I would love to be a yarn snob, but a lot of the charity projects I work on require acrylic yarn so the item will be washable and not set off any allergies. I still get picky about which of the acrylic yarns I use when I can. When I made scarves for the Special Olympics, I had to use Red Heart Super Saver, and did not like the feel of it at all. To me, it was rough and sort of plasticy. In the past year, my go-to acrylic yarn has been Caron Simply Soft. Like the name suggests, it has a much better hand feel and it seemed like the projects had better drape to them too.
My local craft store only carries limited colors of it so the other day when I was searching for an olive green to use for an item for Operation Gratitude which sends scarves and hats to the military, I ended up with two skeins of Lion Brand Heartland in a color called “Joshua Tree.” The Heartland colors are all heathers and tweeds, and I liked the depth this gave to the shade.
I started a hat using this, and I really like the way it feels. It is soft and even with only a few rows done, it also seems to have a nice drape to it. It is more pricey than Caron Simply Soft, but I found it on sale, and had a coupon to boot. This is my first adult hat, and I’m hoping it turns out to be the right size. It works from the bottom up, so I keep putting the loop around my head to make sure I’m not making it too small.
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They will love it! It is so nice to work with it! Love the color!
I’m glad I got to try it. It is really nice to work with, and doesn’t split much at all.
The color is very appealing!
All their colors seem to be named after national parks. I’ve found myself thinking this color would make a nice afghan…
That is a beautiful color and an awesome charity to work with.
No matter what your politics, the people in the military are doing something I can’t even imagine volunteering for.
That line of yarn has so many lovely shades! I haven’t tried it yet myself but glad you found it nice to work with. Also, how great doing all that charity yarncrafting!
It really is a beautiful line of yarn. I always end up with the desire to crochet, and not always enough people to give the finished products to, so donating them helps feed my yarn habit.
I do that too! If I have items I’ve made that I don’t have someone to gift them to our they don’t sell, I donate to make room for future makes.