Lily Sugar N Cream Cones Chocolate Ombre Yarn - 1 Pack of 14oz/400g - Cotton - #4 Medium - 706 Yards - Knitting/Crochet

A great worsted weight cotton, in general, used as a utilitarian cotton. Most don’t use it for clothing, so don’t expect it to be soft to work with. That comes later after a good washing. Sturdy, well made. Consistent color throughout cone. Large cone means lots less weaving in ends in large projects, and the price is better if you need a large amount. Do expect the occasional joining knot, a necessary in manufacturing. I’m almost through my first of 5 cones, and have come across 1 join so far, which was easily hidden in my work.

I think Lily's Sugar 'n Cream all-cotton yarn is a workhorse in the kitchen. I crochet and knit with it to make hot pads, dish cloths, and dish towels. This is a worsted weight (#4) yarn and it knits or crochets to a dense fabric. I find the items shrink up when washed and dried. I use a little bleach on my dish cloths, and the color will fade a bit when I do. I prefer buying it in the cones for ease of use and just the greater amount of yarn; although it should be noted it is not necessarily knot free; in the Sage I came across a neat knot. Had I been making a dishcloth, I would have finished it before I came to it; it appeared about midway through my knitting a dish towel. The photo shows a folded dish towel I made with Woodland Trails and just beneath it is the dish towel in Sage. The greens do not match in the two towels but both are pretty. This yarn is soft enough to work but I know it washes up rather stiff without fabric softener. I do not recommend this for clothing and it would make a very heavy blanket so I really don't recommend it for that either unless that is what you want. But for household items: kitchen cloths, mats, hot pads, tote bags, maybe hats, etc. it is an excellent choice in cotton yarn. The Woodland Trails label said it was U.S. grown cotton and the yarn was made in Canada. For comparison I think Lion Brand 24/7 cotton (which I would use for garments instead of the Lily Sugar 'n Cream) is lighter in weight than the Sugar 'n Cream) even though both say they are #4. Both nice products, but for hearty or dense items, I think Lily Sugar 'n Cream is the best choice and a good value.

I haven't had a bad batch of Lily cotton yarn in over ten years (and that was a darker color that ran in the wash). It's easy to work with and makes the best baby blankets, pot holders and washing cloths. A cotton baby blanket can put up with little fingers poking through the holes between stitches, being dragged around outside and every type of bodily fluid and come out of the wash looking as good as the day it was knit. Thank you, Lily for decades of yarns!

I make a lot of dishcloths for my church Christmas Fair plus family gifts so buying a cone is cost effective. The yarn is great to knit and colors are evenly spaced. Very good product. Would recommend. Have bought three of these in the past year.

The color and quality of the yarn from this brand are generally consistent. Of course the texture between the skeins and the cones tend to differ. Skeins are a bit softer but otherwise the quality is fine. It's an insane amount of yarn for the price and makes a durable product.

I crocheted a beautiful blanket with the color holly/jolly, which I thought was a neutral year-round color. Then, I washed it in cold water and vinegar after it was finished. The final product was pink in color instead of the color beige speckled with red and green. I was flabbergasted at the results and was glad I wasn't giving it as a gift. So. I then rewashed it with 1/4 cup of bleach and detergent. The result was that it washed out the medium pink and it is now has a very light pink hue. Since, I am very happy with the stitching and the fact that it feels good and it is a qualuty blanket, I plan to keep it. However, I had no idea that the colors would run to the extent that they did. No more red yarn for me.,10/28/2023I noticed they changed the color name from Holy Jolly to Miseltoe. Don't be fooled because the yarn looks great after making your item, but when you wash it , the color bleeds and the item will be pink. So if you want a pink item, then go for it.

This is the typical lily and cream 100% cotyon yarn. It works great. It is a bit stiff at first if you compare it to Hobby Lobbys " I love this cotton ". The lily's has more colors, at least in my Hobby Lobby. It washes up like a dream, keeps its shape, doesn't shrink, or stretch. Love this color!

Long lasting after many times in the washer and drier.

One of my favorite cotton yarns to use.

Very nice Color, easy to use, seems good quality. Second time of ordering this particular item.

Perfect for making dishcloths!

Normally I use cotton yarn to make dishcloths, made a purse with this cotton yarn and still have alot left over, it feels so nice I may have to make some summer shirts with it. By far my favorite brand for cotton yarn

Very good for knitting dishcloth’s! Nice color and no breaks or thinning of the yarn.