--- title: Tiffany's Is Selling a $9,000 Ball of Yarn for the Holidays description: In lieu of a necklace or engagement ring, Tiffany's is hoping that customers will spring for a different extravagance this holiday season. canonical: https://time.com/5009534/tiffanys-holiday-ball-of-yarn/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-03T20:16:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:29.387Z og:title: Tiffany's Is Selling a $9,000 Ball of Yarn for the Holidays og:description: The yarn ball is part the company's new Everyday Objects collection og:url: https://time.com/5009534/tiffanys-holiday-ball-of-yarn/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e42ae5442f84c03/6988e487196cf44dee0429ba/tiffanys-ball-of-yarn.jpg?branch=production&width=508&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 508 og:image:height: 286 og:image:alt: Tiffanys-Ball-of-Yarn og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tiffany's Is Selling a $9,000 Ball of Yarn for the Holidays twitter:description: The yarn ball is part the company's new Everyday Objects collection twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e42ae5442f84c03/6988e487196cf44dee0429ba/tiffanys-ball-of-yarn.jpg?branch=production&width=508&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tiffany's Wants to Sell You a $9,000 Ball of Yarn for the Holidays > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 3, 2017 8:16 PM UTC  Grey ball of yarn with a tiara Grey ball of yarn with a tiara Regina Cseh/Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 3, 2017 8:16 PM UTC In lieu of one of their classic necklaces or [engagement rings](http://time.com/money/4984284/sophie-turner-joe-jonas-engagement-ring-price/), [Tiffany’s](http://time.com/4961278/breakfast-at-tiffanys-script/) is hoping that customers will spring for a different extravagance this [holiday season](http://time.com/money/4959474/10-companies-hiring-right-now-for-the-holiday-season-and-how-much-they-pay/) — a [$9,000 ball of yarn](http://www.tiffany.com/accessories/everyday-objects/everyday-objects-ball-of-yarn-60558779). The luxury jewelry company recently debuted a new [Home and Accessories collection](http://www.tiffany.com/accessories) that not only features the lavish knitting accoutrement, but a number of other “ordinary objects made extraordinary” that come with a hefty price tag attached. “The Everyday Objects collection transforms utilitarian items into handcrafted works of art,” Tiffany’s describes its new offering. In addition to the handspun sterling silver yarn ball, the available selection includes pieces such as a [$10,000 bird’s nest](http://www.tiffany.com/accessories/everyday-objects/everyday-objects-birds-nest-60558795), [$1,500 coffee can](http://www.tiffany.com/accessories/vases/everyday-objects-coffee-can-60559112?fromGrid=1&origin=browse&trackpdp=bg&tracktile=new&fromcid=3779727&trackgridpos=2), [$425 protractor](http://www.tiffany.com/accessories/desk/everyday-objects-protractor-60558523) and [$250 crazy straw](http://www.tiffany.com/accessories/barware/everyday-objects-crazy-straw-60559074) with a Tiffany Blue enamel accent “Woven from delicate strands of silver and housing three Tiffany Blue blue porcelain eggs, this whimsical limited edition design was inspired by a 1969 engagement ad from the Tiffany Archives,” the description of the bird’s nest reads. “This piece is one of a limited edition of five handmade in New York in 2017.” Who’s ready to shop? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5009534/tiffanys-holiday-ball-of-yarn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5009534/tiffanys-holiday-ball-of-yarn/"},"headline":"Tiffany's Wants to Sell You a $9,000 Ball of Yarn for the Holidays","datePublished":"2017-11-03T20:16:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:29.387Z","description":"\"Ordinary objects made extraordinary\"","url":"https://time.com/5009534/tiffanys-holiday-ball-of-yarn/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Shopping","holiday shopping"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e42ae5442f84c03/6988e487196cf44dee0429ba/tiffanys-ball-of-yarn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e42ae5442f84c03/6988e487196cf44dee0429ba/tiffanys-ball-of-yarn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tiffanys-Ball-of-Yarn","caption":"Grey ball of yarn with a tiara","creditText":"Regina Cseh/Getty Images/iStockphoto","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5009534/tiffanys-holiday-ball-of-yarn/","name":"Tiffany's Wants to Sell You a $9,000 Ball of Yarn for the Holidays"}}]}] ```