Loops & Threads Squeaky Clean Sparkle: A Scrubby Yarn Review

Loops & Threads Squeaky Clean Sparkle Yarn Review is tinsel like scrubby yarn. The yarn is made up of a chained center with tinsel-like fringe poking out along one side. Loop & Threads Yarn is a Michael’s brand yarn and can be found in Michaels (obvs), JoAnn’s fabrics and even in Wal-Mart. You can learn more about this yarn here.

Disclaimers

• This post is not affiliated or sponsored by any of the products reviewed and presented. 
• All yarn was purchased and used by me, and me alone. These rankings represent my opinions.

Yarn’s overall score 3.8 ⭐

The overall score is based on an average of individual scores in the following categories; knitting ease, yarn durability, consistency of skein, finished object appeal, variety of yarn options.  

2 Knitting ease – wrapped around needles, irritating to my hands, rough texture
5 Yarn durability – Strong yarn! 
5 Consistency of skein – no color changes, not knots, smooth sailing
4 Finished Object appeal – FO shows some holes
3 Variety of options – 10 solid colors to choose from gives an appealing variety. 

Loops & Threads Squeaky Clean Sparkle Yarn Basic Info

Retail price: $6.49 or $0.037 per yard
Fiber content: 100% polyester
Yarn weight: 4 – medium
Oz/g: 85 grams
Yds/m: 174 yards
Available color ways: 10 solids
Machine washable: Yes
Tumble dried: Yes

Sample knit “One Color 10-st Scrubbie” (pattern coming soon!) in the Chili colorway. Used 10g or 21 yds. Could knit 8 single color scrubbies per skein with yarn left over to use on at least one two-color scrubbie (pattern coming soon!).

Loops & Threads Squeaky Clean Sparkle Yarn Review

Loops & Threads Squeaky Clean Sparkle Yarn is a large skein which enables you to knit either a large scrubbie, or several smaller scrubbies and not worry about running out of yarn. The sparkle is fun, and it feels a little like you are knitting with Christmas decorations. 

As I’ve shared before, I do have some texture issues, and this yarn was not so fun to knit with for me. The texture of it is quite scrubby (yay!), but that didn’t feel great in my hands while knitting (sad).

This yarn would definitely make scrubbies that are doing the tough jobs in the kitchen. I would not use it on easy scrubbing since if you’re like me you may have texture issues, but when you got to scrub that counter – this is your scrubby! 

I was very surprised by the durability of this yarn. Like I said, it felt a little like knitting with Christmas decorations, but only in looks. This chain and fringe stuck together with absolutely NO shedding. And I tested it while knitting, I pulled on that yarn hard! I was purposely rough with it to try it out a bit. And it held strong.  

It is also difficult to read your knitting so if you do decide to follow my 10-st scrubby pattern be sure to count your stitches and not skip a wrap. Of course, when it comes to novelty yarns, I do expect that they will not produce good stitch definition, so it’s not a surprise or a slight. 

Finally, I did notice that even though the yarn was quite grabby and liked to wrap around my needles and around my fabric … There were NO tangles. I did not experience any yarn barf. The “Pull from center” worked like a dream! 

Overall I was pleased with the finished object this yarn can create and would use it again.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Durability of yarn
• Very scrubby texture for tough scrubbing jobs
• Price is excellent! 

Cons

• May be hard for people with texture issues
• Yarn has a stiff nature that also likes to grab things (like the bottom of your needles!)
• Difficult to “read your knitting”

And there you have it! Have any questions about this yarn or have a pattern to use with it? Let me know in the comments!

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