Our Yarn Gauges
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- Let It Ride
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- Dandy
- Dark Horse
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- Dark Horse
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- Ent
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the Firebird Scarf Kit
Grab everything you need to knit this brand new pattern from local Auckland knitwear designer Black Cat Knit Co! Designed with our Legend yarn and named after one of our iconic colours, Firebird. Legend is a lush mix of Merino, Yak, and Silk - incredibly soft with that silky drape.
make it!
Grab one of our complete kits and give it a go today - good for your mental wellbeing, rewarding, and a lot of fun!
the Cardi Cocoon yarn kit
an exquisite bundle of yarns to complete the Cardi Cocoon
- Broken Pen
- Tusk
- Sandcastle
- +23
DIY that wardrobe!
We love helping you make beautiful things & sharing how fun it is. We're always here to help and cheer you on! Come in anytime, email, DM, join a workshop, register for a first Sunday, or come to our Thursday Maker's Nights. You'll get the hang of it and never look back!
Magic
Magic! What more can I say! Exquisite fibre, beautifully curated with customer service that is quite simply superb. Thanks Les for every first rate thing you do at Prosper ... already planning my next order! Sue C.
Excellent Service
What absolutely wonderful customer service and attention to detail from this awesome New Zealand business as well as great products! Thank you so much Prosper Yarn :) S&S
Perfect Kit Set
So scrumptious!! This gorgeous box held not only the stunning yarn, but a cute pack of stitchmarkers, a wool needle, and the neatest little label! Definitely worth it! Kerryn
Join us in store
Our First Fridays are over for the year, but exciting news: we will have late night every Thursday starting in mid Jan 2024. Great for some after work shopping or join in our free Thursday Night Makers' Group!
Let customers speak for us
from 147 reviewsI know people who get your advent boxes regularly so I got one for myself. Such beautiful yarn, I need to set a reminder for myself to order one for next year, and every year 😌Thank you
Lovely yarn, gorgeous colour
this yarn base has been a dream to work with - incredibly soft, not scratchy and a great ply to make my vest in. love love love!
Our trainer was very knowledgeable, patient and helpful. She went out of her way to accommodate our different abilities and levels. It was nice to see her natural passion and enthusiasm for the craft and also learn about a the business and dying wool. Super cool wool colours to choose from too.
Good soft cosy nz woolly wool
Great to work with even in summer
Scary stitch definition and doesnt seem pilly
Beautiful colour range and doesnt go stripey
Colours seem true to on line pics and skeins are pretty consistent
No nasty blocking surprises - stays where you left it
Definitely epic 😊
Legend Merino Silk Yak
Lovely shine from the silk and I like that the yarn doesn't shed mohair.
I don't mind hand winding the skeins but it's almost therapeutic to have to done in the shop and all you have to do is watch. Recommend 🌟
the fee is $2.50
Absolutely lives up to it’s name- Beaut is so soft and lovely to knit with
Haven’t knitted them yet but colours are beautiful and yarn is so soft. Quick delivery.
Beautiful yarn combo as usual :)
Yet to knit with it, but feels fantastic. Colours lovely, postage very speedy too
Glorious gorgeous yarn to work with
Sweet As is incredibly soft and silky. I bought it to knit socks and then loved it so much that I ended up buying more to make a cardigan. So lovely to knit with. Highly recommend.
I love this yarn. It comes in such a huge range of colours and knits up so beautifully. I highly recommend it.
Answers to Common Questions
Shipping
See our shipping page here.
Returns/Exchanges
We are unable to except returns but we can exchange unused, as new items. We offer a 'no yarn chicken policy' - buy an extra skein just in case, then exchange for new yarn for your next project if you don't need it.
Care
Some of our yarns are gentle machine wash, & some are hand wash only. Each listing will indicate which - but all yarns are dry flat.
We recommend a squeeze of lemon juice in your soak water to maintain the dye bond. We also recommend Eucalan wool wash which you can find here on our website.
Environment
We use professional acid dyes, dye to complete absorbtion, and wash any loose dye from our tools in mason jars. Once the jars are deeply coloured we use them to dye our one of a kind Mason Jar skeins. We keep our dyes out of the water system!
We participate in an international carbon neutral shipping program & and our mailer bags are compostable. We keep our packaging to a minimum, and use compostable or recyclable products whenever possible.
Social
We welcome everyone and respect individuality. We offer a safe and kind environment and do not tolerate discrimination of any kind.
Colourways
Our photographs represent our colours to the best of our abilities. Everyone's screens will interpret colours differently. If this is a concern, drop us an email or a text to discuss your needs.
We dye with artistic intention and attitude. Repeating each colourway with 'match the photo' exact precision isn't in our wheelhouse. We do have detailed recipes but use measuring spoons instead of jewellers scales.
Dyes vary, expecially since Covid forever changed shipping logistics. Even though we buy the same colours from the same vendor - the colour may be different, and this is out of our control.
For these reasons we always suggest you double check the quantity of yarn needed for your project.