Scheepjes Whirl Gradient Yarn, 3 x 1000 m, Color 786 Dark Grape Squish

Loving this yarn as I create a rainbow mandala my granddaughter requested & about to order one more to make it bigger. The gradient is gorgeous & even the connections of color are really smooth. Currently on my second skein in the photos!

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.

This made a beautiful shawl! I used a 5mm hook, even with this being very thin, maybe fingering weight. But it turned out so pretty!! It was really big, though. I had a little bit leftover even after making a really big shawl. I was very happy with this yarn! I tried the scheepjes yarn first, and I loved it but yarn art is a bit cheaper so I wanted to try that one out too and compare the two. In my opinion, the color transition was smoother on the scheepjes whirl yarn, and I was more of a fan of the feel of the scheepjes I think, but that’s really just personal preference. The scheepjes is 60% cotton/ 40% acrylic, where the yarn art is 55% cotton/ 45% acrylic. The yarn art is a bit softer I think but I preferred the 60/40 blend of the scheepjes slightly more. However, I do absolutely love both of these yarns and I will probably purchase both again. I got the Tangerine Tambourine color in this yarn and orange is not typically a color I go for but I was making this for my sister in law, and orange is her favorite color. Even though I don’t normally care for orange, I think this shawl turned out to be absolutely gorgeous!! In my opinion, it was worth spending the extra money over competitor brands because the quality is really great.

I am absolutely IN LOVE with any and every color of Scheepjes gradient cakes. The color transitions are so nice and much better than other, cheaper, brands. Strand thickness is consistent and I did not find any knots in the transitions. It crochets beautifully! I love to make parasols and it’s my go to yarn for sure!

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 THOUGHT I WAS ORDERING YARN FOR MAKING AFGANS BUT THIS IS REALY CROCHET THREAD. IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL SO I WILL EVENTUALLY FIND SOMETHING TO MAKE BECAUSE IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THREAD.

Great yarn. Just what I needed. Love the color. Perfect light weight yarn for summer clothing.

This is a nice yarn to knit with. The ombré effect is very subtle, very well done. I knit a summer dress for my four year old grand niece and I will have about a quarter of the yarn cake left. I like that it will be machine washable for her parents.

色がきれいで気に入っています。素材はそこまで柔らかくないですが、洗濯機で洗えるので使いやすいです。

No es tan suave como otros tipos que he provado, hice un chal triangular y el color es muy bonito, tiene tres cabos

Produit magnifique, livraison rapide. parfait

While crocheting a shawl, there were two breaks in the yarn which is very frustrating in the middle of a project. Also, the color changes in the yarn are very sloppy. It’s not an issue for the reseller, but the manufacturer (Scheepjees). Not my favourite yarn. Thank you.

とっても綺麗でグラデーションも大好きな色でした