Lion Brand Shawl in a Cake / Shawl in a Ball Yarn Review
Вставка
- Опубліковано 24 чер 2018
- A quick review of the new Lion Brand Shawl in a Cake yarn. For this review I made one of my favorite patterns, Fortune's Shawlette by MooglyBlog.
Yarn: www.ravelry.com/yarns/library... I used the Half Moon colorway.
Pattern: www.mooglyblog.com/fortunes-s...
Follow me on Instagram and Facebook!
/ experimentsincrafting
/ experimentsincrafting - Навчання та стиль
You really do a great job with these videos. You are informative, clear, and very respectful of people‘s time. Thanks for all the editing work that you put into your sharing of your expertise.
Thank you so much! My goal is to try to get all the information that I would want to know if I was trying to buy yarn online without being able to touch it. As for the videos themselves, my husband does all my filming and editing. He puts a lot of time in to getting editing them length down to something manageable and getting the colors and sound just right and adds in all the little extras like the yarn labels and other graphics. I am glad that it's appreciated!
The absolute best and honest review.
That shawl is absolutely lovely. You really look good in vibrant colors! My sister would love your hair as she is a purple fanatic!
Thank you!
Those colors are so beautiful on you. And I am a huge fan of this yarn. Such deep and vivid colors.
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
I seldom view tutorials (I prefer written patterns by far unless trying a new stitch) but this caught my eye since I just purchased this yarn. I'm tremendously impressed with you and have subscribed. This is something I seldom do. I look forward to seeing othe information and perhaps patterns. Thank you for a great straightforward tutorial and take care 🦋
Love your videos Maggie. Your tutorials are so well done. Keep making these please.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for addressing the worsted-weight labeling and your opinions on it. I came into some of this yarn from someone else and immediately felt like 4 was wrong, and a lot of reviews don't voice an opinion, they just state it as fact. So, thank you!
Thank you for this very informative video. Just bought this yarn at what came out to be $5 / cake. Now I have 3! Yay. Your shawl is lovely.
Thank you! It's one of my favorite patterns! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this review, I just noticed this yarn last time I was in Joann's. Thanks to you I might just buy it. I always seem to make things for other people I would love to make something for myself. Thanks again
It is comes in a huge variety of colors and most of them are really stunning! If you don't have a pattern in mind give this one a go, it's free and it works with it perfectly! Thanks for watching!
Wow!! I love the color combo :)
Thanks, but I can't really take the credit for that it's just one ball of Shawl in a Cake. They have some really awesome colorways! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the heads up on the difference between Lion Brand's opinion of the yarn weight and what it actually is! This is exactly the information I was looking for and couldn't find it on Ravelry.
If you dig around in the comments on the Shawl in a Ball yarn page there are a few people who mention that it doesn't feel like a worsted weight, but that's really about all I could find. There are almost no comments on the Shawl in a Cake yarn page. I know they say it's worsted weight, but I really felt like it was lighter as I worked it up...
This is my first of your videos. I have to say that so far, yours is by far the best of all! Most of the other videos I have seen talk really slow… It’s very hard for me to stay with them. Basically, you come right to the points I am curious about in the first place.
Thank you so much! I will subscribe. 🌟
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the videos and find them helpful! Let me know if there are any topics you'd like to see covered and I'll see what I can do! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
By the way if you look down in the settings you adjust the playback speed so you can watch videos at 1.5x or 2x speed! It might make other videos more bearable (not that I want to steer you away from my channel ;) )
Thanks for the tip! Oh, and “Good Girl“ to you for not wanting to steer me away from your channel!
thanks so much for this review, I just purchased a shawl in a ball and was happy to hear your pointers ;) Donna
Great! I hope they help! Thanks for watching!
I love shawl in a ball,I have made numerous projects with it,always with good results,never had a problem with it.
Well then I think you'll like shawl in a cake, too! I think the biggest issue people had was just the skeins collapsing, so they took that part out of the equation. I don't think they changed anything else based on my experience and reviews I've read. Thanks for watching!
So pleased I found this video. You answered my question about this yarn when you said "light-weight baby blanket". Have subscribed.
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
thank you for your video. Lion Brand has 5 for $10 on with some of these balls in it. I was looking for just such a review.
Your tips are golden, darling :) And that shawl you made looks amazing on you.♡
Thank you for sharing; I bought 2 cakes in the colour, Prism & will be knitting a top with it. Here's wishing you and yours a lovely, fun-filled weekend. #Hugs xx
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching!
Great review! I’m getting this!
Be sure to share what you make with me on Facebook! Thanks for watching!
I agree with everything you said. I've made 4 shawls with this yarn. I used bagoday crochets pattern, "Paradise shawl" as you said, the color changes are beautiful! The pattern does a great job of hiding the fact, that it's a roving yarn.
Thanks for watching!
This video popped up on my UA-cam channel as a suggestion, I am very happy that I decided to watch it. Unfortunately I don't do Instagram so I will just have to see if you pop up again on UA-cam.
If you subscribe and hit the bell you'll get notifications when I post videos! I often do live streams so you'll get those notifications too! I'm also on Facebook if you do that!
Well explained. That is a very nice pattern.
Thank you! Thanks for watching! The patter is from Moogly Blog. It's one of my all-time favorite go-to patterns!
Great review, thank you very much.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Shawl in a ball / cake is definitely my favourite yarn to work with, because of the beautiful colour change. I haven't been able to find the same quality of dyeing in any other brand.
Agreed, it is a really stunning color change for a commercially produced yarn. I've seen similar hand dyed stuff, but no one else (Red Heart/ Bernat/ etc) beats Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball for color changes. Thanks for watching!
Very helpful review.
I'm glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Gotta try this yarn... I love a little halo..
Make sure you share what you make with me on Facebook or Instagram! I'd love to see it!
Wondered about this yarn. I luv shawl in a ball, didnt realize they were the same thing
Yep as far as I can tell it's exactly the same thing, just caked up so that it is easier to use, especially if you work from the outside of the ball to the center. I think they released some new colors with the Shawl in a Cake too! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful!
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
Thank you, I was wondering about the weight.
Can someone make me a Nylan Cat blanket with this please?!?? 😂
Great video!
That would be awesome and sooooo soft!! :) Thanks for watching!
So pretty
Love the cake yarns, but looking for something to do besides shawls or scarfs?
Maybe you could make a throw or a market bag? Or one of those circular vests? It would look cool as it works through the gradient. Thanks for watching!
Your shawl is so beautiful? Which color did you make it in? I was thinking of purchasing the unique unicorn to make a shawl. I was hoping to use it in a virus shawl pattern or just something open. Thank you for the review!😊
This colorway is Half Moon. I also have the Unique Unicorn colorway, but I haven't worked it up yet. I think it would be great for a virus shawl. Thanks for watching!
thanks for the review. I bought this yarn in different colors. I would like to know what stitch did you used in your shawl ? is beautiful.
It's a modified version of the corner to corner pattern. The pattern is called Fortune's Shawlette by Moogly. There is a link to it in the description but you can find it here: (www.mooglyblog.com/fortunes-shawlette/) she also has UA-cam tutorials for this shawl if you don't like written patterns or charts. Thanks for watching!
I just found you and this is very helpful! Thanks! Can I just check, before I start with that patter, that the shawlette that you made uses only one ball of Shawl in a Cake? Or did you use more? Sorry to bug you but this is for my granddaughter...enough said ;)
Nice to find your channel. I assume it’s crochet? When I looked at the “About” section it didn’t tell me much but I enjoyed your video. Love my Shawl in a Cake!
Thank you! The shawl is a crochet pattern from Moogly Blog called Fortune's Shawlette. I'll update the About section with a link. Thanks for watching!
You’re welcome! Love Tamara! She’s awesome! 😀
Hi and thank you. How many cakes do I need for a standard shawl please?
I used just one for this shawl! Thanks for watching!
I want to really thank you for letting us know about the Shawl in a Ball yarn. I have had a bad experience with Mandala yarn-it is really thin, and when I pulled the string from the center, it was a messy funky situation--it got so tangled that one cake had to be thrown out!! So are you saying that this particular yarn gets all tangled up too? I was about to get some Shawl in a Ball, until I came to your informative review. Thank you so much for your helpful review! I don't want another bad experience with this yarn, because it's too costly !
So would you recommend Shawl in a Cake? Can you please tell me how is that better? Thank you again for your time and helpful review! This was a lifesaver! Can I knit with Shawl in a Cake, because I can't crochet.
And so is halo the fuzzy part of the yarn?
That's too bad that you had a bad experience with Mandala yarn. I always work from the outside of the cake if I can so that it unwraps much smoother. If you work from the center your ball will collapse into a mess about halfway through. I think the cake form is much better that shawl in a ball. And yes the halo is the fuzzy/glowy part of the yarn. And yes you can certainly knit with shawl in a cake. I only crochet, but there is nothing about it that wouldn't lend itself to both hobbies! Thanks for watching!
@@ExperimentsinCrafting Yes Ma'am, and thank you for explaining this for me. Your video is wonderful.
@@ExperimentsinCrafting I want to update you on the Mandala yarn-I've learned how to manage it now. I have just one question though...can one shawl be made Rom a cake of the Mandala yarn?
Also, I took the chance to purchase the Shawl in a Ball yarn, and you are right-I did pull the end out from the outside,and that worked very well...now I did mess up on my shawl as it was smaller, but I carefully pulled it apart, and I was able to begin the Shawl again.
Is there a way to rewind the shawl in a ball yarn using a ball winder, so it won’t get all tangled up later? I am new to rewinding yarn, so I didn’t know if it would work for this.
Yeah, you should be able to. I would just take it slowly and try to contain the ball. I'm not sure whether to suggest starting from the inside or outside... the ball is so fragile either way. If you can have someone feed it while you wind I think I'd go with the outside. If not I think I'd pull from the center. Just watch it towards the end--it'll make a mess of itself if you aren't super careful. Thanks for watching!
Experiments in Crafting I wonder if putting it on a spike (carefully) or a thread stand, so it could gently spin while winding it, would make it work better? Or would it be just the same as if I used it straight from the outside of the ball?
Do you recommend starting this yarn from the center pull or from the outside?
I pretty much always work from the outside of the ball because if you work from the center you will reach a point where the ball can't stand up on it's own and will collapse, sometimes into a mess. This yarn doesn't have much structure and has a ton of halo, both of which will make for a mess while untangling. Stranded yarns like Red Heart It's a Wrap Rainbow are also really a bad idea to work from the center, because nothing keeps those strands apart and if they tangle it's going to be a nightmare.
If I really want to start with the inside color I usually rewind my ball so the outside color becomes the inside. If that's not an option for you, and you have to have the inside color be the starting point, then my suggestion is to not travel with that yarn at all. Put it in a yarn bowl ( or a regular bowl) and don't disturb it too much once you get past the half way point. You could also dig through the options at the store and find one where the colors stop and start where you are happier with them.
I wondered about that too..... I wish they put that info on the wrapper !!!!
Hi,
I like this review because I recently got this yarn.. and I’m about to make a shawl from your link... I’m hoping you could tell more about how many skein of this yarn did you use for this shawl? Hopefully it takes me one skein only.. thanks you.
I only used one ball for my shawl. Hope that works for you too! Thanks for watching!
Experiments in Crafting yes definitely.. I have gifts on mind when getting the yarn plus needed a shawl that is good for one ball only .. not hoping to add more yarn .. that’s like spending more money into a lower priced gift..
thank you very much! Be safe and looking forward to seeing more of your reviews
I saw someone else working this yarn from outer edge of cake did you work from center? and was there any issue doing so? nice video I enjoyed!
Sorry for the late response. I must have missed this comment. I prefer to work my cakes from the outside if at all possible. If you work from then center about halfway through the ball starts to collapse on itself and then it can become a tangled mess. If you leave it in a yarn bowl and you don't move it around or take it with you then it's not a big deal, but when you travel with yarn like I do it is a problem. If you work from the outside the ball just gets smaller but you don't pull the center out and the ball doesn't collapse.
@@ExperimentsinCrafting thanks - I ended up doing from the outside! :)
Bonjour, je guide découvrir votre tuto, superbe châle. Pourriez vous me dire où il est possible de se procurer cette magnifique laine ? Je suis en France. Merci beaucoup.
Did you make it with one ball or two???
Just 1!!! It's a surprisingly huge ball of yarn packed into that cake! Thanks for watching!
Can u really make one shawl out of one cake?
Absolutely! The shawl that I am wearing is made from one ball, including the edging! If you want to make a really solid shawl, it's going to either be smaller or you might need a second ball, but for this pattern, which was very lacy it made a pretty good sized shawl. There is quite a bit of yarn packed pretty tight into the cake. Thanks for watching!
Not liking this yarn. To many white spots.
I think that's the cotton portion of the blend and shows up in all the colorways, unfortunately. I thought they worked ok for this project, but there are certainly others I might not want to have them. Thanks for watching!
too many 'ums'
I'm still pretty new at this and get pretty nervous on camera. Some videos are better and some are worse. Thanks for watching anyway!