I just found out about a yarn at my local Michael's a bit ago and it is called Bernat Pet Blanket yarn from Bernat yarn company. It claims on the label it has natural odor control.
It is a size 5 Bulky yarn, that is made one hundred percent of polyester, it is machine wash and dry, but do not bleach, iron, nor dry clean. It is 8 oz or 225 grams being 269 yards or 246 meters. The suggested hook and needle size are the same being 6 mm, but for me the hook I use is 6.5 mm and the needles 5 mm.
I bought the yarn on sale and do not remember what I payed for it anymore. I thought maybe the yarn was on its way out but it is still being sold last I checked. I bought six skeins, two of each in the color ways Teal, Denim Jeans, and Rose. As far as I can see the colors are all just one color.
If you have used pretty much any size 5 Bernat yarn you have felt this yarn. That chenille like yarn, I had a Bernat Blanket in white and it feels much thicker then this but if you like working with normal Bernat blanket yarn or chenille yarn you will like it.
I have so far used all of one of the six skeins, rolled all of one skein and have gotten through maybe a quarter of another skein.
I used up all of one of the rose skeins, got into a quarter one was the other skein and I wrapped around one of the teal ones. I had no trouble with the rose skeins but the teal skein ripped and broke three times and I don't know yet if that is just the teal skein, if that particular one has a problem or what.
That skein was wrapped strangely and I think it is possible it was just the skein itself or maybe it was just the teal colorway since the entirety of the one rose and so far into the other rose skein it is just fine. I will come back when I have gone through all six skeins and can tell you more when I have made things out of all six skeins how it all turned out.
I was able to make a small pet blanket, knitting, made for cats or small dogs and a medium dog blanket, crochet, I wasn't able to do all of the medium dog blanket but I only had to do two last rows (the blanket was made with basically making a big granny square continuously.
Looking it up, it is $9.94 per skein at Michael's, for me it is hard to say if it is worth that, I know I didn't spend nearly that much for me to have chosen to buy six skeins for the sole purpose of charity work. I do not have that kind of money, and I do not know if it is really worth that.
I would like to reuse this yarn when I run out, especially since it is perfect for animal charity and I would make one for my own kitten but I know she won't use it. I do love working with this yarn, I love the feel of Bernat blanket yarns and I think it feels even better then the normal blanket yarn Bernat makes. So compared to the normal Bernat blanket yarn which is $9.99 at Michael's as well, so it isn't that bad. So I think it is worth it, just you are paying for a blanket yarn.
If you enjoy working with the chenille yarn and the blanket yarn like I do, I would highly recommend it. Only thing is that it does feel very different then the normal blanket yarn so if you wish to mix this yarn with normal Bernat blanket yarn, be prepared and plan for the difference.
I was able to make a small pet blanket, knitting, made for cats or small dogs and a medium dog blanket, crochet, I wasn't able to do all of the medium dog blanket but I only had to do two last rows (the blanket was made with basically making a big granny square continuously.
Looking it up, it is $9.94 per skein at Michael's, for me it is hard to say if it is worth that, I know I didn't spend nearly that much for me to have chosen to buy six skeins for the sole purpose of charity work. I do not have that kind of money, and I do not know if it is really worth that.
I would like to reuse this yarn when I run out, especially since it is perfect for animal charity and I would make one for my own kitten but I know she won't use it. I do love working with this yarn, I love the feel of Bernat blanket yarns and I think it feels even better then the normal blanket yarn Bernat makes. So compared to the normal Bernat blanket yarn which is $9.99 at Michael's as well, so it isn't that bad. So I think it is worth it, just you are paying for a blanket yarn.
If you enjoy working with the chenille yarn and the blanket yarn like I do, I would highly recommend it. Only thing is that it does feel very different then the normal blanket yarn so if you wish to mix this yarn with normal Bernat blanket yarn, be prepared and plan for the difference.
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