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Use the Lion Brand Fishermen's Wool to knit garments for skiing and fishing trips as the fisherman's wool keeps you warm and is also water-resistant. The yarn is also ideal to make thick slippers, bags and creative home decor accessories like placemats and throws. Ideal for dyeing in vibrant colors, this versatile yarn is a great choice to use in different kinds of craft projects.
- Brand: Lion Brand
- Composition: Solids: 100% wool; Tweeds: 90% wool, 7% acrylic, 3% rayon
- Weight Category: 4
- Weight: Solids 8 oz, 348 yds Tweeds are 6 oz
- Knit Gauge: 4 in = 16 stitches on size 9 needles
- Recommended Crochet Hook Size: H8
- Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry
- The manufacturer will try to match dye lots but it is not guaranteed
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Valid 5/1 - 5/31 for U.S. orders only
Rated 5 out of
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Abigail from
Great price for quality and quantity!
I love how pure and affordable this wool is! I've done quite a bit of shopping for good quality and quantity and this is the best I've seen!
Date published: 2020-01-05
Rated 5 out of
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J A G from
A GOOD BUY
This wool is a good weight and easy to work. If you want 100% virgin wool, be careful which color skein you order. The Nature's Brown and Oatmeal colors are 100% Wool and a great buy; however, the Birch Tweed is 78% Wool, 13% Acrylic, and 9% Rayon.
Date published: 2019-12-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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Passing Fancy Crochet from
love this wool
I love this yarn. Wool is a little itchy to me but I'm excited to make this into a sweater as a Christmas gift. It tends to have a few little flaws but it's expected from something natural. And the colors are beautiful.
Date published: 2019-10-27
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Great felting yarn!
I love the brown shades Lion Brand brings with the wool. The yarns felts nicely.
Date published: 2019-10-24
Rated 5 out of
5
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Afghan Knit Lover from
Liover’s Knot Fisherman’s Wool
It’s an easy yarn to work with and the afghan should be warm. Thinking of lining it to prevent potential itching as it is 100 percent wool.
Date published: 2019-10-14
Rated 5 out of
5
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knitting camper from
fishermans yarn a great catch
fast shipping, good price, love using the yarn for specific project
Date published: 2019-10-01
Rated 5 out of
5
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Kathleen from
Fisherman's wool
My all-time favorite yarn is fisherman's wool I'd recommend this yarn always.
Date published: 2019-09-09
Rated 5 out of
5
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Jenn from
A great wool yarn. It is wonderfully warm!!!!!!!!!
Easy to work with, wonderfully warm, doesn’t snag!
Date published: 2019-07-18
Rated 5 out of
5
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JDknits from
Good price
I bought the natural color wool and it knit up nicely. I liked the weight and it blocked very well- great value for price
Date published: 2019-01-19
Rated 4 out of
5
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2Rebbie from
Fisherman's Yarn be careful of Wool Content!
I bought two skeins of this Lion Brand yarn to felt dryer balls and the birch tweed yarn was NOT 100% wool. The other skein I purchased at the same time (brown heather) is 100% wool. Otherwise an excellent product.
Date published: 2018-12-18
Rated 5 out of
5
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Shepersnick from
Nice yarn
I bought 2 colors to make stuffed animals. The yarn was easy to work with and affordable. The cream was quite soft, the darker color a little less so.
Date published: 2018-08-02
Rated 5 out of
5
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Viv71 from
Lion Brand Fishermans Wool
Great wool I am going to try and knit and felt a bag. Price reasonable and fast shipping. Always pleased with Joannes
Date published: 2018-05-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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Knittingal from
Great for sweaters
I am currently knitting a third Aran sweater for my sons. I love knitting with this yarn. Makes up into a beautiful sweater with a nice loft
Date published: 2018-02-18
Rated 5 out of
5
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EileenT from
Great Wool Yarn!
This is my go to wool yarn for many different projects. I have made sweaters and a few blankets. It is consistently a good yarn and felts/fulls in a top loading washing machine really well.
Date published: 2018-01-16
Rated 5 out of
5
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bonnieg from
great product - great value
already used 2skeins to make gifts - wool felted dryer balls.
Date published: 2018-01-13
Rated 5 out of
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Fred from
Love the texture and color
Can't wait to make mittens from this. I hope to get 2 pairs as I have small hands :)
Date published: 2018-01-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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grandma62 from
Great choice for slippers!
I love working with the fisherman's wool product. I knit then felt slippers and use this brand almost exclusively because of the package quantity, price and colors.
Date published: 2018-01-04
Rated 5 out of
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NurseMyrtle from
Great for Making Dryer Balls
I used this 3 years ago to make wool dryer balls. They are still in great shape! Whenever friends ask me how to make them, I always recommend this wool because it has worked so well for me. I was able to make 6, of varying sizes, out of one skein.
Date published: 2017-12-17
Rated 5 out of
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julia from
excellent wool
very nice wool. I use it to make animals. very pleased with it.
Date published: 2017-08-28
Rated 5 out of
5
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Melissa from
I love fishermans wool
I used this yarn for a throw holding oatmeal and the natural color together. My husband fell in love with it and kept trying to cover with it while it was still on the needles. The same day I finished the throw he bought me more yarn so that I could make a king size version of the throw for our bed.
I would consider this yarn a light worsted weight. The yarn softens a bit after its been washed. The oatmeal and natural have 465 yards and is 100 percent wool. I don't know about the other colors as this was my first time using it. This yarn shows cables beautifully, and I didn't have any issues knitting with it.
Date published: 2017-05-17
Rated 5 out of
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Zoey10 from
This is great yarn!
I used this yarn to make a sweater and I love this product
Date published: 2016-10-30
Rated 3 out of
5
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Cassie from
I really tried to love this wool ...
I recently spent some time knitting and crocheting diaper covers. I tried a variety of different wool yarns from the stores in my town. This one had such good reviews, and it was such an excellent value. However, I really don't love products made with this yarn. The yarn is a bit thin for worsted weight, and I had to us a double strand to keep the same gauge. At times, the strand splits more easily than I want it to, making this yarn difficult to work with on small projects. It feels prickly and itchy to me, more so than most other worsted wool yarns. I would never put this yarn on my feet or neck, much less on a baby! I ended up just going back and getting more of a different brand wool yarn instead, even though it was more expensive. I still have some sitting in the back of my yarn stash. Not my favorite by any stretch of the imagination.
Date published: 2016-10-25
Rated 5 out of
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samm from
Great Knitting Wool
Love this yarn! I use it to work up socks, blankets, sweaters, and other warm hand knits. Yes, sometimes it breaks, but it's wool - you can easily rub it back together. Highly recommend!
Date published: 2016-10-06
Rated 5 out of
5
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zinnia from
a perennial favorite
one of my favorite yarns--have used it for many decades.
Date published: 2016-07-11
Rated 5 out of
5
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banderson from
Good, Quality Wool!
About two months ago, my mom and I went shopping at Joann's. She expressed that she wanted me to make her a knitted hat. So I agreed, but told her she would have to choose the yarn she wanted me to use. She said she wanted it made out of wool. So, we went to the yarn aisle and saw this product, Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool. Although there were other wool options and many of them less expensive, we both liked this particular yarn because it was made of 100% pure virgin wool. She chose the color she wanted (which was Nature's Brown) and bought it. I went home and started working on her hat and loved the texture of the wool. It was very nice to knit with and she absolutely loved the finished product! I even had enough wool left over to make her a matching scarf. I would definitely recommend Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool to anyone and would use it again for further projects.
Date published: 2016-04-07
Rated 4 out of
5
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LeticiaT from
Great for felting
I used the natural for a felted hat, Packed down nicely.
Date published: 2016-01-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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Dee_dee_lou from
I love this yarn!
I love this yarn, 100% virgin wool, it's so soft and lightweight yet warm. Unfortunately my store doesn't carry all the colors, but I'm making a sweater (crochet) right now, and it will take just over 2 skeins, as the skeins are big, over 400 yards. It's not itchy at all, and very easy to work with. Since its a natural fiber I can see the slight color variations, as I'm crocheting I can see the small areas of color change, i love it!
Date published: 2016-01-18
Rated 4 out of
5
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scotty95 from
Great For Large Projects
Wanting to knit a fisherman's sweater I decided to go with this wool. Very durable and natural and creates wonderful cables.
Date published: 2016-01-18
Rated 1 out of
5
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Charlene from
Not 100% wool
This color is not 100% wool, but a blend of 78% wool, 13% acrylic and 9% rayon. Please read the packaging. Made a large project to felt, several days to complete, and I wasted all that time and expense because it did not felt correctly . Other colors of this product line have worked perfectly.
Date published: 2016-01-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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sandie from
Lion Brand fishermen"s wool Yarn
I decided to try felting a crochet project which requires 100% wool. Fishermen's wool is reasonabley priced. ( In case it did'nt work.) I made a handbag, a shawl and a large project bag....they all turned out BEAUTIFUL. My friends and family love them and asked me to make projects for them. The wonderful thing about felting handbags is no lining is required. Depending on your project, one or two strands can be used..when using one strand I use an E 3.5 mm. hook which gives it a "fabric like" out come and felting is not required. Can't say enough about why I love this yarn only the natural color of the wool and everything I make turns out better then I planed. :)
Date published: 2016-01-03