Lion Brand Yarn Fishermen's Wool, Medium-Weight Yarn for Knitting, Crochet, and Crafts, Natural, 1 Pack

Bigger than I had expected so a nice surprise, was quick to arrive and supersoft. Will use it to make dolls hair. Recommend.

Excellent wool great to work with

Lovely and soft

QUICK, WELL PACKAGED DELIVERY AND QUALITY PRODUCT AS ADVERTISED. WOULD USE AGAIN.

Nice big ball would buy again

The quality of the product seems quite good (soft touch and resistent yarn) although the wool is not british. A bit desapointed with the Made in China label but let's see now if it is as good as it seems!

Large ball. Aran weight at least. Softish but SCRATCHY. OK for practicing dye work on. It's a rustic wool.

Perfect.

Yarn quality poor and rough. The yarn splits apart while crocheting, and looks more like crocheting with thin string rather than supposed worsted yarn. It is the first time I purchased Lionbrand yarn and doubt whether I will purchase the brand again.

I bought pure wool by luck at thrift shops over last couple of weeks - several cream balls all different makes ( some Patons, some a mohair wool blend some alpaca wool - all 100% so lucked out! spent less than $10 for all of it !) I am almost finished my aran fairly intricate sweater - just need about two more balls - spent ages choosing and ordered another 'cream' wool because I like the quality in another colour - but the 'cream' was nothing like all the different thrift shop ones - more 'off-white' - looks and feels terrible - undid it and spent over an hour on amazon comparing wools and reviews - went with this one - hugely pleased I did ! honestly so large I can even make a tam o'shanter hat and gloves to match the sweater - best of all it is great quality and does not 'split' when cabling which given the pattern is very important - beautifully soft, I'm hooked ! will buy in other colours too

Made dryer balls with this, in natural color. 100% wool, would buy again!

I had a difficult time finding yarn that is 100% wool in the stores so I decided to look in Amazon and found this one. It worked great for what I needed. I was able to make 3 mid sides dryer balls out of this yarn. What are the benefits of using wool balls in your dryer? *They decrease drying time, saving you money on utility bills. *There are no chemicals in wool dryer balls! *Commercial dryer sheets can be costly, and are thrown away after use. Wool dryer balls can be re-used for years, saving you hundreds of dollars. *Wool dryer balls are perfect for keeping your cloth diapers soft and chemical-free. *Wool dryer balls won't affect the absorbency of your towels, kitchen cloths, or cloth diapers - commercial softeners will. *100% wool dryer balls increase fluffiness and reduce static as dryer loads tumble. *Dryer balls help to soften clothes naturally. *Dryer balls are made from a renewable resource. How do they work? *It's simple. They bounce around in the dryer separating clothes, allowing more hot air to circulate through all the garments. As they tumble, the wool balls fluff your laundry, reduce wrinkles, and basically pummel the laundry to make it softer. *They do so much more than a dryer sheet by pulling moisture out of your clothes so you don't have to run the dryer as long. *The more dryer balls you have in a load, the shorter the drying time will be. Making felted wool dryer balls with yarn: Choosing Your Yarn: *Finding the right yarn is the most critical part of making these wool balls. Look for 100% wool yarn. o Note: Stay away from any wool labeled "superwash" or "machine washable." This type will NOT felt. *If you use a yarn with even the slightest bit of acrylic or other blend, your balls won't felt correctly, if at all. If they are not felted, they will unravel in the dryer and you'll have a stringy mess. You Will Need: *skein of 100% wool yarn (NOT wool labeled "superwash" or "machine washable") *scissors *pantyhose *blunt-tipped needle or crochet hook *string or cotton/acrylic yarn (to secure the wool ball in the pantyhose) Directions: *Begin wrapping your wool yarn around your first two fingers about 10 times. *Pinch the bundle of yarn in the middle and pull off your fingers. o Wrap more yarn around the middle of this bundle. *Wrap yarn around the entire bundle until you have the beginnings of a ball. *Continue wrapping tightly until your ball is the desired size. (I make mine softball-sized to help cut drying time more, but tennis ball or baseball-sized will help save money on yarn.) *Use a blunt-tipped yarn needle or crochet hook to tuck the end of the thread under several layers of yarn. \ Pull it through and cut the end. *Repeat these steps with more yarn until you have 4-6 balls. *Cut the leg off an old pair of pantyhose. Put balls into the toe of the pantyhose, tying tightly in between each one with string, or cotton/acrylic yarn. o Just don't use wool yarn or it will felt around the pantyhose. o Tie off the end. Felting the Dryer Balls: *Throw the entire yarn caterpillar into the wash with towels *Wash in a hot wash cycle with a cold water rinse cycle. *Dry your yarn caterpillar with your laundry using the hottest dryer setting. *Remove balls from pantyhose and check for felting. o Some types of wool yarn will not felt well on the first try. Y o you may need to repeat the washing and drying cycles up to 3 or 4 times. o You'll know felting has occurred when you can gently scrape your fingernail over the ball and strands do not separate. Using your wool dryer balls: *Just throw them in the dryer with your freshly washed clothes, and let them do their work! *For regular loads, use at least 4-6 balls to notice a decrease in drying time. *For large loads, use 6 or more wool balls. *The more you use, the more quickly your clothes will dry. Store your dryer balls in the dryer between uses or display them in a basket in your laundry room. ** Update 3-7-13 ** This yarn is not felting like it's supposed to. Will have to try another brand, maybe go into Hobby Lobby.

In general, I love this yarn. I have been buying it regularly since 2010. I cloth diaper, and this yarn is absolutely unmatched for wool soakers because you get so much for a small price and it's still got the lanolin in it, so you can use it as soon as it comes off the needles. I have bought 16 skeins of this yarn from here on Amazon, I've bought it in the store, and I've had my husband buy it many times. I got my most recent skein, bought by my husband, today. Now, one of my favorite things about this yarn has always been the delightfully sheepy scent, which I assume to be a feature of the raw, virgin, lanolin-containing nature of this yarn. So I opened the plastic baggie my skein was contained in and raised it up to my face and took a deep whiff...and almost gagged it smelled so bad. There's a weird, oily, chemical smell to this. It is the worst-smelling brand new yarn I have ever touched. Understand, I know everything is chemicals. I regularly, happily, buy and use acrylic yarn. I use Super Saver for clothes, OK? I'm not a person who freaks out about microplastics and preservatives and chemicals. But this is the most disgusting scent I've encountered outside of my father's mechanic shop. It's worse than brake cleaner. I don't know if this is the new norm, or if it's just a bad skein. I certainly hope it is the latter! I'm still going to keep this and use it, but now I have to wash it once I'm done knitting and lanolize it, and that is counter to why I buy this yarn. I'll probably buy one more skein, and if that stinks too, I'll have to be done with it, which makes me incredibly sad, because this yarn has been *so* great for *so* long I would happily use no other wool yarn, ever. But I can't deal with this stench.