Deborah Norville Yarn Review

Deborah Norville Yarn

Review

Serenity - Bulky Weight
(Last Updated 8/25/2010)

I found a beautiful synthetic yarn by Deborah Norville yesterday at Joann's ($3.29 regular price) and decided to try this yarn to make "The Perfect Bath Puff (Pattern Link)". Before I get started, it's only fair to tell you that I'm addicted to fabric and have reviewed fabric quite a bit - this is my first yarn review. Nevertheless, let's get started!
Description:

• Deborah Norville Serenity Chunky Yarn
• 100% acrylic
• Crochet gauge: K-M
• Color: Golden

Pros:

• Because this is a chunky weight yarn, the project worked up much quicker than standard cotton yarn.
• Super soft - doesn't have that plastic feel that some acrylic yarns have.
• Beautiful colors to choose from.
• Machine washable/dryable.
• Yardage is enough to make 2.5 large bath puffs.
• Very little splitting of the yarn when crocheting.
• Light weight when wet and dry.
• Getting help on choosing the right yarn for this project was easy and quick!

Cons:

• After washing 4 times, the yarn frays a bit. However, I took my scissors to it and trimmed off the fraying. Looks like new now.
• While the yarn makes great bath puffs, I have to admit that cotton yarn does work up a better lather. BUT, cotton yarn is much heavier when wet.

Bottom line -- I absolutely love this yarn. It works great as a bath puff, but might even work better for a blanket or sweater. And, it gets softer with every washing. There are several free patterns on the Premier Yarns website, but I have to admit that I'd love to see more free patterns! Deborah Norville yarns are fairly inexpensive and are not in all the stores yet. Because I wanted to make sure I had the right yarn for the job, I sent an email from the web page and got a response the next day -- from Deborah Norville herself! It doesn't get much better than that!

I'll definately be buying this yarn again and adding these bath puffs to my ETSY shop!