Softer Feeling Yarn

[boopie]

By accident when making Dad's blanket, I found that Caron Simply Soft yarn is much more softer than Red Heart. My husband was looking for some more Red Heart in the teal green/blue and found some Caron Simply Soft that was the exact same color... and it matched perfectly side by side! I found, though, that Caron is softer.

Are there more 100% acrylic yarns that are soft? And at a reasonable price? The Caron was 6oz and the Red Heart 7oz.

[boopie]

Has anyone tried Herrschner's brand of yarn? I saw they have 8oz med weight for $2.97.

[kayscrochetpatterns]

I love Caron yarn but I do know Red Heart just came out with a line of "love" yarn that is really soft.

[Anaisa]

Caron is softer but I heard the same as Kay, that Red Heart has a softer line too....but I liked caron for my projects....as for Herrschner's brand, I haven't used it....happy crocheting.

[amanda]

I use red heart like most everybody, I have carons simply soft that I bought on sale it was the 1 pound, I really love when I find deals like that 1. The redheart love is really soft and does make a difference on what you are crocheting! When I crochet slippers the softer the yarn the better, even though I have a lot of slippers I made with regular redheart yarn! The redheart with love the colors are a bit different in colors the teal in the regular redheart is lighter than the love redheart! I think the love is also 6oz also that I am not positive and don't know where my love yarn is right at this moment! LOVE YOUR FRIEND MANDA!

[WabashWoman]

I use Red Heart myself and Bernat yarns. We have such limited yarn choices here in Canada. Right now I am using Peaches And Creme cotton yarn for dish cloths. We have a store going out of business and I found it there. They had never carried it before and I tried it as an experiment. I liked it so much that I stocked up before the store closed. We do occasionally get Lion Brand yarn up here, but Red Heart and Bernat are our main choices.

[billieconrad]

I've made some shawls with Bernat baby sport - it is very soft. I usually buy what's on sale; sometimes I find some at Big Lots. They carry Gala and some others however, not all Gala yarns are soft; some are very scratchy. A good way to "feel test" is to put the yarn up to your cheek. I use a lot of Caron Simply Soft because I make hats for Knots of Love. They have a required yarn list to make sure the hats are soft and the Simiply Soft is the one I can get at Walmart.

[tammyc77]

I love the Red Heart Soft - I find it doesn't split as much as the Caron so is easier to work with - they also sell that teal color in the "super soft" size which is pretty economical.

[KathyFuller]

My favorite yarn I've ever used is the Hobby Lobby brand called "I Love This Yarn". I really love it, but it's a bit on the expensive side, I think. It's about $3.99/skein. I try to wait and purchase it when it's on sale, which happens from time to time. Usually it's about a 40% off sale.

[MeerKat]

Boopie" I bought some Hershnners yarn, it isn't near as soft as carons Yarn, but not as scratchy as Red Heart, I love Priemiers Debra Norville Everday Yarn it is so soft in fact I like it better than Carons Yarn, Carons have a tendecy to split when I crochet. But if you want to make a soft afghan Go with Caron's Soft or Priemiers Debra Norville Everday, now I don't know anything about the other Debra Norville's yarns.. Hershnerrs I like making Hats with it and gloves..