Tahki Yarns Donegal Tweed

This is old-school tweedy yarn. At first touch, it feels a bit scratchy, but the fabric seems a bit softer. Nobody is going to want to wear this next to the skin, but it looks and feels like the yarns my mother used to knit with from Ireland, and I have no doubt that the sweater will be warm and wear like iron.

I was trying to match an Irish wool yarn. My mom brought me from the north of Ireland several years ago. Amazingly, this yarn match perfectly in color and weight! I was able to finish my project and you can’t even tell it was finished off with a skein of yarn purchased years later.

This yarn is so beautiful! I ordered the green, and it looked exactly how I expected when I received it. It was my first time working with single ply homespun yarn, and it took some getting used to. There’s virtually no stretch when working. I just make sure let it flow freely through my fingers. It looks so beautiful in stockinette! The stitches lay flat and smooth while still having a charming homespun look. It also has a nice sheen. Be warned, this yarn is not soft at all! It’s plain old wool after all. But I made some awesome fingerless mitts out of it that are super warm and cozy! I recommend it with that in mind.

It’s scratchy but softens with a good wool wash. I like it for felting

Lovely rustic tweed yarn. Colorful neps look as I expected from picture on website. Order came quickly.

good quality yarn, easy to work with,

This is a wonderful tweedy rustic yarn - rustic meaning that it may have some roughness and some vegetal matter spun in. It does not bother me but it's a thing to consider before purchase - also I've will wash sweaters made with Tahki Donegal tweed in a front loading machine with the wool cycle (gentlest cycle as well as cold), which so far has softened the sweaters slightly without felting. I've yet to meet a woolly yarn that makes me itch (lucky perhaps!) so I keep returning for more Tahki Donegal tweed with its great color selection and wonderful "tweediness". I'm currently planning to make Halloween decorations (cabled pumpkins) with the latest purchase, but as noted have a very happy history with sweaters made from this yarn. Knit to the recommended gauge, it will show cable work very well in addition to resulting in a very hardy, tough-wearing garment. Knit to a lighter gauge (meaning fewer stitches per width, so using a slightly larger needle) it will result in a nice indoor garment.

Lovely product

Been one of my favorite yarns years!

Too many loose ends per skein