I was at JoAnn’s Fabrics and Crafts the other day picking up red ribbon and straight pins for an AIDs walk that I agreed to have the craft club make ribbon pins for, and I took a brief cruise through the yarn isles. Most often I either buy my yarn on-line or at Michael’s, which is much closer to me. JoAnn’s has about twice the amount of yarn and selection than my local Michael’s has, so it’s a treat to get to see so many different types of yarns in person for a change.

During my yarn review, I was able to see some of the new yarns from the Lion Brand Martha Stewart collection. I have been hearing a lot about it on Ravelry, and in fact, someone took some pretty nice photos of her yarns, if you go to this Ravelry.com post.

One of her new yarns that I have been particularly interested in is a hemp blend, 65% cotton and 35% hemp. You can see more about this yarn here on the Lion Brand site. The skeins are 50 grams or 66 yards in size, which I new was pretty small, but boy, howdy! When I saw them in person and then checked the price again – $5+ per skein – let’s just say I’m no longer curious about this yarn. Yawza!

In fact, I found all of this collection to be pretty darn pricey. Now, I am a frugal gal and have not (as yet…maybe this will happen some day) gone over to the “super fabulous and pricey yarn” side of crochet and knitting, so keep this in mind as I pronounce this judgment. Maybe those with finer yarn taste than myself might find this yarn perfectly priced. I just know I will be sticking with Lily’s Sugar and Cream and Lion Brand’s Cotton-Ease for awhile longer when it comes to cotton yarns.