Hello and welcome to a bit of a yarn haul! I recently got an email from Lion Brand announcing that they had mystery boxes for sale and you got to pick which weight you wanted. I, loving yarn, had to say gimme gimme. I ended up placing and order for weight 5 yarn and here are the goodies I got!
The first thing I noticed and LOVED about these mystery boxes of yarn was the fact that all 9 of the balls of yarn were not different. You are given 3 balls of each type so you actually have enough to create something. This was my biggest worry, but I am so happy it was unfounded.
Lion Brand® Homespun® Stripes Yarn in the color Mango Chutney, 98% Acrylic, 2% Other. In the past I have used Homespun yarn before, but never the stripes version. I do really like the neutral color schemes of these cakes. I can really see me turning this into a scarf or another winter accessory because it is so fluffy and it seems like it can hold in the heat a bit.
Lion Brand® Rewind Yarn in the color Valerian, 70% Polyester, 30% Viscose. I honestly had no idea what to do with this yarn, but it took a bit of googling and I was able to find a few patterns or people making summer shirts and hat with, as well as a few bags. I am learning towards using this yarn to turn it into a shirt called the Openwork Cover-Up.
Lion Brand® Twisted Cotton Blend Yarn in the color Coral/Ecru, 69% Cotton, 31% Acrylic. This yarn was surprisingly soft, I have a market bag pattern from the chain Michael’s I have had for sometime and I am thinking I might use this yarn for that. I so love the pop of color for this, it isn’t too bright, but not dull and plain either.
Overall, I am really happy with these acquisitions! All of them are great colors and I was able to pretty much come up with a plan for each to use all of the yarn so it isn’t wasted or anything like that. I am honestly really pleasantly surprised.
Bookish Luna 