The Facts
- Brand: Lion Brand
- Style: Jiffy
- Color: Grass Green
- Material: 100% Acrylic
- Weight: Bulky
My Take
I did not like working with this yarn at all. First off, I chose this one from the isle of plastic yarns at Wal Mart because it seemed to have the least offensive texture. They had Lion Brand Homespun (which I *gasp* think is rather nice for a 100% Acrylic yarn), but I wanted something smoother for practice since Lion Brand Homespun is not so hot in the stitch definition category. I didn't notice that Jiffy is actually considered a Bulky Weight yarn, and looking at it now it does not seem terribly different from a Worsted Weight. I also didn't notice that this yarn is described as having the look of mohair (how soon would I find out). As I cast on, the yarn already began to "bloom", leaving my with a faux-mo mess. I persisted and made up my fuzzy swatches. The yarn was a pain to work as splitting was a consistant problem on sharp needles and more gently tapered needles. Over all, I felt that everything about working with Lion Brand Jiffy was sloppy and I would not use it for a project (or even for practice again).
Pros
- Large range of solid and multi-colors
- Soft feel (though not as soft as mohair)
- Reasonably looks like mohair (though I don't think it would fool many)
- Widely Available
- Inexpensive
Cons
- Splits and snags easily
- Yarn "blooms" quickly and distorts stitches
- Yarn also sheds rather easily
Will I Purchase it Again? No.
2 comments:
Oh, thank heavens, you came to your senses! And there's another knitter that has seen the light!
Believe me, it didn't take long for that realization. I'm technically a fiber snob myself even before I started knitting. My clothes from my early teens on up had to be just right in terms of materials. I think I even tried convincing my parents that I was allergic to synthetic fibers at one venture of my life. When I started knitting I didn't know that there were companies like KnitPicks and Patternworks that offered good fibers for low prices. I thought for sure I was going to be stuck in acrylic yarn forever (despite my aversion).
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