What is No Dye Lot Yarn?

Those who practice knitting and crocheting as a hobby often buy enough yarn at one time for a complete project. This is because they don’t want to run the risk of buying a particular color, needing more, and finding that the yarn is a slightly different color than what they originally purchased. This happens because yarn is dyed in batches called dye lots. However, some colors are no dye lot yarn, which means they should be the same color from skein to skein, consistently.

Colors are hard to duplicate exactly from batch to batch. Needle workers know this, so they often check the dye lot numbers against each other when purchasing yarn for a project. They need to know that the yarn color will be consistent throughout. This is especially important for projects that are all one color, such as a solid color afghan.

No dye lot yarn is generally sold in basic colors that do not have as much risk of variation from batch to bath. These no dye lot yarn colors include white, beige, navy blue and black. No dye lot yarn is also convenient, because if a crafter runs out of that color, he or she can be sure of getting a color that is very close to the original, without searching through a stock of yarn and looking for the same dye lot number.

No dye lot yarn is exactly like other worsted yarn and can be used for any purpose that dye lot yarn is used for. One good use for it is as practice yarn for beginning crocheters or knitters. Because it does not have a dye lot, it is cheaper to produce, and can therefore be sold more cheaply. This means that if a needle crafter makes a mistake, he or she can simply throw the piece away without losing a great deal of money.

Most discount stores and craft and needlework stores sell no dye lot yarn. No dye lot yarn can also be purchased from needlecraft sites online. A skein of sport weight, worsted acrylic no dye lot yarn retails for about 2 US dollars.

Written by A Kaminsky