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The next new-to-me yarn I'm testing from a Premier surprise box is this skein of Just Yarn Worsted Value Ombre in the colorway Mustard Ombre. This is a 100% acrylic #4 worsted weight yarn, and the jumbo skein holds 612 yards/560 meters and 9.8 oz./280 grams.

Since I had a lot of yarn to use up I decided to make Yarnspiration's free Kaliedoscope Shawl pattern, which would show off the subtle ombre.

I've used the dollar store version of Just Yarn, and found it to be a decent bargain acrylic. This worsted value ombre version is as good if not a little better. It's smooth, stitches up without issues and has a nice hand. I do like the color, as gold is one of the shades of yellow that doesn't remind me of unpleasant memories from my years in the medical field.

I got half the pattern done the first night. It needs blocking. :)

On the second night I made it to row 40 when I ran out of yarn.

I could have ended it there, but I wanted the shawl a little bigger, so I raided my stash for a comparable yarn to finish the project. I didn't have another ombre to match it, but this Craftsmart Value acrylic skein is a nice shade of mustard.

The yarn change will be a little noticeable, especially as the Craftsmart is a wee bit thicker that the Just Yarn, but I'm just making it for me, so it's okay.

Here's where I ended on the second night.

Believe it or not, I ran out of yarn again after crocheting all but 1-1/2 rows of the pattern. So I went to raid my stash again, and chose a skein of I Love This Yarn in sungold, which was a near perfect match for the Craftsmart Value.

At long last I finished the shawl!

Thoughts on the pattern: this was my first attempt at making this shawl, and I enjoyed it. The pattern was well-written and I didn't run into any problems with it, although I would say it's a little more difficult than a typical easy pattern because of the row endings and edging. I was actually tempted to skip the edging, as I'm not a fan of picot, but I tested it out for a couple of stitches and really liked how it looked. It's mixed with double crochet stitches so maybe that's why I liked it.

Thoughts on the yarn: this is a very nice, decent all around acrylic that had a subtle but lovely ombre to it. The fact that I was able to match not one but two different acrylic yarns to it was terrific -- I really wanted to make the whole pattern, and it's nice to have a yarn you can stretch with others. I'd say you will need two, maybe three skeins of Just Yarn Worsted Value Ombre to complete this project, so keep that in mind.

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