Comments on: Be Smitten with Be Sweet

By: avidrdr

avidrdr — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:30:00 +0000

”Magic Ball is made up of a variety of yarns” is what is mentioned in the blog and is to be taken for what it is worth. I feel it is a combo of those as illustrated in the scarf. But since you mentioned it, I will not try any of the above–I cannot tolerate the loops or thinness as in Boucle and may not be ‘rip’ proof as with correcting mistakes. Your point is well taken–thanks for the thought.

By: Dina F

Dina F — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:14:00 +0000

I bought the Magic Ball in African Veldt and adore the colors but the mohair boucle is giving me fits, I must admit. It doesn’t help that I chose to do a simple lace: k1, yo, slip 2, k1, p2sso. If you make a mistake, the mohair boucle is very unforgiving and difficult to rip back. But, still a gorgeous creative collection of yarns.

By: Jmfairclo

Jmfairclo — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:40:00 +0000

I would love to use this yarn as an embellishment on felted hats and bags. Will some of the fibers in Magic Ball felt? How fun to have it partially felt. Thanks.

By: Csmithmacrae

Csmithmacrae — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:05:00 +0000

As I reading this for the first time 7 months after your post, I am wondering which combo you chose. All are beautiful. Personally I would have chosen #3 or #1 but all of the choices are beautiful. I hope you post a pic of the finished project sometime.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:21:00 +0000

Diana – I am sorry you are unhappy with your purchase of Magic Ball. It is not the only yarn of its type on the market – there are several that utilize the same principle of hand-tying different yarns together. This allows for both texture and color changes. There are certainly machine made yarns that can also offer these elements to some extent. There is no question that Magic Ball is not for everyone, but the finished accessories & garments are very unique.nnIf you would like to email me at kathy.elkins@yarn.com, with your full name & address, I would be happy to credit your account for the purchase.nnKathy

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:17:00 +0000

I recently purchased an approximately 100 yd. skein of Magic Ball yarn by Be Sweet. I paid $35 for nothing more than garbage! Nice yarns, beautiful colors – gives you the impression that all of this is wound together in ONE LENGTH – NOT SO, people! It’s nothing more than various SCRAPS of yarn tied together to MAKE that 100 yd. skein & is VERY unimpressive, once you wind it into a ball! It’s a MESS, it LOOKS like a mess & it’s nothing more than a waste of your hard-earned money! Use the color combinations as an idea to purchase other various yarns to create your OWN beautiful skein, I’m sure it will cost you much less & you’ll have more bang for your buck!nDiana

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:03:00 +0000

Combo #1

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:22:27 +0000

I prefer the first combo with the purple, but I am not a blue fan so I'd swap out one of the blues for lilac (second from left, bottom row).

By: Maryann

Maryann — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:14:31 +0000

All 3 are gorgeous. I like the first, with the purple for a cheery dash of color. If you want the scarf to really pop, I'd use the 3rd combination with the pink.

By: Across the Pond « Waggle Dancing

Across the Pond « Waggle Dancing — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:52:30 +0000

[...] more close to home, did you see that Webs is carrying our Magic Ball and Mohair [...]