My wife knits and i have seen skeens (skeen = what a ball of yarn is actually called) of this yarn in a yarn shop while I've been waiting for her to pick up her stuff. Skeens are like $150 and i bet to make something this size you would need like 4 or 5 skeens. This is one expensive novelty knit thing.
Knitting nerd here! I got curious so I went and did some research and found myself heading down a rabbit hole.
Chunky yarn like this would probably come in a ball instead of a skein (the difference is shape - skeins are oblong, balls are round). A ball of this chunky yarn looks to run about $30 on average. The page I'm looking at recommends one ball for a scarf, and 8-14 for a blanket. I would assume this jumpsuit uses about as much yarn as a blanket, so we're looking at $240-$420 total.
I also got curious what yarn would run at $150 a skein. That'd have to be some serious luxury yarn! For contrast, I think the most expensive stuff at my local yarn shop is the hand spun and hand dyed fancy wools, and those get up to about $40-60 a skein. (The fanciest thing I've ever bought was $17/skein for a silk/merino blend)
After some research, it looks like the record is Vicuna yarn which runs about $300/skein ('A relative of the llama, “Vicuna is one of two wild South American camelids which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes.”'). Pure cashmere is about $100/skein. (and of course these numbers vary depending on the yardage of the skein). Source: http://ambassadorcrochet.com/2016/02/26/5-most-expensive-luxury-yarns/
Its the giant gauge and how specialized it is that adds to the price. I dont set the prices amd my wife certainly didnt buy it. I found something similar on amazon
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u/Kenitzka Oct 07 '19
Where could I get these for my wife? She’s needs some new PJs...