I 100% recommend this yarn! I loved that it was so light weight fingering without being a chainette structure . It’s perfect for scarves . You can knit 2 full Sophie scarves with 1 of these skeins (the large size too)! This color is a very deep hot pink that almost looks red, but it’s actually pink.
I researched several yarn options and finally landed on Ula + Lia, and it did not disappoint. I also noticed that it doesn’t seem to pill easily either, even after I blocked it.
I can’t wait to order more of their yarn in the future !
Thank you Olivia, the scarf looks awesome!
Just finished a sweater in fingering natural camel and it’s gorgeous- beautiful drape, soft, warm. The yarn was a pleasure to work with and represents excellent value. I used other natural color yarns (yak, cashmere, camel) from Ula + Lia as well as some stash yarns in a similar gauge and they are magical together. Also made a couple of hats to test things out!
The sweater is beautiful, thank you for sharing Ashley! Happy to hear you liked working with everything!
Lots of flakes of what I can only assume is dandruff in the fiber. I did expect better quality from such a premium luxury fiber.
Sorry to hear it didn't live up to your expecations. I've sent you an email to hopefully remedy the situation!
I've tried all of ULA+LIA bases. This one is the wooliest (well, it makes sense since it's the one with wool). It is soft with a wooly feel. I believe It would make a long-lasting garment since my swatch test didn't pill at all (and I'm vigorous with my testing). It would also be a great fingering weight to hold with another yarn like a mohair as it would add a nice drape to the garment. The color saturation is also beautiful.
Happy that you've enjoyed all of the yarn bases! Thank you for the review!
I've knit with several cashmere yarns, including the coveted Cardiff cashmere. They are all buttery soft, including ULA+LIA. The difference is that ULA+LIA is a more substantial feeling yarn. In my swatch pilling stress test, I could not get this yarn to pill and it barely even fuzzed. So not only do you have a luxuriously soft garment or accessory, you have something that will last. It was soft straight out of the skein, but after following the instructions for washing in warm soapy water with dish soap, it transformed. It bloomed so beautifully.
Thank you again Jessica!
I had never felt baby camel before buying this yarn, but you can bet I will be coming back for more. This yarn is luxuriously soft and incredibly beautiful. Like the other yarns I've tried from ULA+LIA, it feels sturdy as well, like a yarn that you can make a lasting garment with. I do a stress test with all of my swatches and there was absolutely no sign of pilling, nor is there pilling on my husband's fingerless gloves (he's worn then daily since I made them). It has a very subtle halo. I cannot recommend this yarn highly enough. Be sure to wash as instructed with warm, soapy water as this transforms the yarn from nice to deliciously soft.
Thank you Jessica, glad to hear you're enjoying the yarn!
I picked up several skeins of the yak on Kickstarter, and am just now getting around to knit it into a sweater. Sadly, the pattern I chose had a very loose neck, which doesn’t work for me. And it had cables, which didn’t work with the darkness of the yarn, and I kept changing my mind about features I wanted in the sweater. So I ended up ripping parts of the yoke 7 times. I’ve had wool yarn break down after ripping just a few times. But the yak still looks brand new, and it’s holding its shape beautifully, and it’s so soft and cozy! A total win!
Sorry to hear about all the frogging, but happy that the yarn held up well. Hope you can find another pattern that you're happy with!
I bought this yarn before I even learned to knit, and I think it may have been why I kept learning, even though knitting is difficult for me. Working with the yak, especially, was very satisfying in hand, a "scrumptious" experience. The yarn is springy, squeezy, very forgiving. As a scarf, it's wonderfully warm, allowing me to skip a jacket on cool days. I am very attached to it, like a pet 😆 . I'm glad I didn't have a good idea of the various prices of other brands of yarn, because I would've hesitated. But John's yarn is well worth the price, (particularly when you join the yearly Kickstarter and benefit from the discount). For me, it just doesn't compare to anything else.
I believe the fair & peaceful chain of acquisition, from herder to knitter, is part of what makes the yarn so pleasing. It seems to carry the positive energy, imprint of happy animal life and properly compensated herders all the way to your needle and even around your body.
Thank you Raele, lovely words! That's great you stuck with the craft and that the yarn was worth it in the end. Hopefully many more projects in the future!
Beautiful and shipped super fast!
Thank you! And as always, credit to my mom for getting everything in the mail quickly!
These socks are fantastic, granted they are natural fiber so they will shrink slightly with washing but they stretch right back out without losing elasticity. They are very warm even though they are thin which make them nice for certain shoes. Well worth the money.
Thanks Jake! I'll get at you when I'm home in a month or so to get some goods from your farm again
I was very excited to try this yarn out! I got the two skeins as ordered. It arrived quickly and undamaged. Also, the skeins upon arrive were great. However, I noticed as I untwisted my skeins for I can wash them with the recommended steps on the label, I noticed the blonde yarn was noticeably different. It looks like it as too tightly wounded when spun. So, it has more kinks/twists and no matter how many times I shake or untwist this manually they come right back. In addition, it also affected how it washed. The strands did not expand and/or relax like the other DK skein. Thus impacting the overall feel and drape of the yarn. The brown one is super soft and drapes beautifully! I can’t wait to start working with it. I just wish my blonde one came the same way.
[Update]: The owner addressed the problem promptly and solved the issue with this skein. It ended up a small portion of the yarn was over spun and it wasn’t caught before shipment. He sent me a replacement one swiftly and this one was perfect! The new blonde skein acts and feels just like my initial tan skein and I am excited to use it in the future! I already have a pattern for it.
Sorry about that! Just an area of a skein that got over twisted. I was happy to hear the replacement skein is up to our usual standards!
I've purchased many skeins of UlaLia yarn and have yet to be disappointed by any of them. They are all amazing!
Thank you Kate!
The color and feel of this yarn is amazing. Very pleased with the purchase
Glad to hear you're happy with it, thank you Mary!
Highest quality baby camel! Highly recommend it
Thank you April!
I recently ordered both yak wool and the wool/cashmere socks. I live in a very cold and snowy climate, and this yarn is the best I’ve tried. I am currently wearing a sweater I made out of ULA LIA camel yarn and it’s one of my favorite 2 sweaters. The other is a wool/yak blend sweater also from ULA LIA. I have another on the needles. And some mittens. I guess if you have to have an addiction, you could do worse than ULA LIA.
Thank you for all the support Kate! And for sharing your experiences with the different fibers. Sounds like you're set to take on a cold winter!
Beautifully soft and well prepared! A joy to spin and blend.
Thank you, happy to hear you enjoyed the spinning fiber!
I’m looking forward to knitting with it and may draft something later this week,
Great, I hope you enjoy the project!
I've both at least a hundred different types of socks in my life and these are hands down the comfiest. And they're super warm. However, they don't last very long as holes in the heels develop after maybe 10 or 15 times wearing them. I keep on ordering new ones because they are so comfy. Maybe I will just wear them inside and not try to walk around as much with them. And maybe wear a larger size.
Thank you, I'd say that's a fair review for our socks! I agree there's a bit of a tradeoff as far as warmth+comfort -vs- durability goes. Going up a size could help if you have the extra size to go (I'm a 47 personally but the biggest we make is 45, so not possible for me), but having a bit more material and it not being stretched as much could give you some more life. I still get good wear from them in boots or shoes (and even use them for running on super cold days), but not great indoors or especially directly on carpet. Socks are a bit outside of what we usually focus on, but they turned into a bit of a cult product for us. People either love or hate them, but those that love them can't go without them!
So soft! Wonderful yarn
Thank you Inna! Glad to hear you're enjoying the yarn
First time using this camel yarn, and knitting a hat. I love the natural sand color. The skein was easy to wind, and the yarn is really lovely. I would buy it again.
It looks great, thank you for sharing! Happy to hear you're enjoying the yarn and everything is knitting up well.
I bought this beanie for my husband, and he loves it. It's very soft and stretches easy. Hope it will protect from the wind too.
Lovely gift, I'm happy he likes it! I hope it's coming in handy now with the cooler weather.
I've bought both undyed baby camel yarn as well as moss green baby camel yarn, and my initial impression was that the undyed felt softer initially. After having washed and blocked them both, they're both extremely soft. A couple notes: the moss green seemed to have small bits of debris (seemed like fragments of straw, if I'm guessing), and regarding the directions to soak in hot soapy water, periodically gently swishing or squeezing, at 10-minute intervals until the water runs clear...I gave up on clear water after the eighth or ninth repetition. Not sure why this happened, but neither of these issues diminished my feelings about this yarn, I just may not try that many repetitions with the next project as it was a bit taxing on my body. Sad to see that the moss green color doesn't seem to be on offer next year, as it's my favorite. Thank you to Ula + Lia for making these exotic fibers available at such a reasonable cost. I've ordered twice now and I'm sure I'll be ordering more in the future.
Sorry to hear you had to wash it a bit more than expected! As for the debris, I think you're probably referencing the small amount of guardhair that's left in camel wool. It's not thicker to where it affects the softness, but it doesn't take the dye exactly the same. It's not noticeable in the undyed colors because it's all the same color, but you can see it in the dyed pieces. You mentioned straw, so I'm assuming it's the natural camel color. Camel (and yak wool) do tend to have a lot of organic matter in the wool when harvesting, but it's all removed in the washing and dehairing process. The shawl looks lovely, thank you for sharing!
Beautiful yarn, and I love how transparent this store is as to where the yarn comes from.
Thank you Kevin, I hope your projects go well!
Can't wait to start working with it.
Have fun knitting it up!