Maria

This is a review for “Friends cotton 8/8”

First off, I am now an absolute fan of this yarn!!! I normally buy my yarn at brick and mortar stores simply because I have to see and feel what it is I am buying since I am still fairly new to the different weights and types of yarn. However, this yarn did not disappoint! It is soft to the touch and true to the colors in the picture.
The yarn worked up beautifully. I had a few moments where the fibers split using my B hook but after a minor adjustment to my tension it was easily resolved.
I am inclined to compare its texture to I Love This Cotton by Hobby Lobby or Feels Like Butter by Lion brand. It is however the slightest bit thinner than both of the previously mentioned brands. I would say more like a sporty weight or like the Just Cotton line from Premier.
Overall, it was the perfect weight in yarn for my amigurumi project. I will be buying more in the future ❤️

Courtney

After falling in love with amigurumi and watching endless videos on tips and tricks, I bought a boatload of this cotton (and Rainbow) in various colors to make the characters from the pattern books I bought. It came highly recommended by several influencers. It really was the reason I started buying from Hobbii. I think it is fantastic and I especially love the color variety between the two lines. I can pretty much match any project. I would say it definitely lived up to all the hype, except I found it a little splitty using a 3mm crochet hook to get the tight stitches at first. This minor issue resolved itself after some practice. I plan to buy again and again. I will post a picture of my first Friends project.

Rachael

This turned out to be a thicker yarn than I was anticipating. I have a hard hard time, understanding, yarn weights in general. When I was reading the description of this, I expected a weight three yarn, but I would say this is more like a weight 4/worsted weight. I would compare it to Michael’s loops and threads classic acrylic or hobby lobby I love this yarn acrylic. The thickness is about the same. Aside from being a little heavier than anticipated, this is fantastic! It is soft and easy to work with. I am not a huge fan of cotton, it tends to be on the side, but that could not be further from the case with this! This is now my go to brand of cotton yarn forever.

Amy

You must try this yarn!! I usually buy the rainbow cotton 8/4, and I love that so much, that I never thought I would get anything else. However, I really want to make a cardigan, and I would prefer yarn that is a bit thicker so it can be a warmer piece. Well, the friends cotton 8/8 IS thicker, and the softest yarn I've ever felt. It feels so good on my face. Lol. I bought the color called Turkish Blue, and it must be popular, because I tried adding another 22 skeins to my cart to order, and it was sold out. The color itself matches the picture exactly, and it's such a beautiful color that I can't wait to order more.

Emilyn Cheah

The most softest cotton I have ever used!! I made a sweater out of extended half double crochet stitches and the drape was absolutely wonderful. I literally can't help but stare at my work for ages. My only gripe is that they only sell it in 50g skeins so if you make a larger project you're going to have to do a lot of joins or weave in a lot of ends. It also has the easy start tab on the centre pull and i think out of 20+ skeins I have only ever had one prolapse. Otherwise, it pulls out so beautifully and smoothly I have no idea how they do it.

It's definitely worth it, 10/10 would recommend.