Annie’s Kit Club Review - Knit Afghan Block of the Month Club

Hey everyone, it's Deja from KnittingCrochetEverAfter.com, and today I am doing a review on the Annie's Kit Clubs. So, they have a ton. If you don't know Annie's, Annie's used to be called Annie's Addict. You can now go to Annie's.com, or this is actually at Annie'sKitClubs.com, so you can check these out. They have tons of different clubs. They have knitting, crocheting. So I got sent a few different kits by Annie's to review, look at, check out the yarn they're sending, check out the patterns. So I'm starting with this Knit Stitch Sampler Afghan. So depending on what kit you get, you either may be making a brand new project every single Or you're going to create part of a whole that will last you months. So be prepared, like, if you're going to get the afghan, like, see yourself, don't give up, get the whole thing, make the whole afghan. I am looking at this and I'm already excited to see it because it looks like to me that you're really progressing. As you're working through this afghan, so for example, this is just blocks one through three. So this is the very beginning of the kit. So when I look at the back side, it shows me the whole blanket and it shows me where the three blocks that I'm going to make are located in the blanket. I'm sure you can go ahead and move them wherever you want, but this is, you know, totally... set out for you if you don't want to have to make those decisions for you. It looks like it's just very neutral colors and I was sent with the pattern two skeins of yarn and we'll take a quick peek at the pattern. I'm going to work up through the pattern and see kind of how the pattern instructions are, how simple they are to follow, that kind of thing so that you guys can get an idea of what you're going to get into if you decide to get this. Something I noticed when I pull out the yarn, it's really soft and squishy. It's Premier and it's an anti-pilling yarn, which I like. I like anything that does not pill, especially if you're using it for a blanket because you're going to be using it on, you know, it's going to be moving around constantly and you want it to last, especially if you're putting all this time and effort into it. So this is a 100% anti-pilling acrylic and it's got 203 yards in it, so it's a pretty Good size skein. It's very soft for an acrylic. It's almost, you know, like this big brand acrylic. I'm going to put it like in line with Vanna's Choice. It's got a little bit of a sheen to it, almost like a Simply Soft, but Simply Soft dehydrates too much. I think it's too loose. I don't know. You know, you can't get good... Definition, it's like it's great if you're going to do something drapey, but I don't know. I don't, I stay away from the Simply Soft. This feels like it's got some good texture where it's going to hold the stitches, which is really important for an afghan in knit. If you've ever made one, you know it stretches out really fast. So I tend to make my afghans, any patterns I'm doing, in like a chunky, bulky, something really thick so that it doesn't stretch too much. So we'll see what kind of stretch we get with this. But let's look at these three blocks and I'm already seeing that it's going to take you from From beginner. On these are like the most beginner blocks. You've got garter stitch, knit stitch, and then a kind of mossy stitch. So I like that. This looks like this blanket is going to walk you through, especially you'll see the three blocks, starting from your most basic garter stitch and then working through. I see lace, I see cables, ooh I like that, some knit and purls. It's more cabling, so it looks like you get like a whole variety of stitches where you're really going to learn, and there's video tutorials too when you get the kit so that if you're not sure what something is, you can go watch the tutorial and it'll help you through it. I was thinking, see, these are 9.5 inches square, so... You're probably going to have yarn leftover and it looks like it's saying that you may have leftover yarn after completing all three blocks. Please save all leftover yarn for afghan assembly and finishing. So once you finish it don't throw your yarn away. Keep it safe as you're going through the months so that you have some for the finishing, joining, everything that's going to happen. So I'm going to go through. I may not make all three blocks because the first two are garter and knit and, you know, the instructions are like working garter. It's not really difficult. I might just do this third block just so that I can see what kind of stretch we have with the yarn and how it works up and maybe try blocking it if it's not. Very square, we'll see, but I'll probably just do that one since it actually has like a four row repeat which is a little bit, you know, more than just garter and stockinette. So I'm gonna go work on my block number three. I'll come back, tell you what I think about the yarn, how easy the instructions are, and give you a general overview. I did one of the squares, so I did not do the stockinette or garter stitch because those are, you know, if you know how to knit, that's very basic. I wanted to do at least one of the squares so that I could wash it and, you know, see if I could make a pill. So I did kind of the moss stitch last square of the three squares, and I stuck that sucker in the washer and dryer constantly, and you can see it's good. It is not pilling. It's got a little fuzz. That's alright. That always happens. No pilling. You can see how well it's held up, especially being not connected to anything, you know, just as... And I threw it in with, like, all my other clothes, so... Really well. Um, I... I like the feel of it. It's very soft. Like I said before, with knit projects or knit afghans, they stretch a lot. You know, knit is very stretchy. So once you get the whole afghan, and I do appreciate that that afghan is pretty dense. So I'm not a big like holey afghan. I like when my toes get stuck in stuff. So I usually try to make and pick a very solid afghans you'll see most of my patterns are like solid afghans so I appreciate that a lot of the blocks I think they're just a couple lace blocks but most of them are very solid so it's gonna hold together well and I think this yarn is really good for knit afghans so if you are a knitter and you want to go pick something check out the link below go check out the afghan go check out the other ones that they offer I'm trying to win out, you know? We're all stuck at home right now. Let's make the most of it. But that is the Annie's Kit Club Knit Afghan block. And thank you for watching.