I have been working on a baby blanket for the last month or so, and it should have been an easy project, and fun to make, but I made the mistake of buying some really shitty yarn. It was not that cheap either, but I still thought I was getting a bargain. I think I got it at JoAnns, and it was around $4 for a big skien of it. It really ruined the whole experience of getting the blanket to turn out right. This yarn feels kind of like a sponge, it feels soft at first, but when you use it a little, and get it crocheted, it feels kind of funky, stiff after its made. I hated it. I thought it was my pattern, or the way I was crocheting, maybe to small of a hook, or too tight when I crocheted.
Anyway, I swithced to knitting, thinking it would make the blanket softer, but it knitts just as crummy as it crochets. I finally went back to the store and got some baby yarn that was called Snuggly Wuggly, or something like that, it was much better. You can see my results on the previous post. Next time I'll know better, buy good yarn to start with!! You would think after all my years of crocheting and knitting I would know better, but I was fooled by the packaging, I guess. Here it is.  Stay away from it unless you're making a ratty old dishrag, or something for someone you don't like!