10-Pack of Yonkey Monkey Fingering Weight Yarn - 70% Rayon derived from Bamboo, 30% Cotton - Imported - Christmas Green 9064

This is a beautiful shiny bamboo silk blend. The colors are vivid and the yarn is well captured in the photos posted in the store, especially the blow out of the 6-ply strands of the yarn. When I ordered the yarn, I looked at the needle gauge and somehow assumed that I was seeing the crochet hook range. So far I prefer using a 3.0 or 3.5 mm hook with this yarn, which puts it in the weight 2 category, rather than DK which is what I had originally intended to purchase. Working in a finer gauge is hardly a complaint. If you really must, it is alright with a 4.0 mm crochet hook, but the stitches have a non opaque structure regardless of stitch used. The yarn is soft yet very resistant to fray. It will untwine which is a challenge if you are a complete beginner, but it is actually a great yarn to use if you are working on your first project at a finer yarn gauge. It is not the yarn to use in your very first project. (If you are a complete beginner, I would recommend a worsted weight yarn or higher - weight 4 and doing an amigurumi project for crochet.). Otherwise, the qualities of the fiber blend (easy care, soft, bright colors), as well as the relative pricing are a lot to love. I will hug the Monkey Plush friend if I ever have the good fortune to meet one in person.

I have read the reviews of which there are a number complaining about the yarn splitting. That is par for the course when it comes to using bamboo yarn - all bamboo yarn I have ever used splits. I've tried several different brands, and they are all the same. It's just something you get used to when you use bamboo yarn. Another complaint is that it is thinner than described, and I would agree with that although that has not personally been an issue for me with my first project. I will simply adjust my patterns accordingly when working with it in the future. In regards to the final complaint of pilling, I personally have not experienced that yet as I am still working on my project and have not washed it; but I will keep it in mind and use this yarn for projects where a little "fuzz" doesn't matter. For me, I love this yarn - the softness, the drape, the colors - it is all beautiful and a wonderful price for the quantity! I can't wait to buy more of the colors for future projects!! My only potential caveat to this yarn is that I don't know how the color holds up after washing. The answer to that is my only uncertainty. Otherwise, I love it and would highly recommend it to anyone willing to put up with the splitting issues which one has to deal with when working with any bamboo. I will be buying more!

I love the feel of this yarn. Bamboo and cotton work so well together, and are eco friendly. Because of its hygeinic nature it is great for baby afghans. The only drawback is that it splits easily.

This was my first try with bamboo and I doubt I will ever use anything else again. For years I have made baby blankets for each grandchild, and the latest one got the first bamboo blanket. Now all the kids and their moms want one just like it because it so soft and lightweight. One of my daughters asked me to make one for her in King size! Now that would be quite a project! The yarn can be doubled for a faster or larger project and is still very soft and workable, so maybe I will try that. The yarn takes a minute to get used to, but really works up well. The second baby blanket I made took a lot less time and was probably done in less than 2 weeks. It really is soft and has a very lovely feel. Although others have recommended a smaller needle, I used a 5.5 crochet needle and thought it came out perfect. Made the first couple of rows a little harder to keep consistent, but after that it was a breeze. Really, really love this yarn. Have bought it in almost every color they make for various and future projects.

I'm a weaver, not a knitter. The yarn was thin, as other reviewers said, so I doubled up on both warp and weft. The finished product (baby blanket) washed well and was incredibly soft. It drapes beautifully and I really love the feel of it. This yarn was strong enough to hold up to the pressure of the warp, but 2 of the 10 skeins had been pieced together with short ends. There were multiple knots, rendering those skeins nearly useless - knotted yarn, especially a really smooth one like this, comes apart on the loom. And nothing is a bigger disaster in weaving than broken warp threads. I was able to use some of the pieced-together yarn as weft for a pillow I was making for myself; i can tolerate the slubs and bumps of the many knots. But i would never use those for an item I was giving as a gift. Even so, the finished blankets made with the intact skeins were a big hit with babies and new parents alike. I'm ordering more because I love the color, the texture and results from this yarn, and am hoping I get fewer defects.

At first I thought I was going to love this yarn because it is so soft. I've knit and crocheted with other bamboo yarns before so I knew to expect that it might not be the easiest to work with, but I wanted the drape that bamboo provides. Like other bamboo fibers I've used, this has a tendency to split. It is slippery and extra care must be used to ensure stitches don't get dropped because if they do, rows can unravel quickly. This yarn offered nice stitch definition for the intricate pattern that I'm working on. However, I can't recommend it and I fear I'm going to have to rip my progress and start over with a different yarn because this is fuzzing so badly. The lovely stitch definition in the twisted knit ribbing and cables is being lost with the heavy fluff that is starting to cover my work. The amount of yarn for the cost would have been an incredible value is it weren't for this fuzzing. I've never had a bamboo or cotton yarn fuzz like this, making me question the fabric content. It behaves more like a bamboo acrylic blend.

Very thin white yarn. It's soft.

Knitting project. Easy to work with. Soft and lovely color (camel). Received lots of compliments regarding the quality of the yarn as I was knitting. Please have cream, or natural (off white) color yarn as an option.

It is soft yarn, thread is smaller than the look in the picture, suitable using hook 3 mm. During my work, thread tend to split (separate) if not hook properly, May not be suitable for beginners.

The yarn is very beautiful, soft and smooth. Suitable for knitting summer wears. However, yarn is thin and slippery on the needles, so will not recommend for beginner knitters

Very disappointed. It's lovely yarn but out of the 7 balls I've used, 3 of them were full of knots and frayed yarn.

Bad quality, I have crocheting for almost 10 years now and take from me its not worth buying