BERNAT SOFTEE CHUNKY OMBRES YARN (80G/2.8OZ)

I had some of this yarn from a couple of years ago and thought that I would order more to continue make an afghan. I was worried the dye lot would be different and it was fine but the wool is now 11% thicker - so note that if you are using it with old yarn of this type (I think I probably bought the old stuff about 2013). I had been using double thickness and now that was too thick, so I had to undo and go with single thickness with the new yarn. Anyway, it's a nice colour and although it's only acrylic, I am happy with the result.

Easy to work with.

Made a scarf on size 11 knitting needles. Bought an extra skein later for fringe. Be sure to check dye lot on this yarn. The extra skein was fine for fringe but would not have been fine for adding to the scarf. Yarn itself is not super-soft like some of the 100% acrylics, but it does knit up very well. No strands split as I was knitting (which sometimes happens to me with the super-soft 100% acrylics) and there were no tied knots in the skeins. Excellent yarn.

First I am an absolute beginner at knitting, so I have tried various yarns to see what works good for me. Bernat and more specifically the softee chunky is by far the easiest I have found, plus it has a nice color selection. It knits up nicely and to me is a bargain

As far as acrylic yarn goes. I like using this one. It's not itchy and it's thick and quick. Superbulky 6. Knitting and crochet hook 8mm machine wash and dry. I wouldn't dry it. I just would rather air dry it. The ball has about 99 m on it so it is kind of small. You need a lot of balls. We all need a lot of balls. Lol

We ordered this yarn in order to complete a project. We were pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be from the same dye lot that we had on hand. Anyone who uses yarn will understand the importance of this. The order was shipped to our store promptly and arrived earlier than promised. The project has been successfully finished.

Colour is true but texture is much harder than I thought. Not soft at all. More rope like

It would be easier to order correctly if the name of the yarn colour was displayed in the same way as on the packaging... for example, 'Dad's scarf' I'm thinking its black/green but then there's grey in there too...I wont know if I've picked the right one until I get it home to compare with the kind I'm already using.

Make sure before you buy this yarn you look at the size of the ball, I didn't before I ordered it and when I got it I was surprised that they were smaller than I thought which is not walmarts fault but when I tried to order more I couldn't because it's been out of stock. Sad face

After loving Bernat Bulky yarn, I decided to give this one a go to make a scarf I could work up quickly. The yarn is not as soft as the bulky, and as I got the type that incorporates different colours, the threads separate very easily. As with all the Bernat products though, I find their colour range the best and their price cannot beat.