Cotton Select 100% Cotton Yarn, 4 Skein Assorted Color Surprise Package

I purchased 5 4-packs (reds, oranges, purples, greens, and blues) for a garment I’m crocheting. As you can (hopefully!) see from the photo, the colors are beautiful and mix well with each other. The yarn is thinner than advertised (maybe a weight of 1 instead of 2) but it’s perfect for the light, lacy look I want. The background yarn (denim blue from a different company) is actually a 2 weight, and I have no difficulty working them together. I’m using a D hook (3.0 mm), and it’s the perfect size for this yarn. I’m enjoying working with this yarn because of its softness and how smoothly it flows as I’m using it. Also, the cheerful colors don’t hurt! I’m already starting to plan my next garment with this yarn!

This yarn is great! It is so soft that it almost feels buttery. I have not blocked my project yet, and if the softness changes for the worse after blocking, I will update this review. The yarn is on the finer side, but I cannot gauge what size it is. At first inspection, it seems like fingering weight / sock yarn, but when doubled, it becomes worsted, almost chunky. So I am going to say that this is sport / DK weight yarn. (though I am still unsure haha) The colors in the product photos need to be updated, because they are more saturated than depicted. All of the colors seemed earthy from the photos, but they are very much true to color. The yellow is YELLOW. The white is WHITE. And so on. The brown/tan, however, is actually more of a peach. This actually hurt my project because I really needed a brown to ground all of the bright colors. Though I am not dissatisfied with the colors, I think the project would have been much more pleasing to the eye, had I been provided a tan/brown rather than a peach. Overall, I’m satisfied with the products and will continue to use them whenever I have gift knitting that calls for DK weight yarn, because I don’t want to use expensive yarn for something that may not fit or be worn by the recipient. It is a great price for wonderful yarn. I will just have to remember to keep in mind that the colors are more saturated than they appear.

Smaller and thinner than I thought

I used these for Amigurumi, crocheted minis. They are just a bit thinner than scheepjes Catona and work much better with my 1.75mm hook. With the 40 pack you get a very nice selection of colors including multiple shades of white/cream/ecru/tan. Doesnt split easily, not much of a sheen. These are good size 50grm balls, not Bon Bons and I received a nice gift of a measuring tape. I would purchase again.

I'm not sure what I expected from the description "sport weight yarn," but this was not it. While the color is nice, it is a very thin yarn; I would almost call it thread instead of yarn. I have ordered 'bulk' yarn like this before so I expected the size of the skeins to be small, but the size of these were decent being there were 4 skeins. Bought it thinking that I would use the yarn to crochet a summer baby onesie, but the texture is not soft enough for babies' skin in my opinion. Its not rough but because the threads are so thin they aren't soft either; VERY stiff yarn, might have to waterblock the project i end up using it for a couple of times to soften the fibers. The description does not say anything about crochet hooks, but it does recommend a 3.25 mm knitting needle which is about the equivalent of a size D crochet hook, but I am not fond of using smaller crochet hooks so I sized up to a size F hook and find that it works with it as well.

Crochets nicely. Great for making chickens and ducks.

I've spent many years of my life knitting and crocheting and have used miles and miles of yarn. Never have I ever had to spend so much time untangling the yarn before I can use it! I was hoping the pink mess in the photo was going to be a fluke but it wasn't. Every single skein has been the same way. The yarn itself is ok, colors are pretty...but it's way too frustrating to ever consider ordering again. I will definitely be ordering a different brand the next time.

I bought this yard to make miniature amigurumi animals and it works great. I get nice tight stitches with this cotton yarn.