Fav yarn for aghans

I think my favour yarn for afghans is Red Heart as I buy it in 454 or

1000 gram balls of yarn.

Darlene (Craftkitten)

cozyhomelife wrote:

Carol and CraftKitten, do you mean the Redheart Super Saver or a different one they have out? I'm making one of it right now, and it is a bit tough, but my sample block softened up quite a bit. The other yarns I'm looking at feel softer, but they also don't seem to have much weight to them, and the sample blocks I made of them feel way too light and I wonder if they would make chilly afghans. But, I'm so inexperienced at all this that I can't say how they will feel finished or after washing - better or even thinner feeling. I liked the way the Bernat Super Value felt better, for softness, but it felt too lightweight, at least in the one pattern I was looking at it for. Also, I've looked at the TLC Essential and it seems too skinny looking as I'm using it. I also notice that the Redheart SS white is more pure white than any other brand, and I'm making a snowflake afghan.

I haven't made a great many afghans, but the nicest, softest one I ever made was crocheted with a Plymouth worsted weight yarn.

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I use Red Heart variegated yarns for the afghans I do for Project Linus.

Hi

The balls of yarn that I am using and have used are both Redheart Supersaver and also Redheart Comfort. I have found that different colours have a different texture. I have also used TLC for some of the afghans that I have used.

I hope this helps you out.

Darlene (Craftkitten)

cozyhomelife wrote:

Pretty much any worsted weight acrylic because the few afghans I've done were for my daughter's family. At that house, everything has to be machine washable and dryable.

I crocheted one afghan using 3 strands of yarn - it was in a forest green and black, and the pattern was wonderful. The afghan looked really good - my son-in-law got that one. You can see it here, however, it's not a great picture:

Wow, 3 strands, that sounds like it would be hard on the wrist and fingers/thumb to pull all that thru! It turned out well though, and a great guy theme! Sure, or gal, but plenty of things are good for gals that guys would not want to be caught under, so guys need something more specific that won't offend their manliness, ha, ha. Thanks for sharing the pic :)

It wasn't that bad, especially since the hook was huge - a P or a Q - don't remember. Needless to say, it didn't really take all that long to make. ;>)

Apparently half the family cuddles under it when watching TV. ;>)

S.

I made an afghan in squares with my sister using Plymouth Encore yarn (worsted weight.) It's 25% wool, 75% acrylic and is machine-washable and -dryable which was important to us. It has a very nice feel and comes in lots of colors.

Alison

Yes, that's the one I used. I gave that afghan to my daughter, and every time I see it, I'm surprised at how soft and cuddly it is. I have some very nice afghans made by my aunt. She always used acrylic, but I'm not sure which brand. However, none as as soft as this afghan made from Plymouth Encore. I have made several all-acrylic blankets for babies, and those were also not as soft.

There's Red Heart, and then there's Red Heart. The new RH Soft is very nice and I'd make a sweater from it. Same with some of the TLC yarns. Essentials would be very nice as an afghan yarn.

sue

I've been trying to think if I've ever seen this Plymouth Encore.... is it one that you have to go to a yarn shop to get. I'm really enjoying everyone's input on this. I made up a sample block and put all kinds or prospective yarns & colors that I had into it and washed and dried it to see if any turned taboo due to pilling or some such. My Redheart SS, TLC Essentials, Jiffy, and Bernat Super Value, all came out of the washer and dryer perfect. The Redheart did come out softer than it went in.

Yes, it may soften up with washing. The RH yarns from years and years ago don't, but the newer ones even feel softer in the skein than those did.

Some Plymouth yarns are carried by some of the Ben Franklin craft stores if you have any near you.

sue

I got it in a yarn store; I had never heard of it before that. My daughter picked it out for its colors. I think I've also seen it sold on the internet.

I washed the afghan before giving it to my daughter, but I couldn't try drying it, as I don't have a dryer. (They're very little used in Italy.)

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Hi all of you! My kitchen is nearly finished, and so am I!! LOL! I think I am ready for some yarn again, and your afghan question made my fingers "tickle" ;-)

I have only made TWO big afghans, so you see, my experiance is not the best!!!!

When I make an afghan, it has to be warm! The one I made for my summerhouse was mostly 80 % acrylic and 20% wool, OK for a Norwegian summer ;-)

one I have made for home and winter,(and which a friend of DH just now have put his foots under, watching soccer at TV) is pure new Norwegian wool.Most of the yarn is superwash, but not all, so I have to wash by hand, but that is OK with me.http://image44.webshots.com/44/7/7/45/356670745BpdWpq_fs.jpgColoures matters a lot to me, and since the acrylic yarn you get here don't have good coloures, I mostly use wool for everything I make (... or cotton)

As you see, I often use yarns which have alike gauge and same material, but they are not alwas same sort, if the coloures are good together. And I do a lot of hand washing! LOL! Aud ;-)

Those are just beautiful. I can't imagine how heavy they must be wet - you must be STRONG! I have a few books that deal with the sampler blocks and hope to make something like that one day. I saw quite a few blocks in yours that I've never seen in any patterns before - really great blocks! Where did you find the patterns (book name/mag/online). EEK! Hope it's not in Norwegian!

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Thank you! LOL! Well I wash things like that in my bath-tube, and just help it to float back and forth in luke warm water and wool detergent, let the water run out, and press most of the rest out, then rinse...NO I do not need to be strong I think... The patterns are from everywhere! I have done search at the net, used sample patterns, patterns from sweaters, wash clothes, and: from Norwegian ( ;-)) knit patterns, But I was stupid enough to NOT take care of them after I had used them, so when I have searched for some of them later, they are gone! If you take your time, you will find plenty on the net! Aud ;-)

Thanks for the answer, it is great how much is online these days. If I were to try to lift a wet afghan out of the tub, they'd probably find me dead underneath it, where it overpowered me! Of course, I really am a weakling, afterall.