ScheepjesScheepjes Whirl 773 Blackcurrant Squeeze Me Yarn - 1x1000m

Was very excited when I found this, love the colors as well as the size for a great price, I placed my order , unfortunately about two weeks later I received a email stating that I have received a refund because they could not ship to me.

I had a manufacturing issue with my whirl, I contacted the seller who was fast to respond and has sorted it out smoothly and quickly. Brilliant company. Love the yarn. Such soft texture and stunning colours.

I'm a knitter and a crocheter, and I've recently gotten into making crocheted sweaters. The issue I used to have with crocheted garments is the thickness of the resulting fabric. Crocheted fabric is thicker by nature, so you need to use fine yarn to make a moderately fine garment. This yarn is a great weight for spring and fall sweaters, and it comes in a lot of lovely color combinations.I bought this yarn because I was in love with the colorway after seeing a shawl made with it on Instagram. I knew I wanted to make a top-down sweater with a yoke using this yarn because it's a construction I've never done before. I started out with a knit sweater in mind, but it was clear from the cast-on that this yarn and my Chiaogoo needles were not working well together. Whirl is mostly cotton, so it's a little "grabby" on the metal needles I tried, and they're my slickest set. So, I switched to a crocheted yoke sweater pattern, and I've been gloriously happy with the project ever since.Full disclosure to those who are disappointed by joins in their yarn - the way the colors of this yarn are plied together means that there will be multiple joins in every ball, each time a new proportion of colors are blended in. They are relatively minor - just a bit of extra fuzzy texture - but I wouldn't want to have them show on the outside of a garment. I dealt with the joins in crochet by working right up to the join, skipping the fuzzy joined part of the yarn, then working with the yarn after the join. At the same time I worked over the bit of yarn with the join. This little loop was tucked under my stitches and no extra ends to weave in.The joins in this yarn can become a real advantage if you are making a longer garment and working from multiple balls of yarn at once. I know that I need to stop at the next join and work from a different ball when I hit a join. By working with 3 balls at once, I am extending the length of each color repeat and making a smooth, gradual color transition throughout the garment.I was worried about hand fatigue from working with cotton, but I haven't had any issues so far.

Lovely colours! Using it to make a shawl and the different colours look fab