Yarn Review - REd Heart It's a Wrap

I've been meaning to do this for a long time, months in fact. The lovely people over at YarnCanada.ca generously provided us with a hefty ball of Red Heart's it's a wrap and asked us to do a review. Needless to say the fall has been BUSY. The holiday season is almost in full swing so I thought I'd better get down to business!
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​I'll admit that I've got a pretty robust stash and when I do go hunting for a little something, something to add to my collection Red Heart doesn't usually cross my mind. I was skeptical about this review. The 50/50 cotton, acrylic blend had me wondering how this yarn would knit up and what it would feel like. My experience with cotton is limited to dishcloths, and I don't use a lot of acrylic so I was pretty in the dark about how this was going to play out. 

So even thought life has been crazy busy these past few months, I did do a swatch immediately. The yardage in this ball is ample enough (seriously ample, 1100 yards of ample) to knit up a sweet summer t-shirt so I picked up my 3.5mm needles and swatched for Edie by Isabelle Kraemer. This swatch is AMAZING. It's soft and has drape and is feather light. The yarn is rated as #1 - super fine, and super fine it is. It's classified as a light fingering weight on Raverly and there are lots of patterns that would lend themselves well to this yarn. I picked the Comedy colour way to try to get out of my comfort zone. I am in love with the bright, bold colour combo that this colourway provides. If I hadn't already fallen in love with Edie, the ball band offers a super cute colour blocked shawl called Asymmetrical Knit Shawl. 

So the second I finish my #committoknit2018 (you guys, I'm soooooo close) I'm casting this on, and you should too. Red Heart's it's a wrap is available on YarnCanada.ca for an easy $11.95. Seriously. Buy a few or check out some of the other great yarns available, because after you spend $45 you get free shipping. 
Now, go forth and knit (and shop), relentlessly!