Valley Yarns Wachusett

It’s a bit risky ordering from the UK when you live in the states. I placed and order and after two weeks it arrived. It was the wrong yarn. I couldn’t find my original email with my order confirmation and I worries they would give me a hard time. But they were very nice. They were very apologetic and sent the correct yarn. So the whole thing took a month but I very much appreciated their customer service. They did not ask me to ship the incorrect yarn back to them.

I love Wachusett so much that I have recently ordered a sweater's worth in 2 additional colorways. Although Valley Yarns (Webs) lists it as a worsted, I think it looks best knit on a U.S. 6 or 7. Wachusett is gorgeous and unbelievably soft, especially after it has bloomed upon blocking. However, I did find at least 1 knot in every skein, but because the yarn is not Superwash, I could wet-splice the ends together to make for a seamless join. imho, Wachusett is worth the trouble of dealing with knots because it is a spectacular yarn that, when blocked, blooms and softens into a sumptuous cloud. Also, the dye stays fixed without any bleeding into water.