Features:

  • 80% Acrylic; 20% Wool
  • Made in the USA or Imported
  • Fabric Type: 82% Acrylic/10% Wool/8% Rayon
  • Import Designation: Made in the USA or Imported
  • Fabric care instructions: Machine Wash Cold/Tumble Dry Low
Snugly, Soft, Warm, Quick...What's Not to Like?

I fortuitously stumbled across this yarn via a pattern, which recommended it. Lucky, me! The pattern required two skeins, so I ordered those on December 11th, received them on the 13th, and worked up the cowl, the same day! Holy Smokes! I whipped it out in a couple of hours, with an M sized hook...the time it took to watch a film. It wasn't fiddly. I particularly love how soft it is; snugly-warm. After that first purchase, I was inspired to go into frenzied make-everyone-a-cowl-for-Christmas overdrive and ordered 12 additional skeins! I have Amazon Prime (free, two day shipping on Prime eligible colors), so each cowl cost under $20. I'm happy to say that I completed all the cowls with ample time to spare, including shipping, from the east to the west coast! Yippee! :-) (If you sent as many, "late-again" packages as I have, you'd understand my glee.) I thought this a nice gift for that price. Because I had such a good experience making the cowls, I have since gone on to make a hat, two hooded cowls, and a pair of slippers calling for Wool-Ease Thick and Quick and still managed to get everything else done that one does in a day. Quick. Fortunately, out of the 20 skeins I have worked with so far, I have not had the knotting problem another reviewer expressed. I'm so glad about that. After reading that review, I chanced it, to order this yarn anyway. I'm going to use this yarn for future projects. If I run into any problems, I'll try and give an update. I'm leery of ordering items such as this, with color being so hard to determine accurately via my computer screen, but was happy with the ones I ordered: charcoal (my favorite), black, blossom, fisherman, pine, raspberry, and granite. I wanted to try the cobalt, because I was looking for purple, but it currently (12/2013) isn't Prime available. I haven't made an exhaustive search for this yarn to ascertain the availability of additional colors to what Amazon shows, but I do wish there were more purple shades and tones. My sisters are ga-ga over purple! (By the way, I'm glad Amazon carries this yarn as I live in an area that only carries three colors at Walmart.) This yarn does pill (get fuzzy) a bit. Good luck to you! Happy stitching!

Make a statement.

I am halfway finished with a knitted watch cap that I'm making for a man who rides a Harley on weekends with a gang of fellow Hog riders. As his bike and leather jacket are both black, I decided to "spice" up his wardrobe with a little heat (color) from this hat and matching cowl. When I looked at more than two dozen varieties of yarn from several manufacturers, Lion's Wool-Ease Thick and Quick Spice struck me as the perfect match for these projects. The webpage photo doesn't begin to do this yarn justice; its tone is a deep rust red and is three-dimensional, that is, it is iridescent in the sunlight with strands of gold, red and even black. He'll be the Man on Fire amongst his fellow Hog riders, and they'll want their own hats and matching cowls as well. (Hey Amazon, if you could run a sale on this yarn, then a dozen bikers will be grateful for their wardrobe additions that I volunteer to make for them! :) ) Another reason to choose a wool-blend yarn like Lion's Wool-Ease Thick and Quick is its wonderful texture and reduced tendency to shed as compared with 100% acrylic. It is very soft and easy on the fingers as you knit. Having knitted a previous watch cap using Lion's 100% acrylic bulky yarn, I noticed that this blended yarn sheds less and appears less worn when handled. That 20% wool makes a big difference. Bottom line is this: if you want to make a fashion statement, buy this yarn.

So soft! Beautiful wool blend.

Great product. Very soft and sturdy.

Wool ease yarn

I love this yarn. I used a 12 mm crochet hook and made a shell pattern afghan for a double bed. Beautiful!

Stay away from the Lion Brand web site unless you want a headache.

My daughter is using this to make a sweater. It's nice and soft. She is very pleased. Tried to order this first on the Lion Brand web site, but found the site to be a nightmare to navigate. So glad I found this on Amazon.

My Favorite Bulky Yarn

I love Wool Ease Thick & Quick. It is my favorite bulky yarn with so many interesting colors. Lion Brand consistently provides high quality, mass produced yarns. This product is a perfect example of an acrylic/wool blend that captures the best of both worlds at an affordable price.

Great quality chunky yarn!

I am absolutely in love with this yarn. It is a great quality for cowls, hooded cowls, scarves, hats, gloves and much more. I don't really recommend it for tiny baby items. I just think that those tiny items look better made out of thinner yarns. This yarn is soft and thick. It is 20% wool and 80% acrylic. The yarn is not itchy at all. I mostly use it to make hooded cowls for toddlers and kids. I have had nothing but great reviews on the color, quality, and softness of this yarn. It is a must buy!

Great yarn—machine washable and dryable

I love knitting with Lion Brand Wool-Ease yarn. I had good luck with this batch—9 skeins. Only 2 skeins had one break each. I always roll this yarn into a ball before I use it so that I can see the breaks and anticipate where they will go. I use Wool-Ease to make afghans and love that it can be machine washed and dried.

Lovely wool

I bought a few colors and they're all gorgeous. Here's a moss stitch scarf I'm making for my mom in Grey Marble - I wish I could keep it for myself!

i got this order very fast and was pleased. secondly

first and foremost, i got this order very fast and was pleased. secondly, this is a nice thick and soft yarn that you will need ALOT of if making clothes . i am making a poncho and have used 6 already and still need more and im a petite person. love it.

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