Crystal Palace Taos Yarn Reviews

Gorgeous colors!!  Taos isn't in yarn shops yet around here, so I got a pile of this lovely blue from Jimmy Bean for a sweater for hubby and jumped right in.  The first thing I learned was that I needed to switch to an Addi Turbo needle, because the yarn isn't very tightly spun, and my birch needles were splitting the fibers.  No problem really: I love the smooth Turbo needles.

The yarn feels wonderful in your hands, and the colors are luscious.  It knits at exactly 4 stitches to the inch, making it easy to figure out the pattern specifications.

Unfortunately, despite being from one dye lot, there is a difference in the clarity of colors between different skeins.  It won't bother anybody but me, but I wish I had begun with 2 skeins, mixing it up every few rows.  That becomes inconvenient when knitting the left and right front at the same time - I can't manage 4 balls of yarn at once - one glass of wine with my knitting, and it's all over!  Mostly, the difference is pretty subtle, my husband won't notice, but the bottom of his back is a bit muddier than the top.  His fronts are starting with pretty even clarity, but I won't be surprised if he gets muddier shoulders or a sleeve that isn't as clear.  Again, it's subtle, but I see it, and after all, that's who I'm really knitting for!

All in all, I will use it again, I think.  The stuff feels great, with a pile of other colors to explore, and I'm a sucker for yarns that stripe.  Especially if they knit up at a lightening quick 4 st/in!

Nice product!