Scheepjes Yarn Whirl - Ombré Collection (557- Coral Catastrophe)

I'm a knitter and a crocheter, and I've recently gotten into making crocheted sweaters. The issue I used to have with crocheted garments is the thickness of the resulting fabric. Crocheted fabric is thicker by nature, so you need to use fine yarn to make a moderately fine garment. This yarn is a great weight for spring and fall sweaters, and it comes in a lot of lovely color combinations.I bought this yarn because I was in love with the colorway after seeing a shawl made with it on Instagram. I knew I wanted to make a top-down sweater with a yoke using this yarn because it's a construction I've never done before. I started out with a knit sweater in mind, but it was clear from the cast-on that this yarn and my Chiaogoo needles were not working well together. Whirl is mostly cotton, so it's a little "grabby" on the metal needles I tried, and they're my slickest set. So, I switched to a crocheted yoke sweater pattern, and I've been gloriously happy with the project ever since.Full disclosure to those who are disappointed by joins in their yarn - the way the colors of this yarn are plied together means that there will be multiple joins in every ball, each time a new proportion of colors are blended in. They are relatively minor - just a bit of extra fuzzy texture - but I wouldn't want to have them show on the outside of a garment. I dealt with the joins in crochet by working right up to the join, skipping the fuzzy joined part of the yarn, then working with the yarn after the join. At the same time I worked over the bit of yarn with the join. This little loop was tucked under my stitches and no extra ends to weave in.The joins in this yarn can become a real advantage if you are making a longer garment and working from multiple balls of yarn at once. I know that I need to stop at the next join and work from a different ball when I hit a join. By working with 3 balls at once, I am extending the length of each color repeat and making a smooth, gradual color transition throughout the garment.I was worried about hand fatigue from working with cotton, but I haven't had any issues so far.

I first bought a cake of the Lavenderlicious color and made a shawl for myself from that. It was actually my first crochet project and it came out wonderfully. I loved the fact that the yarn was 1000 meters and you did not have to splice it in yourself. The color changes are very gradual. There are 6 distinct colors in the skein, and the way that they change is 1 or 2 threads at a time, so the change is so subtle that it flows very nice from one color to the next. As you can see in the pictures, one picture shows where one color starts to change into the next, and you can see that the threads change. They have one end and another start, and they are kind of felted in but it is not really noticeable. The pictures with the yellow highlighting shows where the thread changes have been worked in and how it looks in the stitches. The other two pictures are of the finished project and show how gradual the color change is and how great the overall look of the yarn is.The yarn is 6 strand and it is about as thick as embroidery floss, although it is not as glossy or slick. It is very easy to work with and the yarn did not slip or pull. I have had the shawl finished for 10 months and I wear it regularly and it does not have any pills on it. It is in great shape. It has not pulled out of shape or shrunk.I loved working with this one so much that when I finished this project I made a shawl for my daughter-in-law and then one for my mother out of two other colors (both of which are currently not available any longer). I am also getting ready to order another one to make another shawl for myself, as I want one in the Tasty-Nom-Nom color to go with some of my other outfits.I would recommend this yarn to anyone. It will take more yarn than regular yarn, as the butterfly pattern shawl that I did has 16 rows and a border, and some people that used "normal" yarn had the same size shawl with only 7 rows due to the size difference in the yarn. It is also lighter weight than "normal" yarn due to this, so take this into account, however, the 1000 meter cake was sufficient to complete my shawl with very little left over. (My son pointed out that I am wearing a Kilometer of yarn that I crocheted). Projects of course take longer due to the smaller size yarn also, unless this is the size required. I used a size 3.5mm E crochet hook with this yarn.

I am generally not a fan of fingering weight yarn, mostly because I find it difficult to crochet with, but this is so beautiful it has converted me. I’m about to order a third ball because they are so luscious. The picture is a simple granny shawl using a 4mm hook. I’m a substantial human at 6ft and this shawl is big enough to cover my frame so there’s enough yarn in one cake for a shawl. My height means I need shawls to be longer so I normally need more yarn and I was concerned there wouldn’t be enough. The colour transitions are the most beautiful I’ve seen in a yarn, subtle and truly invisible. The yarn is beautifully soft too which is important to me because I’m a sensitive soul when it comes to fabric. Using the 4mm makes the shawl more fluid, for a scarf or other garment you’d most likely need a 3mm so if a small hook doesn’t work for you, this might not be for you. If you pull from the centre it can knot towards the very centre, when I pull from the outside no knots, but I like centre first so I tend towards that and just deal with the knots. Overall I love this yarn, and despite the high price tag it’s a substantial amount of yarn. Oh and the invisible joins they reference are very clever, you get a sort of fluffy bit rather than a knot which when crocheted into the garment is really almost imperceptible. Just in love with this yarn.

Amazing to work wity this thread...( please do not try to do sleeves like I did end break the thread in 2 forceach colour transition to ensure it matches the body), not like one of the similar products wehere you see a little knot to ensure the colour transition to the next but well worth the money!Easy to do top-to-bottom tops/dresses with a raglan and sleeveless and then continue to body or shawls... *****

The colours are vibrant and beautiful, but my goodness sooooo many knots and tangles and twists bthat are fraid...for such an expensive ball i was expecting more....i paid extra to avoid this as its what i got when i brought a cheaper version. definitely.not worth the extra money. gutted as wanted to try one for years and was a massive treat to buy.

The colour of this is gorgeous. It's nice to knit with and is lovely and soft. I've knocked one star off because of the horrible way the colours are joined. It actually mentions on the packaging "Each colour change is carefully tied in an optimum way to ensure the knot can be discretely hidden within your stitches." They are having you on! There is no way to discretely hide it. It looks like a big jumbled mess, is much thicker than a non-joined section, and would definitely show in your finished product. Knowing this I have just been cutting the wool and joining it myself. I've attached a picture to show what I mean. Having said this though, I would still buy this wool again because I love the colour transitions so much.

Scheepjes Whirl Colour 776 Rosewater Cocktail, 1000m Bobbel Cotton with Colour gradient, Threads is a lovely to use yarn which I love to crochet with, it provides a nice light finish which has an added appeal coming from the gradual colour change.It has a very fine texture which means it shows up every stitch you make. Perfect for many garments as the cotton is good quality.I crocheted a shawl using this lovely yarn and it really was a pleasure to work with.I will be buying more of this Scheepjes range as the colours are strong, vibrant and so much more.Happy to recommend.