Independent tools · Clear links
How our shop links work.
The tools calculate what your inputs require. Commercial links do not change the quantities, round up extra purchases or decide the winning offer.
Current link status
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. We are also a LoveCrafts affiliate: buttons marked “Ad” that open LoveCrafts may earn us a commission on what you buy there within 30 days. Links marked “Ad” or “paid link” may earn us a commission. Source links in our guides, and other shop and specification links, are ordinary links unless explicitly labelled.
What we check
We check the named range, ball weight and length against a manufacturer or brand source. A shop listing must identify the relevant product and variant before we add a commercial link. A listing may still change: confirm the shade, number of balls, seller and delivery before buying.
What a link does
A product link opens a retailer’s page in a new tab. In the yarn planner, an “Add to your Amazon basket” button opens Amazon UK with that shade and number of balls ready in your basket, and a “Find this yarn” link opens an Amazon search for the yarn and shade in that row. They send nothing else from your list, and only when you click. None of these links guarantees availability, and you can change or remove anything in the basket. The retailer handles payment, delivery, returns and customer support.
Our picks
Some products are marked “Our pick”, with the reason next to them. We choose picks from each listing’s published specifications, matched to what our guides and calculators need, such as the yarn most of our blanket data uses or a scale precise enough for the grams-to-metres converter. We haven’t handled every product ourselves, and a pick is not a hands-on review.
Measuring what works
Different parts of the site use different Amazon tracking IDs (for example the planner, the guides and the supplies page), so Amazon’s reports show us which pages are useful. This identifies the page, never you.
Prices and ordering
We do not publish live Amazon prices, ratings or stock. Amounts entered in a calculator are your private planning inputs, not retailer quotes. The planner’s Amazon buttons sit beside your results, carry no prices, and are left out when you print your shopping list.
How references are selected
Our small library favours clear label specifications and distinct examples that help explain quantity decisions. It is not a ranking of the best yarns or a complete market catalogue. We do not claim hands-on testing. A commission does not establish yarn suitability or change a calculation.
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