Lion Brand Yarn Medium-Weight Fishermen’s Wool Yarn for Knitting, Crocheting, and Crafts, Natural, 1 Pack

Love this yarn. Very easy to knit with. Soft, not itchy. Works well for a felting project also!

As someone who prefers working with natural fibers, I really love Lion Brand's Fisherman's Wool. I wont claim it's perfect. It's not uncommon to come across inclusions throughout a given skein, usually pieces of cotton tie or little pieces of plant matter, though I've never encountered anything I couldn't just pick out. The yarn can also be a little on the scratchy side, but even that is minimal, and to be expected given that this is a natural fiber ( I feel obliged to point out that as someone with sensitive skin AND contact dermatitis I have had NO issue crocheting for long periods of times with this yarn - no itchy or chafed hands here! ) That being said, I've never had any issue working with this yarn. I've used it for both weaving and crocheting and really enjoy working with it in both settings. The shawls I've made using this yarn came out SO warm and cozy, and I've gotten so many complements on them. Also my cats seem to love this yarn more than any other I buy and love to rub all over anything I make with it - do with that information what you will!

I purchased two brown and two natural yarns. The natural color is not white. It is yellow. So, keep it in mind when purchase it. In my opinion, it is good quality yarn. Each roll has great length. One roll was enough to knit half of sweater for myself. I small person and wear a small size cloth. It was pleasant to work with this product. The yarn is not extremely soft but it is very warm. I tested this sweater at -17° F. It feels warm and nice! I spend two and half rolls for my sweater (see pics). I wish the manufacture provides more color. However, I will purchase more brown color for my next knitting project. Updates on Mar. 6,2026: I also used the rest of the brown roll yarn for my new hat. I knitted double layer for hat to make it warmer. If you live in state with cold weather and like to knit this yarn for you! Highly Recommend This Product!

I love this yarn! So far I’ve used this brand and color for making two pairs of socks. They seem to get softer each time I wash them. They are wool, so have to be washed by hand. I believe some of the other color options are only partial wool, so read the description carefully. I left a pair on the floor for about a week because I hadn’t had time to wash them. Unfortunately moths ate holes in them. Instead of throwing them away I learned to darn. Now I am wearing them again! Worth the money.

Great for classic Aran cable work and textures. . Consistency, quality and value bring Real Wool possibilities to anyone, you can feel and smell lanolin, which I love. Good for sweaters worn over a shirt, blankets, outerwear, and for me… next to skin works! It will felt. Not super wash treated. Hand wash and block. Tepid water in a sink, tub, tote, a bit of shampoo and conditioner and a soak and rinse without stretching or agitating. Lay out on layered towels, roll up. Walk on it to squeeze out water. Lay out on dry towels and shape it how it should be shaped. Let dry. YouTube it. Easier than it sounds. Very worthwhile. But don’t expect a giftee to succeed in that. This is a good “ToMeForMefromMe” present as my mother says. Yummy wool. Thank you Lion. Probably a good learning yarn. Elastic and comes light colored for easy visibility needed to learn. And economical.

These are high quality however color choices are too limited

Not the best for socks but I love the feel on my feet in the cold pacific NW so I use it. I figure people have been using wool like this for hundreds of years and it serves the purpose which is to keep feet warm even if wet. It tends to felt up and large amount of fuzz after a short while under the pad of the foot and although I love 100% wool socks, I am transitioning over to actual sock yarn due to the felting issue for my light weight summer socks. But I figure if no one can see my fuzzy socks (till I sit down) for 3 seasons of the year up here, LOL!. Knits up fast, with 40 stitches and #3 needle for a fairly dense sock. Good yarn to use for first time sock makers cause it is economical, and knits fast and doesn't tend to "grow" or slip while working like some sock yarns do and it is easy on the hands cause it has natural lanolin in it. I do not notice socks smelling sweaty with the hand washing needed and (NO softener). They just smell like wet wool does when it's wet. DUH! Don't judge me! I smell socks just to make sure they are clean.

I love working with this yarn. I have only used the 100% solid colors though because reviews state that all but one of the tweeds ( maple, I believe -which I can't find) have bits of hard polyester/nylon in them. Although not as tightly would as I like yarn to be, I have not had any colors I have used split at all. The yarn not only works up well, it's actually pretty soft for a 100% wool yarn, and it also felts great as well as takes dye very well. Because it is 100% wool however, I always take any 100% natural animal fiber yarn and place it the warming drawer of my oven and bring it to 130 for an hour or so and then store them in plastic bags after. The heat will ensure there are no moths, larvae or eggs, etc. in them but just to be safe I still bag them after. The only downside to this yarn I can say is the cost here on Amazon. These skeins (solid or tweed) at most run 9.99 just about everywhere else, and occasionally even less when on sale. I purchased these skeins here when they were at 10.00, but now coming back and seeing these and the other Fishermen's yarn costing between 13-18+ dollars per skein is more than I am willing to spend on them. I am not sure why the price got hiked to the point of even nearly doubled? If they drop to 10.00 again I would buy them here, but until then I will buy them elsewhere when needed.

Prachtige wol. Alleen jammer dat ik 2 verschillende verfbaden krijg.

the package arrived with only 1 ball of yarn when I was told 3

Helpful notes to the interested: Careful when washing, tends to felt if over handled or washed in anything but COLD water. However, it you WANT felt, this would be a decent yarn to use, I would imagine. Love this yarn. I have the Oatmeal which is like a linen colour, the original stock (90% wool from India) Birch Tweed (before the redux Birch Tweed (75% wool) which I do not recommend because it has tiny plastic strands in the wool, not good). Last and most recent, this OAK TWEED, which is more cream than brown when it knits up. Very tweed looking, VERY reminiscent of a birch forest. Wool still has that woolly scent of lanolin to it and it is soft (not coarse) to the touch-easily worn next to skin or over thin cotton shirt. COZY, COZY, C O Z Y ! Knit with TWO strands of the OAK TWEED (yep, two balls at the same time) to get a plush and super cozy knitwear garment or item.

Excelente

This is excellent value for money but honestly you need to be a wool lover the yarn is a truly beautiful colour and the weight of the yarn is very versatile but it’s not so soft I bought it and I have yet to find a project to match it because it’s just not soft so sorry to say Lionbrand is my favourite brand but this one is in the too hard basket