Thanks for showing the comparison. I made a large blanket with the Mainstay acrylic yarn and when I washed it, it came out of the dryer extremely softer. I used a J hook.
That was a very good comparison on the yarn. You did a very good job. I learned a lot about the difference. I got my stitch markers today from Juju and Love them, she does an excellent job. Tell her Thank you.❤️❤️
Thanks for the video! I enjoyed listening to you talk and crochet at the same time! It was relaxing and felt like we were just hanging out, crocheting together. 😄
Great comparison! I want to make a witches hat with a long swiggle on the top. So, I’m looking for s more dense fabric. Thank you so much for the review!
Je ne sais quoi=I don't know. One of the very few things I remember out of a whole 3 years of French.🤣 I just love the chatting during your videos, makes me feel like Im just catching up with my friend. Happy weekend! 💜🤗🧶
Love your comparison of both yarns. Twinkle is my favorite by the feel of it. I have both Mainstay and Twinkle and gave yet to use either Guess I will give them both a try.
Hello my dear Cinnamon, you’re so 🥰 😂 I love 💕 your silliness stay that way hun! Thank you for this review, I really was thinking before u started the swatches that the mainstays yarn was going to be softer for some reason, so thank you so much for this information and taking the time to work them up for this review! You did such an amazing job!! I can’t wait to get the twist sparkle ✨! I appreciate you very much for all you do for us all! And being new to crochet I would not have thought about what u said about how the yarn is wound , it’s it’s tighter it will feel a bit stiffer as opposed to if it’s loosely wound! Thank you again! This was great!
All of the RED ❤ HEART YARN It might feel stiff when you touch it at first but once you work with it and you get your garment done blanket whatever. Throw put your stuff that you make in the wash machine and it softens up when it is out of the DRYER. 👍👍 I promise I'm what I just said cuz I use all of the RED❤ HEART YARN. 👍👍✌
I can't use it because of my skin. It literally feels like I'm using sandpaper. And my skin cracks So how it washes up doesn't matter cause it will be bloody by the time I'm done.
@@CinnamonStitches totally understand that. You have to use what’s best n easier on your hands. I would be the same way with things that bother my hands also.
@@preciousbeautyj1043 My grandmother and my aunt taught me how to crochet when I was 4 years old and they used red heart Super Saver all Red Heart yarn so I was raised on it since I was four. And that is the only yarn I use I have no trouble with the red heart nothing.👍👍❤❤❤
And I totally understand people don't like it and I understand people have trouble with it with their hands and stuff I'm not saying you know bad things about nothing I'm just saying when you buy red heart Super Saver use it wash it and it's gets soft and it keeps it color totally. That is all I am saying everybody has their own special yarn everybody's different like I heard if we were all the same type of person would this world be like we're all different. We all love different kinds of yarn
Thanks for honest opinion I appreciate it. I tried big twist for the first time just a few weeks ago. To me it’s really nice yarn. Have a great day!!!!
.thanks Jennifer…it was a good video I learned a lot and it was extremely helpful to know….I love your channel,and look forward to your video’s!…stay sweet and enjoy your day….
I don't have the mainstay version at my Wal-Mart and JoAnns did not have my colors needed. I went with I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby for my current bench blanket. So far it has worked up great and even frogged easier than I was expecting. I have 3 kids and will not be getting grandchildren. I love kids so I crochet for foster kids.
Cant believe the difference after crocheted up. You can really see that Walmarts is thicker. I just finished a top using Bernat Satin Sparkle. It crochets up beautiful. The lady at my little store said is going to be discontinued so make sure I have the right amount. Our Walmart doesn't have the sparkle and I dont have Joann's.
That was very interesting. I prefer to knit over crocheting, but I am working/crocheting on a Reversible Shell baby blanket right now. I am using HL I Love This Yarn for the color and LB Pound of Love for the white portion. They have a difference in thickness too. The LB white is thicker, but gives the blanket a nice effect. The shell sticks out more. I usually do not like to mix different brands of yarn, but I am trying to use up yarn in the stash without having to buy more to finish a project.
Very helpful review! Thank you! We tend to get mainstays more often because Joann’s is out of the way. It’s cool to learn there is a variety of colors in the Joann sparkle one. I will have to take a drive, I have this really pretty vibrant purple from Joann’s it was in a huge ball of a big twist. Was my only time working with the yarn.
With those tightly wound skeins I usually cake them up on my winder 2 times it allows it to be looser and lets the yarn relax to its natural size. But that is if you have the patience for that. :)
Thanks for the comparison!. We dont have either here in Toronto. But good to have for future in case it makes its way north. Would love walmart to carry Mainstays. Right now redheart is the cheapest and most affordable.
Thanks for the comparison of both yarns. Would by mainstay because Wal-Mart is only mile and half away. Where Joanns is 45 mins away plus I have to work around my daughters schedule. 😒Thanks for sharing with all of us 🧶😍💕💚
I just finished making a Ruana with the mainstay and it felt like Super Saver and I was really worried BUT when I washed it Holy Mackerel!!! It soften up so much it was wonderful! That's my food for thought. I haven't tried the other yarn but it looks a lot like Premier Basics.
Thanks for the comparison. I'm not a fan of sparkle yarn since those I've bought the sparkle part separated or broke and that didn't make me happy at all. But I like watching and may consider trying again. Prayers, love and hugs my dear friend. 🙏❤️🤗
I feel the yarn strand for softness, not so much from squeezing the skein. I've found that squeezing can be deceiving. I do Love Big Twist, but Walmart has gotten much better yarn quality compared to what they previously sold. Thank you Jennifer 😊
I love you red knitting needles they're so pretty!! where di you get them? I was gifted a bunch of straight knitting needles but I think those might be hard to learn with
Love these yarn comparisons, thank you! I wish our Walmart yarn was easier to get. Last time I tried (several years ago) to pick up yarn that was showing as "in stock" was not on the shelf, and the lady in the department said to order it online. 🙄 Must all be in the back room..
Thanks for the review! I’m fairly new and started with RHSS cause that’s all that is available here ☹️ But now that I’ve been gifted many different brands I don’t think I’d ever get RH yarn again because it’s just not fun to work with. I just got some sparkle yarn and wash excited but didn’t know the fact that they can break and come away from the yarn like it did on your swatch. Hopefully I’ll like working with them as much as I like the look of them!
Those are both a 4 weight yarn? The Walmart looks like a bulky 5 after it's in use a while to be honest. I've seen it in my local Walmart (not the glittery) and thought of getting some for blankets but not if it's going to do that. Then again, I'm on a yarn diet
Thanks for the comparison . Why can we put a man on the moon but can't have a universal way to find the center pull 😶😕😉 I love cool words (yeah - I am that person😶) Je ne sais quoi Is something appealing with an indescribable quality . Comparison videos are one of my favorite types of yarn reviews.
I only hate the fact that both of these squeak as you crochet, you cannot hear it on a mic but it does it enough to just annoy me. I prefer to knit with either idky but there is way less squeak when knitting or using my knitting machines or loom (ridged Heddle). good thing about beginning yarn barf, I next to never see it again after the initial barf so it is kinda like yarn morning sickness lol. yeah all the mainstays yarn feels like Red Heart to me and now I cannot stand RH or MS
I like when you do comparison's of yarns in knit and crochet. Thank you Jennifer.
Thanks for showing the comparison. I made a large blanket with the Mainstay acrylic yarn and when I washed it, it came out of the dryer extremely softer. I used a J hook.
Just thought you would get a kick out of the fact that whenever I watch one of your videos my cockatiel sings along. And his name is Cinnamon. 😉
I love that! Give his head a little rub from me.
Thanks Jen for sharing this with us 💕 I love listening to you in the morning
That was a very good comparison on the yarn. You did a very good job. I learned a lot about the difference. I got my stitch markers today from Juju and Love them, she does an excellent job. Tell her Thank you.❤️❤️
His cinnamon that's a very beautiful review on yarn thanks for the sharing with every body how are you doing today's I am doing fine today💙🐕
Great Presentation, Mrs. C! Glad to see you are a back stitch knitter. This way there should be no complaints about purling!!
I needed your silliness this morning, I’m all about a sparkle yarn queendom hahah. 💜💜
These yarns are so pretty! I can see Christmas things! Your happy mood was infectious. Cute review! 😊
Thanks for the video! I enjoyed listening to you talk and crochet at the same time! It was relaxing and felt like we were just hanging out, crocheting together. 😄
Thank you Jennifer, great comparison. Have a great day! ❤
Great comparison! I want to make a witches hat with a long swiggle on the top. So, I’m looking for s more dense fabric. Thank you so much for the review!
Thanks Jennifer for taking your time to do the comparison video for us. Very helpful!!
Yeah, love the sprinkle yarn from mainstay. Used it to make a shawl for a friend. Paired it with red and it worked up beautifully.
I think I agree with you plus joanns always has sales going on that could make it even less expensive
Mainstays sounds good for a warm hat or blanket. Thank you for sharing the comparison between the two yarns. Blessed day to you.🐦
Hi thank you for comparing the yarn it is the way to really know how it works out best Nora
Love that Little man got a reward for helping 💙
Thanks Jennifer I like the look of big twist
You have the cutest smile and giggle ever!
Hi Jennifer, thank you for the review
Thanks wonderful to see how they worked up, great demo!!
Je ne sais quoi=I don't know. One of the very few things I remember out of a whole 3 years of French.🤣 I just love the chatting during your videos, makes me feel like Im just catching up with my friend. Happy weekend! 💜🤗🧶
Hi Jennifer! Thank You so much for taking the time and sharing your knowledge on the yarn comparison. Very informative 😃💖
Hi Jennifer. Thanks. I think I would use either or. I like both yarns🧶😊
I made a granny triangle shawl with the Mainstays teal with a K hook and it turned out pretty nice. I like it.
Love your comparison of both yarns. Twinkle is my favorite by the feel of it. I have both Mainstay and Twinkle and gave yet to use either Guess I will give them both a try.
Hello my dear Cinnamon, you’re so 🥰 😂 I love 💕 your silliness stay that way hun!
Thank you for this review, I really was thinking before u started the swatches that the mainstays yarn was going to be softer for some reason, so thank you so much for this information and taking the time to work them up for this review! You did such an amazing job!! I can’t wait to get the twist sparkle ✨! I appreciate you very much for all you do for us all! And being new to crochet I would not have thought about what u said about how the yarn is wound , it’s it’s tighter it will feel a bit stiffer as opposed to if it’s loosely wound! Thank you again! This was great!
I loved this comparison. ❤
Thank you for doing these tutorials
All of the RED ❤ HEART YARN
It might feel stiff when you touch it at first but once you work with it and you get your garment done blanket whatever. Throw put your stuff that you make in the wash machine and it softens up when it is out of the DRYER. 👍👍 I promise I'm what I just said cuz I use all of the RED❤ HEART YARN. 👍👍✌
I love RH yarn also. Love the RHSS bcuz it washes well, softer wash after wash n keeps its colors.
I can't use it because of my skin. It literally feels like I'm using sandpaper. And my skin cracks
So how it washes up doesn't matter cause it will be bloody by the time I'm done.
@@CinnamonStitches totally understand that. You have to use what’s best n easier on your hands. I would be the same way with things that bother my hands also.
@@preciousbeautyj1043
My grandmother and my aunt taught me how to crochet when I was 4 years old and they used red heart Super Saver all Red Heart yarn so I was raised on it since I was four. And that is the only yarn I use I have no trouble with the red heart nothing.👍👍❤❤❤
And I totally understand people don't like it and I understand people have trouble with it with their hands and stuff I'm not saying you know bad things about nothing I'm just saying when you buy red heart Super Saver use it wash it and it's gets soft and it keeps it color totally. That is all I am saying everybody has their own special yarn everybody's different like I heard if we were all the same type of person would this world be like we're all different. We all love different kinds of yarn
Thanks for honest opinion I appreciate it. I tried big twist for the first time just a few weeks ago. To me it’s really nice yarn. Have a great day!!!!
Hi Mrs.Cinnamon...I have seen the mainstay sparkle on 4 colors at my local Walmart this week. I thank you for your honest review. Bless you
That was a good review. I haven’t used either of those yarns. My question is are they machine washable and dryable.
Thank you for doing the math for cost per 100yds. This was very helpful for those of us who have to count pennies.
I absolutely love Furl hooks. I have one but it doesn’t have thumb rest so I just link at it in it’s jar by my work station
Hi Jennifer. I like the glitter yarn too
I have a couple of colors in the Walmart sparkle yarn was lucky to find it
Little man is precious. I don't have a JoAnn's near me. I may have to go on a road trip. Have a great day Jennifer.
I'm going to watch for the Mainstays Sparkle yarn, I might be able to afford that.
.thanks Jennifer…it was a good video I learned a lot and it was extremely helpful to know….I love your channel,and look forward to your video’s!…stay sweet and enjoy your day….
Our Walmart changed the yarn aisle and. The Mainstay is not on the aisle. Ugh. Love your comparisons.
So funny that you said 'je ne sais pas' and then said "I dont know what that means"!!!! It means 'I don't know'! You got it!
I don't have the mainstay version at my Wal-Mart and JoAnns did not have my colors needed. I went with I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby for my current bench blanket. So far it has worked up great and even frogged easier than I was expecting. I have 3 kids and will not be getting grandchildren. I love kids so I crochet for foster kids.
Cant believe the difference after crocheted up. You can really see that Walmarts is thicker. I just finished a top using Bernat Satin Sparkle. It crochets up beautiful. The lady at my little store said is going to be discontinued so make sure I have the right amount. Our Walmart doesn't have the sparkle and I dont have Joann's.
Great review, I vote for Big Twist. Like that it is softer, also looked like it had better stitch definition.
like the comparison video. Both yarns very pretty.
You should make this a series, I definitely will watch it 🧶🥰💯👍🏽
I love yarn comparison videos! Thanks for doing this one.
That was very interesting. I prefer to knit over crocheting, but I am working/crocheting on a Reversible Shell baby blanket right now. I am using HL I Love This Yarn for the color and LB Pound of Love for the white portion. They have a difference in thickness too. The LB white is thicker, but gives the blanket a nice effect. The shell sticks out more. I usually do not like to mix different brands of yarn, but I am trying to use up yarn in the stash without having to buy more to finish a project.
I love the Mainstay sparkle
Good morning Jennifer. Thanks for the review.
I love JoAnns Big Twist yarns!!
Very helpful review! Thank you! We tend to get mainstays more often because Joann’s is out of the way. It’s cool to learn there is a variety of colors in the Joann sparkle one. I will have to take a drive, I have this really pretty vibrant purple from Joann’s it was in a huge ball of a big twist. Was my only time working with the yarn.
TY for your honest review. Much appreciated!!!
With those tightly wound skeins I usually cake them up on my winder 2 times it allows it to be looser and lets the yarn relax to its natural size. But that is if you have the patience for that. :)
I used bigger hooks on the mainstay sparkle and it did better for my blanket.
Almost looks like you could treat the WM yarn like a 5 weight. Great freebie, Jennifer. Thanks bunches!
Thanks for the comparison!. We dont have either here in Toronto. But good to have for future in case it makes its way north. Would love walmart to carry Mainstays. Right now redheart is the cheapest and most affordable.
Thanks for the comparison of both yarns. Would by mainstay because Wal-Mart is only mile and half away. Where Joanns is 45 mins away plus I have to work around my daughters schedule. 😒Thanks for sharing with all of us 🧶😍💕💚
je ne sais quoi:
Je = I, ne sais = not know, quoi = what.
"I don't know what."
🌞
beat me to it ❤
Great review. I haven't tried either but if I do I know which one to choose. TFS 💜
I just finished making a Ruana with the mainstay and it felt like Super Saver and I was really worried BUT when I washed it Holy Mackerel!!! It soften up so much it was wonderful! That's my food for thought. I haven't tried the other yarn but it looks a lot like Premier Basics.
It's not as thick as basix. Or as soft.
I used todo twisted pearls to, then I took a 6 week course and figured out what I was doing.
I love these kinds of reviews - so helpful, thank you and keep it up!
Thanks for the comparison. I'm not a fan of sparkle yarn since those I've bought the sparkle part separated or broke and that didn't make me happy at all. But I like watching and may consider trying again. Prayers, love and hugs my dear friend. 🙏❤️🤗
Great review! Beautiful resin needles
They are pretty. I just use a chea aluminum set i got from china. 3.99 on amazon beautiful colours and cheap!!
Thank you for the review ❤️💚🧡💙💜💛
Thank you for doing comparison VS!!! So much more interesting and informative.
☮️🙏💜🕯️🌈☯️
I feel the yarn strand for softness, not so much from squeezing the skein. I've found that squeezing can be deceiving. I do Love Big Twist, but Walmart has gotten much better yarn quality compared to what they previously sold. Thank you Jennifer 😊
I love the comparison videos
I love you red knitting needles they're so pretty!! where di you get them? I was gifted a bunch of straight knitting needles but I think those might be hard to learn with
They were clearanced out at my lys. They are really sticky to knit with. So the yarn doesn't slide easily. They are not my favorite
Love these yarn comparisons, thank you!
I wish our Walmart yarn was easier to get. Last time I tried (several years ago) to pick up yarn that was showing as "in stock" was not on the shelf, and the lady in the department said to order it online. 🙄 Must all be in the back room..
I noticed yesterday that Mainstay yarn is now $2.67 at our Walmart. We don't have any sparkle yarn yet.
And our Walmart will not stock up on yarn, what’s up with that? Our Joanns store is about the only store to buy yarn.
Do you have a hospital with a baby unit? Make the bonnets or baby hats for the hospital and and preemie blankets they could always use them!
Thanks for the review! I’m fairly new and started with RHSS cause that’s all that is available here ☹️ But now that I’ve been gifted many different brands I don’t think I’d ever get RH yarn again because it’s just not fun to work with. I just got some sparkle yarn and wash excited but didn’t know the fact that they can break and come away from the yarn like it did on your swatch. Hopefully I’ll like working with them as much as I like the look of them!
Good yarn comparison!❤️
Thanks for the review. I'm not a fan of either store but JoAnn would be my choice.
Those are both a 4 weight yarn? The Walmart looks like a bulky 5 after it's in use a while to be honest. I've seen it in my local Walmart (not the glittery) and thought of getting some for blankets but not if it's going to do that. Then again, I'm on a yarn diet
Yes they are. And it's very common for yarn to vary in thickness.
My Walmart is completely out of the sparkle yarn.
je ne sais quoi means "I don't know what" lol. You used it exactly how it's supposed to be used, when you can't put your finger on something!
I just bought some Big Twist
Thsnk you for sharing.
I love your videos.
Thank you
The Walmart one is more comparable to the red heart super saver metallic
Thanks
Thanks for the comparison .
Why can we put a man on the moon but can't have a universal way to find the center pull 😶😕😉
I love cool words
(yeah - I am that person😶)
Je ne sais quoi
Is something appealing with
an indescribable quality .
Comparison videos are one of my favorite types of yarn reviews.
I didn't realize the mainstays said do not tumble dry until I got going on my project ...... Has anyone dried it?! I'm planning on gifting my project
You should, God does!
Red heart an main stay are my go to yarns because I can't afford anything else! LOL
Redheart is great value! We dont have mainstays or joannes in canada. But redheart is cheap at walmart. Its my go to.
Liked the look of the mainstay yarn better but don't like that it's thicker.
it was so weird watching you knit, i'm left handed and it messes with my head :) :) :)
Good morning 😃
You used "je ne sais quois" correctly. It means "I don't know what". (I may have spelled it incorrectly.)
I am not a fan of knitting. Although I want to try it again
That blue sparkle was pretty. Thanks for the review.
Have not seen that mainstay yarn. Just the ordinary mainstay yarn
je ne sais quoi
/ˌZHə nə sā ˈkwä/
noun
a quality that cannot be described or named easily.
"that je ne sais quoi that makes a professional"
I find mainstay softer.
I only hate the fact that both of these squeak as you crochet, you cannot hear it on a mic but it does it enough to just annoy me. I prefer to knit with either idky but there is way less squeak when knitting or using my knitting machines or loom (ridged Heddle). good thing about beginning yarn barf, I next to never see it again after the initial barf so it is kinda like yarn morning sickness lol. yeah all the mainstays yarn feels like Red Heart to me and now I cannot stand RH or MS