This is a super quick and fun knit. Knit up in just a few hours. This is not a bulky weight yarn. I would call it a heavy worsted.

For those curious about the yarn, I have a lot to say about it. Some good, some bad.

Pros: The colors are truly AMAZING! The yarn is so soft and luxurious feeling. I do believe the softest yarn I have ever felt. It has a bit of a slip to it that gives it amazing drape. I’m assuming this is related to the nylon content.

Because the colors are so beautiful, it does beg to done in fair isle color work. A single grouping is just enough for a single hat.

Cons: It isn’t spun together very tight or maybe it is, but unwinds itself very easy. Some have complained that the yarn is splitty in nature. I’m not sure that it is splitty as much as it is unwinding from itself. I think this is likely also related to the nylon content. That luxurious drape and softness comes at the cost of it unraveling among its own fibers. This isn’t a huge deal overall, but if you have a lot of stitches to cast on, be aware of this.

While some have complained of the hanks that need to be wound, this isn’t really a problem for me. However, the hanks are very small and hard to fit on a regular swift. Also, the balls on a ball winder are hardly enough to keep it held together. If you don’t already have your swift and winder out or set up, it is probably just as to wind by hand. For a small project this is fine. For a larger project though, you have a lot of work cut out for yourself.

The only issue I have with the hanks is that for the solid colors, those are also in the small pieces. Makes sense for the multi-color, but doesn’t make any sense at all for the solid colors. This is a HUGE flaw in the marketing in my personal opinion. The entire point of having it separated is to control where the color starts and stops. But for a solid color, the crafter can cut it where they need to. There is no reason to give them 5 hanks to wind instead of 1. And - if you are choosing a solid color for solid color work this also means you have 5 times the ends to weave in. Not smart at all. Seriously, I can’t even wrap my head around that one.

Cost: The cost is higher than I would have expected, but being this is at a big box store, there is no reason to pay full prices with sales and coupons, so that is okay to me.

Amount of yarn: I do think the mini hanks could be larger. I would like to see this at least 150 to 175 yarns in total.

Use in hats: The hats look amazing. They are all beautiful, but if you make one and try it on, you will find that they slide off the head very easy. I think this is related to the nylon content again. I’m going to make a larger hat with a cuff using twice the amount of yarn to see if I can combat that because I do think they make a gorgeous hat.

If I didn’t have to work so hard to wind all the little skeins, I would definitely buy some for a larger project like a scarf. The yarn feels so buttery against the skin. But, knowing that I have to wind tiny little hanks instead of hanks large enough to have an impact, I’m a little turned off by it for a larger project. Again, making them larger in size would have corrected that.

I do love the feel of the yarn and the colors. I do think it is work the try. But, I think they need to re-think the packaging on a few levels. For me, if the solid colors were a single skein instead of 5, I would buy those to make a larger project.