Red Heart Granny Square Crochet Yarn, Aran-Soft Sky, 3-Pack

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.

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 not using it for granny squares but it's versatile and easy to work up. The color is vibrant. Really enjoyable to crochet with. I made some dog hats with it.

No knots, no splitting, excellent value for money, got three skeins for what I would have paid for one skein elsewhere, made a beautiful baby blanket, booties and cap, with yarn left over for a scrapghan

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!

I ordered this yarn because I had heard that it's frustrating to use lol. Here's my experience: personally I can see where people get hung up. The first square I used the recommended hook size and this just confirmed that my tension is a bit tight so I was constantly having to rework a color section and really concentrate on loosening up. The second square I decided to go up a hook size. This square was easy peasy! I didn't have to concentrate on tension at all and the square flew off my hook! So I started another square thinking it was easy street from here on out. Wrong! The next square with the bigger hook was the same result as using the recommended. I kept having so much left over and then on the last row kept running out of the white a few stitches before the end of the square. So yes, even as someone that has been crocheting for over a decade, I too had struggles. I will say, the yarn itself is nice, the colors are bright with very little bleed over or speckling. It's on the softer side for Red Heart so I would totally use this for wearables. The price though is just a bit steep. I would only recommend this for people that are up for the challenge and have a lot of patience for problem solving.

Love this yarn for making granny squares without changing colors.

Loved it! I used it in combination with a cinnamon roll and made a cute baby blanket

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!

Vwey nice yarn 👍🏽

Does what is says, you have to keep your tension level but it’s great yarn and saves all those weaving in ends moments. Be sure to take a look at the u tube videos to get the perfect granny square

excelente, es justo lo que pedi