Burgundy Red Soft Chenille Chunky Yarn - 2 Pack Washable Arm Knitting Yarn for Crochet, Weaving & DIY Crafts - Super Bulky Jumbo Yarn for Blankets, Scarves & Home Decor Projects

I just received this yarn and it is extremely soft. The colors are much prettier than I imagined. The picture online certainly could not do it justice. I haven't had a chance to use it yet but based on what I've seen so far I would recommend this.It's fine to work with, but colour comes out and stains other fabric. Soft material but wouldnt buy again..Got this for my daughter and she loves it.I use this to add texture to weavings. It's thick and soft and works up very nice. I've had no issue with it falling or pulling apart, or shedding or such, despite being pulled over/under thread repeatedly.It comes packaged in a way I've never seen in anything other than pillows...totally compressed and vacuum sealed (photo 1). It did fluff up quickly after opening.It has a bit of an odor to it that lasted about a day. It wasn't bad, just more of an odor then you'd expect from yarn.The color is accurate to the product page but what they don't show you and I had a hard time photographing is that the color is sorta speckled, like there was some whitish areas. It's not anything horrible, dotted or such, just an aspect to it that I didn't expect and thought I'd mention.Overall, happy with it.Really nice feel to this and surprisingly large amount since it’s compactly packaged. I’m still playing with it but it handles well and keeps it’s shape even when really working it. I love the feel to it and am looking forward to producing nice and soft end products.The yarn is soft and thick, but it is too thin for arm knitting. I tried and the fabric comes out with holes that are way too large. I also tried knitting with size 35, which is 19 mm in size, but it was too thin for the yarn. I ordered size 50 (25mm) needles and waiting for them now, I hope they will work with the yarn. My size 35 needles were straight, and that was additional challenge to fit so many stitches on it and the stitches would fall off the ends. The needles I ordered are circular to prevent this problem. I knitted up two balls of yarn while I was trying arm knitting, and didn't find any knots, which is great.The yarn came vacuum packed, and barely had any smell.The Soft Chenille Chunky Yarn I'm a fan of.It shipped very well. It was extremely compact in a form I don't typically see when I have yarn shipped to my home. Though it was tightly compressed the yarn fluffed up and had no creases at all to deal with. Also, the yarn emitted no weird smells or chemical-like odors.The red color is a maroon-type shade. It isn't too dark nor bright. The color reminds me of the Autumn and Winter seasons which made it the perfect choice for a bulky blanket. That said, it would have worked wonderfully for a throw pillow too!I used my US 50 (25 mm) needles on the 3/4" inch thick strands of yarn. It took four balls of this paired with two in similar size to make an over 5-foot long throw to use while lounging about.I will stress to be cautious not to pull it too tight when tying knots and it will snap. That said it is a very common occurrence for this sort of yarn to snap so just be careful.I am quite pleased with the quality and the quantity of this yarn and highly recommend it.