I haven’t really written many yarn reviews because I tend to stick to my favorites unless I have a reason to use something else. But my friend bought a skein of Sensations Breeze and asked me to make a hat with it for her.

The wrapper calls it a light weight self patterning yarn. 72% Acrylic, 20% Cotton, 8% Nylon. I think it’s a sock yarn (or very close to that weight anyway). I used two strands held together the whole time and it was about the size of a strand of worsted weight. I used my Pineapple Coconut Skully pattern with it and modified it to be extra long.

My first thoughts were that it looked like Floam and everyone I’ve mentioned it to totally agrees! haha! The texture sorta reminds me of a towel and it’s really super soft!

It was easy to work with and also easy to undo, multiple times even, which is nice if you’re like me and forget your own pattern but are too lazy to get out of your cozy crocheting spot and go look at it. :P

I thought the striping was really pretty. My only gripe was that nearly 3/4 of the way through, while on a purple stripe, one of the strands was suddenly spliced together with a new green strand which totally threw off the striping. So I think the final 1/4 of my hat is slightly less pretty than the beginning. But that’s just me being super picky.

There’s almost 600 yards in a skein so even doubled up, that’s a generous amount and was way more than enough to make my hat. Actually, I’m pretty sure that I could even get a second hat out of it!

Overall, I really liked it and would recommend it if you’d like something with a unique texture! Plus with two strands being the same size as worsted weight, you can really use it with so many different patterns!

I thought it would be fun to start doing yarn reviews and I’m going to kick this off by writing about my favorite worsted weight yarns. I guess I should start off by saying that I’m a little bit of a yarn snob. All that I mean by that is that I won’t use anything scratchy or fuzzy. I’m not a fan of Super Saver or other bargain yarns. I love soft, shiny yarns, but I’m still thrifty about it. None of these are more than $4 per skein but you can often find them on sale for less than $2.

Red Heart Soft Yarn is my absolute favorite worsted weight yarn! It’s soft and shiny, but what gets it to the top of my list is that it’s slightly plumper than the next two yarns I’m about to list. I love the colors that it comes in. Many of them are bold, which I really like. There are even several multi-colors. My only gripe is that the color palette is kinda small. If this yarn came in more colors, I probably wouldn’t use any other yarn!

Caron Simply Soft is one of my favorites because it comes in so many different colors! Plus there are paints, shadows, heathers, etc, in addition to the solid colors! It’s so shiny and soft, and it comes in a larger skein than my other favorites, which makes it the best deal! The only reason that this isn’t my favorite yarn is because it’s a little skinny. If it were a little plumper, it would probably be my #1!

Bernat Satin is also a soft and shiny yarn! It’s very much like Caron Simply Soft in that it’s also slightly skinnier. But it comes in a smaller skein for about the same price. It also has a smaller color palette, which is mostly solids, but also has a few multi-colors. There are a few that I really love (mai tai!). The stores near me seem to carry fewer colors of this than my other favorites so for that reason, I don’t use it much.

Vanna’s Choice is kind of a back up yarn for me. I really really love the color palette! There are so many pretty colors! And I also love that the colors coordinate so well with each other. It’s a nice plump yarn! But it’s not shiny like the others above. I only use this yarn for amigurumi. It’s not overly scratchy or fuzzy, but I don’t like to use it for hats, scarves, etc. I find that it doesn’t really drape quite as nicely as the others above. When I tried a slouchy hat with it, it was just a little too stiff.

That’s all for now! I hope you find this helpful! These are just my most commonly used worsted weight yarns. I have a lot of others that I like (sparkly, bulky, wool, etc), that I’ll be sure to write about in the future!

This yarn bombed tree is so so so pretty!! I wish I had the extra yarn so I could do this to some tree somewhere! :)

I want to drive this!

I constantly search for hand painted yarn on Etsy just so I can drool over the pictures. How pretty is this rainbow yarn? !

I love this idea of planting little succulents in shells! I need to find some big shells so I can try this!

This kinda makes me want a stack of old tires in my yard.

I obsess over a different LED hoop every week. Right now, I like this one!

They’re soooooo cute!! I want a pet raccoon so bad!

I love how this old frame is used to display a camera collection!

Pretty beaded necklace!

I’m really loving gold with bright colors right now! How pretty are these bracelets?!

OMG! Yarn sorted by color! This makes me so happy!

I just realized what a fairy garden is (look it up on pinterest! So many cute ones!) and I totally wanna make one now!

Moss graffiti is kinda genius! ;)

Have you entered my giveaway yet? It ends tonight at midnight! :)

I found all of these with Etsy’s suggested shops feature!

This shop, Specimental, made me go “oooooooh!” so many times!!

These rings are soooo amazing! They’re so unique!

Pretty hand spun yarn! Love the color!

I need one of these for my desk!

Just a short list this week! :)