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I bought some Palette DK yarn when I visited hobbycraft last year, because it was such a pretty pink. OK, not a good reason, but I knew I could make a nice baby cardi with just 2 balls at 99p each

Well, I cast on and did 14 rows of my pattern last night, then had to frog it because it was just awful It seems more like 4ply when you start to use it
I really didn't like the loose fabric it was producing on the recommended 4mm needles, and as I'm making the smallest size cardigan, I don't want to go down a needle size and make the garment too small.

I started again in Robin DK, which seems lots thicker, and is giving me a lovely soft feel too.

I'll try the Palette for a lacy blanket / shawl as I have over 600 yds. Too pretty to throw away

I wouldn't buy this again, especially as I have 2 LYS where I can buy 6 x 100g balls of DK acrylic for £5.00
I'm a yarn snob at times, but acrylic definitely has it's place in my world

Linda

I bought three skeins of this myself, and i seriously wish i hadn't. They are definitely lovely colours, but they are really bad quality in my opinion, and feel very rough to the touch! When i tried making a center-pull the yarn came out rather frayed and horrible, and i had to waste a few yards of it. Then when i actually tried using it, it was really thin and made me wonder if it was actually DK i'd bought!

The colours were what attracted me to the yarn as i thought they would look nice in my blanket, but i was mistaken.

I have also used some of the vintage.. looked great in a new ball! but never again! lots of knotty joins, frayed sections, poor quality in my view also and I didnt remember it being especially cheap either from Hobbycraft Dec09. But then it is made in China.. vintage smintage.

Thanks for the information ladies.

i bought some palette a year or so ago and returned it to hobbycraft for a refund, due mostly to lots of knots and general rubbish quality. i had my receipt and they took it back with no trouble.