This yarn seems like a nonstop game of yarn chicken! 😂

If anybody had told (still knitting) me a year ago that I would sit here watching a 45-minute crochet video, I would have laughed in their face. I don't know how you make these so entertaining, but dammit, I am so entertained!!

When you said "that hurts me" after reading how they make the granny square. I felt that in my soul. I prefer tight looking granny squares so I usually go down a size in hook size AND i like chaining 2 and starting with a magic circle. Ive managed to make it work fortunately. They sell this at jo anns now.

This looked really stressful lol..for me I'd rather just stick with separate skeins, but I'd still buy this yarn for just making multicoloured projects, the colors look fun👌🏽

I ended up using a 6.5mm hook & made my own pattern up to make the yarn work. I also used a magic circle & never chained 6 to start the row. I also used the stacked single crochet.

Watching you do this makes me realize I definitely don't have enough patience for this type of yarn 😂

Your videos and a few other channels have helped me get back into crocheting after having no motivation too after my mom passed earlier in 2023. I apprecaite youtube suggesting me your videos because they help bring smiles to my face :3 Can't wait to see more from you this coming year!

I do crochet granny squares just as they are telling you in the pattern. I just bought the yarn so I will see how it works for me but almost everyone pretty much has trouble with it. Wish me luck 😂. Thanks for your video!

this reminds me of planned pooling, sometimes I would just change my tension of certain stitches to make it work haha, its definitely hard to do, you need like perfect tension throughout to make the colors line up correctly

Props to you for staying so patient with figuring that out! This was really interesting to watch, I'm so down for your long format videos 💖 I could listen to you chat all day while I crochet lol

Pausing at 15 minutes while you argue with the pattern and doubt yourself to say that I read two different patterns and tried a couple other tutorials before I found your Hexagon Sweater tutorial. Your way is the only way that makes sense and I'm loving following along and getting accurate results. Please don't doubt yourself or your way of doing things!!!

Your tension obviously relaxes as you speed along, since the the purple row, so you probably should have sized down a hook at that point on the first square. I think this yarn would be great for beginners using the exact pattern given and learning to control their tension and be consistent. It gives a great visual reference for whether they're being consistent. You're not used to having to follow a granny in a way that you don't normally do plus you magic circle start so it may not be a yarn you'll enjoy. (Just finished watching so wanted to say I'm so glad you kept at it! I agree, it makes very pretty squares and yay no ends except beginning and ending ones! LOL. It does require some inital adjustments but then you can really roll!)

At first I was hating the yarn seeing you struggle in the beginning but at the end it grew on me seeing the mostly white square worked up and hearing you say it definitely got easier the more you went on. I think the scarf idea was cute as well! Loved your video.

It’s amazing how much variation there is for each individual trying to get this yarn to work. I needed to use a 4.5 mm for the center row and then switched to a 5 mm for rounds 2-5. On rounds 4&5 I needed to tighten up my stitches but not so tight that I could go back to a 4.5 mm hook. I made sure that i had 3 inches of the 5 th color to tie off. Each skein gave me 15 blocks. With each block it got easier and I had 30 blocks done in a days time. I hate sewing in ends so this concept is awesome for me and if I can buy it on sale the hassle of tensioning is worth it.

thank you for reviewing this! I feel like you're one of the only crocheters I trust to show me the truth. cant wait to go get some!!

You are so smart! How you crochet so quickly is a mystery to me!

I'm using a 6mm crochet hook, 2 chains in each corner, no chains between clusters, and I start with a magic circle, leaving a 12 inches tail out in the beginning. Works great for me!

I did it like you, but I had a lot of yarn of each left, so I ended slip stitching until I reached the color change because I refused to frog it on my first try 😂 at the end it wasn’t noticeable for me.

I love the idea of this yarn, I'm not a fan of making granny squares with all the ends and carrying around a million balls of yarn so a bit of fiddling with tension sounds like a great tradeoff to have it all in one ball! Can't wait for some colours to come back in stock so I can try it out, thanks for the review!

the neutral colored one reminds me of a sunflower and I would make it into a cute bag

I’m 64 and I am truly enjoying your video. I love the way you do the magic circle. And changing the hook size. So you can teach an old dog new tricks😍🤣

I think it's amazing how many different ways you can do a granny square. I have only ever done the "classic" granny square so want adventure outside of that ❤

I would totally buy this yarn to crochet a straight double crochet blanket or Chevron blanket to see the color transition... Maybe a scarf too😬

I love how every single reviewer throws the instructions out the window and then complains that it doesn’t work.

Come to think of it, I still have 8 skeins of colour pooling yarn I was convinced I was going to master. After about 3 hours, I was ready to set fire to it. I should have known the granny square yarn would be a no go for me lol. I still have it. I will revisit it again some day when I'm feeling particularly sadistic.

I have been making granny squares since I was ten. Some 50 years ago. I used 5.25 hook and two stiches in corners. Yarn seems thick to me. May just be that I just finished a complicated baby afghan. I really like this yarn. Bought all Joanns had left and ordered some. Fun video!

Hi Kelsie! Happy 2024. These types of threads work our patience! My stitch tension varies like this when I'm in a hurry or my hands hurt because it ends up loosening during work! I love crocheting squares for blankets and this has happened a lot. Today I do it more slowly and always measuring one from the other.

I love this yarn! Made a bag and now making a sweater. I use a 5 mm and ch 3 on the corners and ch 1 between .💕

A horrible game of yarn chicken haha. I was also yelling at the screen when you were fighting with the last 2 rows to go back down to the 5.5mm hook. But I also think i wouldn't have the patience like you did, BRAVO and thanks for the fun review ❤

I had similar experience…got better as I went along. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks! ❤

I’m interested to try it, and I’m so glad you showed us your thoughts! I might have to hunt down specific colors, but I think I’m going to try making a couple bags. Excited to see if other brands follow with their own versions!

I haven't tried this yarn, however I agree Red Heart varies in texture unfortunately, when I usually get it, it's pretty scratchy 😭 this idea is pretty cool, but it definitely has a learning curve, it seems.

Toni, I thank you so much for this video. I was seriously thinking of trying this yarn. In theory, it seems like a dream idea. No colour changes, or end weaving. But you know what they say about things seeming too good to be true. I love grannies too, but not keen on their pattern at all, and I like picking my own colour scheme. This yarn might be great for some people, but it's just not for me. The biggest turn off would be the constant pulling out rounds to adjust tension. That would seriously get on my nerves. Again, thank you. You saved me money and hassle. Cheers!

When I saw this yarn I was really excited but also doubtful of how it would work out. Thanks for making this review, I love that you are very honest too! I will try to get my hands on this yarn in the future for sure.

Haven’t tried yet. I think it’s one of those yarn you have to get and try for yourself. Hope you’re having a good night.❤

I am 12 and I have been crocheting for 5 months and when I croshet my tops and scrunches I always watch your video and I love them 😍

I am so excited to try this yarn! I also watch your videos where you review yarn just to make sure it is Kelsie approved ✅✅

I'm interested in seeing how the color pooling looks in a hexagon cardigan!

The crochet crowd has a tutorial on KZfaq for that yarn. You need a 4inch tail when you start. I haven't tried it yet but I think the tutorial should be accurate. Looks like you figured it out. 👍🤗

I was hoping you'd talk about this yarn!

I was on the fence, but you have made me want to at least try it. Thanks for your videos ! Great job. ❤

Love the colorway you tried first. I wanna try it now!

Lovely to hear from you sweetheart. You’ve all been in my thoughts. Glad to hear your husband is doing ok. The yarn is gorgeous ❤❤

Hi, thank you for this video. yes I have used this yarn before and I like it, for borders , accents in any projects. or however you like .

I don’t think I’d use this yarn with the intention of perfect granny squares because I would get frustrated and give up 😭😂 but the colors are beautiful

Thanks for your review! All the other reviews of this yarn only made one square according to the given pattern. Using your pattern on the entire thing is very helpful!

You’ve got the patience of a saint! I would have quit after like 2 times of pulling out and restarting. I haven’t seen anyone yet, follow the instructions on the band and have it come out perfect.

Welcome back and Happy New Year!! Yeah so I do not have the patience to frog and retry, frog and retry…and the anxiety…omg the anxiety I would experience!! So, this yarn is a no-go for me. Thanks for testing it out for us!

This is exactly what TL Yarn Crafts found. Good to have a 2nd opinion on the miss for this yarn.

I’ve only been crocheting about 7 weeks and just got some of this yarn a few days ago. I paint boots/jackets, so as soon as I finish the custom boots I’m working on, I’m going to try the yarn out!! It’s beautiful too!

I feel like this yarn would be great for when/if I teach crochet again My class had issues attaching new colours and also with tension control So this would be helpful for both of those

Welcome back, I haven't tried this yarn yet, but perhaps in the future. I like the pink one, Can't wait to see what you finally make with all of them.

Love those colors!! Got used to watch your vlogs while crocheting, you give me motivation, and inspiration😍 thank you for that!!

I seen alot of people struggle with this yarn but you did it great job ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

So nice the granny square never went out of style and just evolved 😊

Your Virgo is showing in this video and im loving it. Because I myself as a virgo had your same reactions. Like... I love the idea of this yarn but we all do them different. And I asked all your questions and while you were reading the instructions I was like wtf! Lol Us virgos always asking questions, getting discussed and making things harder 😂

Thank you for another awesome video. Never underestimate your talent. ❤

I love this concept yarn ~ once I figured out what worked for me, all the squares came out beautifully 🤗💗🧶💗

This yarn is designed for us that like to live on the edge and literally play yarn chicken in every single row of a project 😂🎉💀👀🦅🦉🐓🐔🐣🐤🐥🐦🦜🦤🦢🦩🦚🦃🦆

❤wow the first person to actually get it done. I want to try it now the beige one

My cheat is that I put in a chain one in the middle of a few clusters. To gain enough yarn to keep the colors together.

I enjoyed your review on this yarn and love your enthusiasm. I was also struggling with my gauge. I went as high as a J hook and did not want to go any higher. My square was very loosey. After frogging the square, I started from scratch. I use an H/8 5 mm hook. I use the magic ring/circle, I use the stacked single crochet (Marlybird’s technique). The way I make my squares, (Sara Sach says: do what works for you), I am very happy with this yarn and yes, I will be buying more of it in the future. We each have our preferences to techniques that we use and I think with small adjustments, it does indeed work out in the end. Review well done.

Great video 😊. Thanks. I just ordered some and I can’t wait till it comes.

Now I want to try this granny square yarn!!!!

Thank you very much for giving this yarn a review. You got me curious and I think I will give. 😊

Thanks for making this video. I've been thinking about buying this yarn, but now I will just stick with weaving in the ends of the different colors it's less stressful.

Although this feels like a constant game of yarn chicken, I REALLY HATE weaving in ends. I love the look of granny squares but I can never commit to making something with them because I can’t get myself to start a project that requires me to weave in that many ends. I wont even make sweaters that aren’t raglan because I don’t want to sew anything together or weave in ends. This seems perfect for me.

i have the same Spongebob hoodie but in black lol. This was very informative, and I would totally consider buying the yarn. Seems like a good value!

I would love to see a blanket made out of all the colorways in this yarn.

38 minutes, Kelsie, before I realized that I'm just sitting here watching! 😂 I'm making 39 flower type squares for a sweater for my daughter, and it feels like its taking too long. Thanks for a great video! You are thoroughly enjoying to watch!

I honestly can't wait to try this yarn! I haven't had the extra funds yet, as well as trying to stash bust before I buy new

I really like the way that second one turned out. ❤

t's a really great review, thank you ❤

Thank you for this thorough review.

So….what you’re telling me is that these yarn companies can most certainly leave a tail out and they *choose* to make me dig out a clump of yarn every single time 😂

I can't wait for you to get the other colors, they are so pretty

Very interesting! I've seen this yarn popping up around and it actually makes me wonder what it would look like used in a project other than a granny square. I might have to try it and yes, it made me want to buy some. I love the blue/pink/black color combo.

I gave the yarn a fair shot. Tried the pattern, tried my usual way, changed hook sizes, etc. it would take less time for me to weave in every round than frog every round. I used it in a scrappy project so at least it won’t go to waste. Thanks for the review.

Happy new year !!! You dont know me but you are my inspiration and I love you and your work

I enjoyed your video.Granny Squares are my favorite and I make them the same way as you, so i will probably be doing the trial and error of getting it right as well. I will be getting the yarn at some point to give it a go.

I like doing things my way. When you said that I was 🤔 thinking the same thing, I hate the fake magic ring

I definitely want to try this yarn

Hi! you are the first to go in depth with this yarn! and I really enjoyed your review ! And the fact you completed all the skeins you bought is awesome 😊Thank you! I enjoyed it! BTW Joann is having a great sale on this Red Heart yarn $6.99 and if you have additional discount coupon, bonus! anyways, cheers!🤗

Wow thst is very imprssive. I am going to go check out your shop. I have to see what you do. Much love from the Ozarks 💕

I love the white one for a sweater ❤

Sooo glad you're "back" ;-)

i had the same problem when i tried the yarn, where the first 2 rounds were loose and the rest i had to work a lot tighter tension :/ but this makes me wanna give it a second attempt!

I actually really like this yarn. I was a little nervous but I’m so happy. It’s like $7.12 at Joann Fabric. I’m thinking I need more lol. I also didn’t even look at the pattern included. I did a ch4 and a sl st then a ch5. No ch in between spaces and ch2 in the corners. And I used a 6mm hook. I had so much fun playing with this!!

Omg that black/purple colourway is the best. I wish we could get this yarn in the UK. :( ❤ Loved this video, so informative. You had so much patience with it at the beginning xx

It’s beautiful, you are so fast!

Love the soft colors... The one that was one skein!

yass kelsie uploaded guys! 🙌🏼

I love how grumpy you get about their instructions! Too funny

i definitely want to try this yarn!! seeing you get it to work out has given me some hope, lol. i'd love to make a sweater out of it since some of the colorways are sooo pretty!

Just bought a skein of the black-hyper violet and watched your video. I’m going to give it a try

It all depends on your tension and hook size etc.. I tried a few different hooks, followed the directions, but I found what worked for me is 5mm hook 2 ch in corners , no ch between clusters. I still have to undo and re adjust my tension sometimes.. and I join the colours with a hdc in the corner, so I start with ch3 and then only do 2 more dc in the corner then 3 in each etc.. I like crocheting more than I like weaving in ends, so undoing a half round or even a full round it’s still better than all the ends 😂 oh and I steam blocked mine ..

Thank you so much for this awesome review! You covered a lot of questions I had about the yarn. I had just bought 1 skein of it to try, since the colors are still low/out of stock. I just wanted to say, thanks for your honesty reaction to the label pattern. 😂😂😂 It was gold! And pretty much my reaction as well! Lol! 3 chains in the corner space, really?!?! This has been super helpful, thanks!

I am so glad you made this video! I love making Granny Squares, they are my go to project! Like you, I do not chain one between my clusters, and I only chain one on my corners. I will not make my squares any other way, I prefer the tighter look of the square. I have been wanting to get this yarn, but I am skeptical about the color changes matching up with the way I crochet my squares. Good to know I can probably make it work if I finagle with the yarn. I hate weaving in ends so much so, I usually only use variegated yarn to make my squares look colorful but no actual yarn changes.

For the granny square yarn I found that if I use the 5.5 and then with the excess yarn I slip stitch until I hit the next color. You can't tell and I never have to worry about running out of yarn with the larger hook.

I am definitely interested in trying it as I usually shy away from granny squares due to all the color changing