Red Heart Granny Square Crochet Yarn, Aran-Soft Sky, 3-Pack | All In One Granny Square Yarn, #4 Medium Worsted Weight 100% Acrylic, Makes Up to 14 Squares, 440 yards, 250g/8.8oz

I can rave about this yarn. The skeins are well spun, no knots, and very easy to unwind. It's 4-ply acrylic yarn. My preference because it washes and dries well. The yarn feels good to the touch. The variegated blue colors are beautiful and look good. I am using it to make another afghan for my king-size bed.

I'm new to crocheting and this was only my second real project. After acquiring this yarn, I read and watched enough reviews of the granny square yarn from people who apparently know what that they're doing that I decided it was probably going to end in frustration if I tried to use it "properly." The reviews were pretty consistent about saying that there's usually a lot of frogging and re-working involved to get the colors to end exactly as they're supposed to when you're trying to use it for making granny squares. So, I just used it to make an simple double-crochet afghan. And I have to admit that I was a little disappointed to learn, as I used the yarn, that the five colors repeat in exactly the same pattern, with the same amount of each throughout. I had hoped that there'd be some variation so that if you were using it for granny squares, the resulting squares wouldn't have to be all identical. But whatever. As for using the yarn as I did for my project: I liked it. I LOVE the colors (actually had a hard time choosing which colorway to get because I think most of them are gorgeous). I found the yarn easy to handle, very little splitting (taking into account that I don't really know what I'm doing yet), makes a nice, fairly soft, stretchy stitch. I would buy it again. My understanding is that acrylic isn't super-soft and I'd say this is NOT super-soft -- probably wouldn't want to wear it as a sweater against my bare skin -- but it's actually pretty nice for an afghan. I did notice that some colors within the colorway some of the colors were consistently more or less bulky or thin than others. I have no idea how the stuff is put together, but it seemed like there were points where I could even see where one color had been attached to the other. I didn't see this as a problem -- changing colors is going to result in joins and they're not always invisible. I'm learning to crochet as a way to relax and just enjoy creating stuff, so I'm not so serious about it that an occasional imperfection in the yarn is going to ruin my project. I actually find a bit of variability and imperfection to add interest to the project. Anyway, as a beginner, I really find no fault with this yarn, for the purposes that I used it for. I very much like the afghan that I made, as does my cat -- had to pry it out from under her, in fact, in order to take the photos (please excuse the cat hair). I doubt that if I do get into making granny squares that I would purchase this yarn for that purpose. I think I'd rather have the control of making a variety of variations on a given color theme, rather than a whole bunch of absolutely identical squares. But I would purchase this yarn again (as well as other "styles" of Red Heart's product line) with no reservations.

Review is long overdue. Used this yarn to make a scarf/shoulder wrap for an 100 year old whose favorite color is blue. He was pleased and would wear on cooler days. The yarn is of good quality and was easy to work with.

Color is fantastic. Worked up gtu

Love this yarn! I am making a long grannie square cardigan and this is a game changer! Minimal weaving of yarn! Once you get the tension right it is easy peezie!

I love the color pattern I got but I will say I definitely had to restart my project a few times to get the right size gauge to get the granny pattern. I ended up using a G hook since I crochet loose. I’m making a cardigan with these squares but probably won’t get this again.still very pretty though. Update I did find a good starburst granny pattern that seems to work with this yarn the best so I probably will get more of the colors now☺️

Thread quality is perfect. Color stayed after washing

Like another reviewer said, rather than making granny squares, I am using this to make a large double-crochet blanket, and it's just perfect! I love the changes of color that make random stripes. I was going to make it all in Soft Sky, but was limited in how many packages I could buy (??!!), so I chose a second colorway that went well with it - Cream - and am alternating them. I'm using a Prym 6 mm hook, slightly larger than the recommended 5.5 mm hook, and it works like a charm. Very occasional splitting on a stitch or two, but I just frog it, smooth the yarn out, and do it again. As with all 100% acrylic, there's a tiny bit of shedding that might make you sneeze, but nothing terrible. It's a lovely weight that's great for cool-weather blanket; it's soft once it's stitched up, and I haven't run into any knots yet. If I do, I'll just snip it, treat it as a color change, and weave the ends in. Big deal. Just because it says "Granny Square" doesn't mean you have to use it for that; ditto for any yarn that is supposed to make a specific pattern, like quilt or heart. Try making an afghan or sweater or anything else and see what you get. Happy stitching!

Super wolle

Estou gostando muito do fio, já fiz 5 quadrados, achei leve e gostoso ao tato! Li avaliações em alemão criticando o fio e fiquei surpresa em dizerem que é duro! Vou fazer uma manta para meu neto!

great wool for the perfect project granny square so easy for a newbie as practises your tension

Parfait

This is so fun for people (like me!) who dread the weaving in of ends. There are many different colour combos available, if you choose a few different with black or white, you could even have a scrappy blanket. It takes a little patience to find the right tension, but once you do, these squares whip up so quickly! As others have noted, the black seems to fall a bit short on each one for me, so I would recommend adding a little extra tension in each side of the final round.