Gotta review the bad as well as the good, right? This is really more of a PSA than anything, but I picked up some Caron Simply Soft Boucle near the beginning of December because it looked nifty and fun and it was cheap. I wish I hadn't.

The GoodNot much good to say about this yarn, but I will say that it knits up nice and cushy when you do it in ( Read more... )

Elann's Peruvian Sierra Aran (7.5)

I just got my shipment of this yarn last night, and immediately commenced to knittin'.

The Good Lovely, lovely yarn. Nice sheen, easy to knit with, and the color is gorgeous, though not what I expected. It's very touchable and warm, and lends itself to cables very well. Fairly soft, too--I've heard that ( Read more... )

I recently ordered some Andean Silk to make a psuedo-hufflepuff (a-la-harry potter) scarf, and it was nothing like I expected- it was so much better.

The Good This yarn is amazing. It is as soft as butter- as soft as the Malabrigo Merino Worsted, but NO PILLING. Granted, I haven't worn it much yet, but i've given the yarn a good rubbing when I ( Read more... )

Blue Sky Organic Cotton (Dyed)Over the summer I knit a baby sweater out of the Blue Sky Cotton (the dyed version of Blue Sky Organic Cotton). I went to an LYS with my friend, looking for a washable cotton baby yarn. That particular LYS does not have a great selection of cotton yarns, and my friend persuaded me to buy this yarn since it felt soft in ( Read more... )

Malabrigo worsted weight merino yarn

The Good

• The softest yarn I've ever touched. Seriously. I've fondled everything at my LYS, and this beats out alpaca and cashmere. Soft soft soft soft soft. On a scale of 1-10 for softness, this stuff goes up to 11. Unbelievable.
• Really interesting colorways. I used the Burgundy Dash colorway for the ( Read more... )

I've been using KnitPicks yarns since the beginning of the summer, and the one I've been getting the most experience with is their line of Merino sock Yarns- Sock Garden, Sock Landscape, and Sock Memories. I haven't yet bought any of the Dye Your Own sock weight, but from what I understand it's the same stuff as the other three. If you want to ( Read more... )

I bought this yarn at The Yarn Exchange. I don't know of other online sources for it, though it's been a while since I checked. Regardless, you can go there to see color cards, and if you're thinking of buying some, I highly recommend them. (Great service and fast shipping turnaround.) If you are interested in seeing what it looks like knitted ( Read more... )