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 Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:31 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:06 pm
I'm not a fan of Super Saver at all, it's just too rough for me to use regularly, but it is very durable so it make for great outer bootie soles or dish and mop scrubbies and because of it's lint/dust/pethair magnetizing properties (seems to attract more than any of my other yarns), it makes great Earth friendly reusable Swifer covers.
Everything else in their brand seems fairly standard, no better or worse than say Bernat or Lions Brand.
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:28 am
I think the only really good things about it about it is it's cheep and easy to get a hold of. other wise I have to hunt all over at craft stores (most are at least 2 hours away) or order online. Either way has me having to wait to work on projects.
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:30 am
I don't know if I can make too many comparisons with other yarns considering that it's honestly the only yarn I've gotten the chance to use.
It's the only brand that the nearby bookstore really stocks.
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:44 am
I really think that redheart (speaking almost exclusively about super saver) has it's own place just like any other yarn. I wouldn't use it to knit a sweater but ALL of my best afghans are made from RHSS. It's good for toys and amigurumi because of it's color range and durability, and it's easy to find. I have four or five afghans from my Nana as well that are well over thirty years old and still look as good as the ones I made myself over the last year or two.
That and when you use it for stuff like blankets, a good wash in hot water and a long trip through perm press in the dryer makes it incredibly soft. It "kills" the acrylic fibers and melts them just enough to relax the stitches.
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:31 am
*shrug* It has its uses.
Though I have to admit, it does bug me that pretty much every color is a slightly different weight (orange... actually, I think the shade's called carrot... anyway, that and gold almost seem like practically sport weight, not worsted). And some colors are really scratchy -- but there are a few that are seriously soft to the touch, and I mean the super savers, not the super softs.
Whatever side effects the colors might have, though, there sure are plenty of them. I almost never have to "pick the lesser evil" of colors for an amigurumi project. Which... well, by this time my room/workroom almost looks itself like a yarn store, with sets of cubbies along one wall, most of them holding a skein of some yarn or other in some stage of use...
I will say, though, when I make something for one of my friends, or for myself, I almost always use something else (depending on what it is I'm making, natch). *shrug*
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:46 am
it really just depends on its texture rly! most of the time I prefer to make my own yarn
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:07 pm
I love Super Saver because of the many color choices, but if I'm doing a shawl or an item that will be worn I use a softer yarn. I have also noticed however that it does soften up quite a bit after a few washes and tumbles in the dryer just as Frog Squash mentioned. Anyway, I like! >^..^<
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:30 pm
Blood Fairy Goddess it really just depends on its texture rly! most of the time I prefer to make my own yarn What do you usually use, out of curiosity?
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Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:16 am
faolan Blood Fairy Goddess it really just depends on its texture rly! most of the time I prefer to make my own yarn What do you usually use, out of curiosity? most of the time I just spin my own yarn! I started off using red heart, but a lot of ppl complained how rough it is! also it started to get expensive for my business
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Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:21 am
Blood Fairy Goddess faolan Blood Fairy Goddess it really just depends on its texture rly! most of the time I prefer to make my own yarn What do you usually use, out of curiosity? most of the time I just spin my own yarn! I started off using red heart, but a lot of ppl complained how rough it is! also it started to get expensive for my business  But... if it's already yarn when you get it, how do you spin it? It's already been spun...
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Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:27 am
o no no! i spin yarn from wool!
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Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 4:16 pm
I like to use it when I'm trying to learn new things (stitches, make new items, etc) but I don't really like it. It DOES have a range of colors which is nice but it's scratchy and uncomfortable.
On the other hand, faolan is right, I've found that some are surprisingly soft compared to the others.
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