Buy yarn you’ll love the FIRST time: The trick to evaluating colors when shopping for yarn online

Have you ever opened a package of beautiful yarn only to discover the color looks nothing like it did on your screen? You're not alone. Product photos are taken under different lighting conditions and every monitor displays colors a little differently. Before you click "Add to Cart," there's a simple way to see what a yarn color looks like in real life. Ravelry's enormous project database lets you browse photos from knitters around the world, giving you a much more realistic idea of how a yarn and colorway will actually appear. Once you know where to look, you'll make better color choices and avoid disappointing surprises.