Jul 262 min read

Yarn Review - Wool Ease

Have you used this yarn? I had heard good things about it so thought I would give it a try.

Lion Brand Wool Ease (80% Acrylic, 20% Wool, 197 yards / 180 meters, 3 ounces / 85 grams)

COLORS: Canyon Sunset, Fisherman, Rose Heather, Blush Heather

On the wrapper it suggests using a 6 mm hook. Nope. The yarn is labelled as worsted (#4) weight, I think it's more of an aran weight or light worsted weight yarn. But it seems lately that companies are creating the worsted weight yarn thinner. Does it feel that way to you as well?

After doing the first 2 starting rounds on a beanie I knew I wouldn't be buying this again. My hands are very sensitive to wool and rough yarn. It is only 20% wool, which usually doesn't bother me, but this yarn is not soft and smooth. The items I made will get donated which is fine, but I wouldn't use this yarn to make a gift for someone special.

It does split if you aren't careful. Quite annoying when you are trying to make a textured beanie. Maybe it's the way I crochet.... not sure, but usually I don't have a problem with yarn splitting. It is wound quite loosely, maybe that's the issue.

The colors are a bit like heather yarn, not a solid color. They have many pretty colors. I knew I would be making hats so picked 4 colors I hoped would go together. Also knew it would be a design that wasn't unisex, so went with pinks and the cream color. Usually I'm not a fan of pink, but these are nice pinks.

Here are the hats I made as well as a scarf & cowl set.