Retro-Glam Metallic Glossy Sheen Yarn, Jewel-Tone, Extra Soft & Shiny for Knitting and Crocheting, Chainette, Bulk Size 4 Skeins, 1172m/400g, #3 DK Weight/Light Worsted (Electric Blue)

This yarn is soft - I thought the gloss would make it feel straw-like- but no! Crochets like a dream. Colour is saturated and vibrant. Just love this!

I'm a bit of a fiber snob and this is the first synthetic yarn I've bought in a very long time. I just couldn't resist the shininess of it for how reasonable the price was. So, here are some thoughts from a fiber snob.Ply - I would not call this a single-ply yarn as it does on the label. The shiny core (which is the acrylic part of the yarn, I'm assuming) is very much a chainette - it's effectively a woven tube. If you use a small crochet hook, you should be prepared to deal with this yarn being a bit "splitty". Constructing the yarn this way adds weight without adding bulk, which is probably why some other reviewers have complained about it seeming thinner than a DK.Weight - Wrapping the yarn around my hook or squishing a strand between my fingers, it feels like a fingering weight yarn. But without crushing the chainette core and leaving it to bounce up on its own, it does look like a DK. I think it's quite nice that it looks like a thick yarn when it's actually lightweight and very squishy. But I can see it being difficult for beginners to work with because your gauge will feel very off.Texture - Compared to common wool yarn, this definitely feels fuzzier and softer, and it doesn't have the scratchiness that wool can have. I'd compare this to a mohair blend yarn. It feels pretty good, especially for the price.Color - The "olive green" is very vibrant and mossy; I've uploaded a video to show how the it shines under a sunny window and under ceiling lights as well. Playing around with the yarn a bit, the colored fibers haven't shed at all, but I haven't worked with it a ton yet.It's gonna be a while until I get around to working with this yarn but I'm excited. It's a pretty cool yarn.

Retro-Glam yarns are so soft, and the colors are scrumptious. My photo shows the colors Royal Purple, Bright Yellow and Rose Gold (the scarf). I’m making my mother-in-law an autumn themed shaw, and the subtle shine on this yarn is lovely.Do be forewarned that this fine, kinda fuzzy yarn is fiddly to work with - I wouldn’t recommend it for a beginner. It’s stronger than it looks and is very, very difficult to frog. I am not taking stars off for that, because it is the nature of this type of yarn.

I have only just started using this yarn (made myself a test swatch) and am very excited to turn it into a cardigan. It is very soft, and the colour is gorgeous. It's the thinnest yarn I've ever worked with (I'm a new knitter, and have mostly used worsted yarn) so I'm a little scared I'll manage to break it somehow, but that's a me-problem, not a yarn-problem!

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