Lion Brand Yarn reviewProducts, prices, shipping and returns

What Lion Brand Yarn sells

Lion Brand Yarn sells yarn sorted by weight from 1 – Superfine / Fingering through 7 – Jumbo, and by fibre including acrylic, alpaca, bamboo, cotton, merino, nylon, polyester, rayon and wool. Its collections include Baby, Blanket, Classic, Novelty, Sustainable Stitching, Two of Wands Yarns, LB Collection, Mandala Yarn Family, Feels Like Yarn Family, Wool-Ease Yarn Family and Silk City Fibers. Alongside yarn, the brand lists kits, marketplace patterns, patterns, bundles and tools, plus hooks, needles, weaving and loom knitting equipment, books and magazines, notions and gift cards. Patterns and projects cover accessories, afghans and blankets, bags, cardigans, hats, scarves, shawls, sweaters, toys and more, filtered by skill level from Level 1 – Beginner to Level 5 – Experienced. Mini Yarn Packs sit under a Try Before You Buy section.

Lion Brand Yarn prices

In a catalogue sample of 100 products read from Lion Brand Yarn’s public product list, prices run from 0.99 USD to 9 USD, with a middle price of 5 USD. The pictured items include Safety Craft Eyes (12mm & 18mm) at 0.99 USD, The Poinsettia Appliqué (Crochet) at 4 USD, the Hopscotch Triangle Scarf (Crochet) at 5 USD, the Harvest Throw Blanket (Crochet) at 5.50 USD, AR Workshop® Chunky Knit Yarn at 5.50 USD, the Highland Tartan Plaid Throw (Crochet) at 6.99 USD, the Striped Elf Stocking Cap (Knit) at 8 USD, and Cottino Cotton Merino Blend Yarn and Cover Story™ Posh Twist Yarn at 9.99 USD. The product types in the sample are Kit, Marketplace Pattern, Pattern, Bundle Product and Tools.

Lion Brand Yarn shipping

Lion Brand Yarn ships domestic orders via economy shipping in 3-9 business days based on order amount. The site’s cart message states that a shopper can spend $65 more for free contiguous US shipping, placing the free contiguous US shipping threshold at an order value that reaches that amount. International shipping costs vary by location and service type, and additional fees such as customs, duties and taxes including GST/HST/VAT may apply. The site also directs Canadian visitors to its Canadian website for better pricing and faster shipping, with a currency selector offering CAD, GBP and USD.

Lion Brand Yarn returns

Lion Brand Yarn offers customers the option to return products within sixty (60) days after the product shipment date, excluding certain products that may not be returnable such as final sale products, and all returned products must be unused. The customer is solely responsible for the cost of shipping the returned product, unless Checkout+ was purchased at the time of checkout, in which case return shipping is covered. Refunds take 2 to 3 weeks to be fully processed, and the refund covers only the products returned, not shipping and handling charges. US returns are started through an online returns portal, with a printable return form for packages.

Discounts and offers at Lion Brand Yarn

Lion Brand Yarn’s home page advertises Get Up To 40% Off Select Yarns with an offer end date of 2026-10-15T09:00:00.00-04:00. The site also lists a Clearance section. The home page notes that all clearance items, all Silk City Fibers yarns and all Mini Yarn Packs are excluded from promotions unless otherwise stated. Checkout+ is an optional add-on at checkout that provides free return shipping and package protection, with a same-item replacement at no extra cost if a package is lost, stolen or damaged in transit.

Good to know about Lion Brand Yarn

Lion Brand Yarn’s site includes a Learning Center with how to crochet, how to knit, how to weave, a glossary, a stitch finder, a video finder, yarn label and care guidance, yarn weight classes and how much yarn you need. A Pattern Marketplace and designer pages, such as All About Ami by Stephanie Lau, pair patterns with the brand’s yarns. Orders in the system cannot be edited, and most orders can be cancelled within the first two hours of being placed through the order status page in the customer’s account; orders containing gift cards cannot be cancelled.

What was read

These pages of Lion Brand Yarn’s own website, on 14 October 2026:

• Home page
• Shipping policy
• Returns policy
• About page
• Product list

This page sets out what Lion Brand Yarn offers, from what it publishes about itself. No product was bought or tested.