

Lace weight is the thinnest, lightest type of yarn. It’s used mostly to knit lace shawls and scarves. Consider our very own hand dyed Meeker Street lace weight offering, Wagging Tails Pet Boutique, or Knitting for Olive’s Soft Silk Mohair. Or shop our entire offering of lace weight yarns below.

Fingering weight yarns are super fine. They are a 1 out of 7 on the yarn bulkiness scale - only slightly more bulky than lace weight yarns.

Fingering Weight Yarn

Fingering weight yarns are a super fine yarn weight that includes sock weight yarns. It’s often used to make socks, hats, mittens, and other accessories. Our lovely in-house hand-dyed yarn, Flower Shop, comes in vibrant colorways as does Brooklyn Tweed’s Loft and La Bien Aimee’s Twist Nouveau and Mondim. We offer a number of other fingering weight yarns that may just be the perfect fit for your next project!

Sport weight yarn is fine and includes baby weight yarns. A 2 out of 7 on the yarn bulkiness scale, it's an incredibly versatile weight of yarn.

Sport Weight Yarn

Sport weight yarns are a fine yarn that includes baby weight yarns. It’s an incredibly versatile yarn that’s great for just about anything: cardigans, sweaters, hats, baby blankets, you name it! We love Appalachian Baby Designs’ 100% Organic Cotton Baby Yarn for all baby project but have a lovely selection of other sport weight yarns - including Noro Yarn’s Yakuta -which you can peruse below.

DK Weight Yarn

DK weight yarn is a 3 out of 7 in yarn weight bulkiness, relatively light but slightly bulkier than sport weight yarns.

DK weight yarns include light worsted yarns as well. These are slightly thicker than fine yarns and slightly thinner than medium yarns, which makes them incredibly versatile. They are equally versatile as sport weight yarns - just with a little more heft to them.

In addition to our hand dyed, 100% Merino wool offering, Olives Outerwear, we also carry Cascade Yarns’ Ultra Pima and Brooklyn Tweed’s Arbor along with many other wonderful DK weight yarns for you to enjoy.

Worsted weight yarn is right in the middle - a 4 out of 7 in yarn weight bulkiness.

Worsted Weight Yarn

Worsted weight yarn, including Aran weight yarn, is the most popular medium weight yarn. With a bit more warmth than the other yarn weights, this is the perfect weight yarn to create a cozy sweater from.

With so many great worsted weight yarns to choose from - like the ever-popular Cascade 220, Brooklyn Tweed Shelter, quirky Noro Yarns Ito, our Caffe Latte in vibrant superwash merino, and more - you may have a hard time choosing just one!

Bulky Weight Yarn

Bulky weight yarn is a 6 out of 7 in yarn weight bulkiness, which means it's cozy and works up nice and quick.

Bulky weight yarns, sometimes called chunky yarns, knit up nice and quick. They are perfect for warm hats, dramatic scarves, and delightful blankets and rugs.

From Mecha by Malabrigo to tried-and-true Berroco Chunky Alpaca and beyond, we offer so many beautiful bulky weight yarns to choose from.

Super Bulky Weight Yarn

Super bulky weight yarn is a 7 out of 7 in yarn weight bulkiness, which means it's cozy and works up the fastest of all the yarn weights.

Super bulky weight yarns, sometimes called roving, are the ultimate in instant gratification. Want a fast-finishing project? Pick one that uses super bulky weight yarn and you can easily finish a hat in just a few hours. These yarns are usually single ply and super warm on account of their bulk.

Check out our deliciously pillowy Meeker Street offering, Downy Dreams Mattress Shop, that’s as light and fluffy as it sounds. Dreamy….

Didn’t find the yarn that You’re Looking For?

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