Mainstays Chenille Heathered Yarn, 33 yd, Opaline Green, 100% Polyester, Bulky, Pack of 4

I love the feel of this yarn. I read many reviews about it, and people seem to either love it or hate it. I found the secret is in your selection of hook size and tightness of stitch. I am making a Baby Playpad, and chose an 8mm hook(smaller than suggested) and am making the entire project with a HDC stitch. I haven't used a hook this large in…..ever, and it takes some “getting used to”. I made a sample from 2 skeins, washed it in cold water and let it air dry. I found no shrinkage (expected for Polyester), and had no problem with stretching or pulling. I am 5-star pleased with this yarn and have purchased every color. Good luck with your project!!

I had a massive urge to make an amigurumi out of blanket yarn—so I did. It's nice that it's all one strand so it can't split while I'm crocheting. This lil jellyfish I made used up all 4 skeins of yarn (I also did it by hand without a hook, so using a hook probably would've saved yarn), but I'm very happy with the outcome. Will most likely buy more once I get a big enough hook.

I finger crocheted a baby blanket for my granddaughter. Since she is only 8 months-old, I'm not sure what she thought of it but her parents love it. They haven't washed it yet, so I'm not sure how it will hold up in the washer or dryer. I thought it looked really pretty as did my daughter-in-law.

Absolutely love this yarn and the price was amazing!! Made a beautiful warm blanket. Definitely going to repurchase.

This yarn is so soft and machine wash cold water it came out of the washer looking fantastic. I give this 5 stars. Also price is good too.

This yarn is so soft and flexible. I have used a great deal of mainstays brand yarn in the last year. Hand knitting with this yarn was amazing. Even washes well!

I ordered the wrong yarn. I needed the chunky not heathered. This is really pretty with the white running through it; but, unfortunately, this yarn is too thin for my needs.

Definitely for smaller projects! Not for blankets or anything, you end up spending more because the skeins are so small. The picture I attached is what 1 ball of each color looks like. It's soft though and pretty.

This yarn is unusable because it's missing yard so you can see the cord,I checked all skeins and same thing. This is the second time I've bought yarn from this brand and same thing with that bunch of yarn. Needless to say both packages will be going back and I will not bother to buy this brand again. Reason I'm giving it two stars is because its very pretty and soft. So disappointed*again* I looked at all reviews before I bought it and most sounded good with this yarn as well as the other yarn I bought. Green is what it should look like,can't see the white cord like you can with the pink yarn. This is an honest review so others can decide if they want to give it a try.

The yarn I received is much much thinner than advertised. Enclosed is a reference photo, the yarn to the right is an actual 11mm yarn that is “bulky”. 0/10 wouldn't recommend