Drops Daisy VS. Sandnes Garn Double Sunday Yarn Comparison- Untwisted Threads

[@viktoriaschmied6627]

If you want to chose colours non biased, I would actually sort it into variety of cool and warm shades as well as depth (just use a grey filter for that and sort into light/medium/dark)! I personally find that many local brands here carry blushtones - so that might be just a regional demand thing. On the other hand I have a hard time finding many brown shades, it's usually one or two at best. If you're generous with the category, maybe also a deeper beige.

[@UntwistedThreads]

That is a great suggestion Viktoria! Thank you!:)

[@nauci]

I think Malabrigo Rios or Arroyo might be the softest yet most available yarns in every LYS I've encountered, and would love to see a review on one of those to get a good idea of how all of your other reviewed yarns compare 😍

[@UntwistedThreads]

I will definitely add that to the list! I'm so happy you enjoy our comparisons! Thank you for the recommendation! :)

[@christycampbell1874]

I agree I'd love to see what you think about those yarns. Especially if the garments seem to stretch out a lot.

[@hildigunnur99]

Thanks for the comparison. I think it´s hard to judge though, if you don´t know how the yarn wears/lasts...like if you had a swatch in a pocket for a little while, just to give an idea.

[@UntwistedThreads]

Thank you for the suggestion! I have heard from a few sources that the Daisy pills pretty easily but unfortunately, that is a characteristic of softer merino yarns.

[@irinashvetsova1337]

⁠​⁠@@UntwistedThreads that’s true! I’ve managed to knit two sweaters for me and my husband with drops Daisy. And only after washing, blocking and wearing mine for a few days I noticed how heavily it pills! What a disappointment was it… But I have no claims how enjoyable and smooth was knitting itself.

[@knitgirl.7676]

Wool Warehouse gets orders to me in the US quickly and cheaply and frequently has great sales on Drops. I did grab a few skeins of Daisy on my last order and it is pretty darn nice.

[@UntwistedThreads]

I agree! They do a great job! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed your order of Daisy!:)

[@noamleora]

I knit my champagne cardigan in daisy held with a mohair and it gave me a beautiful warm cardigan!❤ I couldn't be more happy with the cost and results.

[@UntwistedThreads]

Wow, I bet that is really soft! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed working with it!:)

[@noamleora]

@UntwistedThreads I'm now planning a zipper sweater in the same combination. I will, however, invest in a softer mohair as sweaters tend to touch my neck and Drops mohair I find irritating next to skin. I may go for the caramel color of Daisy you showed in your video.

[@christycampbell1874]

I love daisy! I knit a raglan sweater with the parrot green color and I absolutely love it. It's so squishy and soft! I just ordered more for another sweater. It is pilling, but easy to shave with a sweater shaver. Definitely excited for more colors. Great video!!

[@UntwistedThreads]

Thank you Christy! I am so happy to hear that you are enjoying Daisy! And thank you for sharing about the pilling, but I am glad it is easily managed:)

[@BharatSingh-co1ku]

Hello! Does Daisy stretch after knitting?

[@christycampbell1874]

@@BharatSingh-co1ku it's easily blocked but does hold its shape. It's super bouncy and doesn't stretch out when I'm wearing it.

[@satsumamoon]

I made a double.sided hat at the recommended gauge. Its been washed twice and holds its shape just fine. It pills too much for my liking and needs shaving every 3 wears.

[@terryannsweeney4428]

@@satsumamoonhave you made anything with the sandness Garn to compare pilling? I would be happy to pay a little more for a yarn that does not pill as much!

[@mariepeckenpaugh543]

Wool and Company ships out of the Chicago area. They carry Double Sunday and will order colors they don’t have in stock. Shipping is free and it arrives in a couple of days. Thanks for your review I will try Daisy too!

[@UntwistedThreads]

Yes, they have a great selection!:)

[@annemarieekstrom8576]

I’ve just made 7 Storm sweaters from Petiteknit in Daisy to my grandchildren - they love them 👌

[@UntwistedThreads]

Wow, that is incredible! How special! :)

[@nastyzuzia]

I really liked the video with comparison of both yarn. I haven’t used Daisy yet but I will definitely try it just fyi in Europe I would say that both yarns are similarly available - in Poland for example Drops is more available that Sandnes Garn

[@UntwistedThreads]

I'm so happy that you enjoyed it! If you do try it out, I would love to hear your thoughts about it! And thank you for letting me know!:)

[@teresawagoner1469]

I love comparisons! Would you do Drops Belle vs Sandnes Line or one for Aran weight blown yarns ( kos vs air vs snefnug)?

[@UntwistedThreads]

I am so happy you enjoyed it Teresa! I will add the others to our list! Thank you for the suggestions!

[@daisychain3222]

Really enjoy your reviews! I look forward to them. I hope you will keep this up!

[@UntwistedThreads]

Thank you! I am so happy you enjoy them! :)

[@ChristieArcher]

Thank you for this comparison. I’ve used Sunday but have yet to try Daisy. I’m going to go check out Wool Warehouse and see if any of the colors would work in my wardrobe and give it a try. ❤

[@UntwistedThreads]

I'm happy you enjoyed it Christie! I would love to hear your thoughts if you decide to give Daisy a try!:)

[@knitbyidun]

I have been wanting to try this out for a while, but no local yarn shop have Daisy, but I am so excited to try it so I just had to watch this!

[@UntwistedThreads]

I would love to hear your thoughts if you do get to try it out!:)

[@knitbyidun]

@@UntwistedThreads ooh, Yes! I hope I get to try it soon, but I am also not sure what I will make for my first project👀

[@fiber.and.floral]

Ah, a friend and i were just talking about giving daisy a try! thanks for this review!

[@UntwistedThreads]

Yay! I would love to hear your thoughts if you decide to try it!:)

[@munchmary]

It meant be weird to say but daisy looks softer from your pictures. I see knitters use double Sunday pretty often and I always wonder if it’s worth the investment. It’s good to know I have a different option since I prefer softer yarn so thank you for the comparison.

[@UntwistedThreads]

I agree, Daisy does noticeably have more fibers sticking up, which I think contributes to it looking softer. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the video!:)

[@jadeintheparke1]

I still find double Sunday pretty soft but when I felt it in person it wasn’t “omg soft as a cloud” soft. Still very soft, especially when worked up

[@helene4110]

I’ve knit a cardigan in Double Sandnes for my goddaughter and while the color is lovely, the softness perfect as expected, it pills horribly! Honestly, I don’t think I’ll ever use this yarn again. I haven’t tried Daisy yet. Yarn availability doesn’t really affect us in Europe. Both brands are widely available, and at a lesser price (Daisy is more than half the price of Double Sunday; I just checked, Daisy is currently available to me, in France, at 2.58€ and DS at 6.90€)

[@UntwistedThreads]

I am so sorry to hear that! Unfortunately I do believe that Daisy will pill as well, that is just the nature of soft/merino yarns. They just don't have the hearty characteristics like a more rustic wool does. I am happy to hear it is more widely available for you!:)

[@jadeintheparke1]

Thanks for this review! I wonder how Daisy will hold up over time since it’s softer. Don’t softer yarns pill more?

[@UntwistedThreads]

I am so happy you enjoyed Jade! Yes, unfortunately softer yarns like merino are more delicate and very prone to pilling. I have heard that both of these yarns pill quite a bit.

[@jadeintheparke1]

@@UntwistedThreads in my experience double Sunday actually doesn’t pill very badly

[@laurahearnshaw7348]

Maybe it would be worth adding an ethical/sustainability factor in your reviews? I think sometimes (not always), the extra cost of a yarn may come from the fact that it’s ethically sourced, and for some people, that is one of the most important factors when choosing yarn… just a thought…

[@UntwistedThreads]

That is an excellent point, Laura! Thank you for the suggestion!

[@lada9090]

Responsible Production "... We take sustainability seriously. That's why the merino wool in DROPS Daisy comes from free-range, mulesing-free animals in South America. ... " (c) _______ It is absolutely not difficult to find information on the Internet. Try next time...

[@laurahearnshaw7348]

@@lada9090 It was merely a friendly suggestion for future comparisons of yarns, not necessarily this one. It seems that the video maker took the comment as that, so I’m not sure why you feel the need to be so aggressive about it. I wasn’t trying to attack Drops yarn - I have used it myself. If you read my comment again, it does say that the extra cost of yarn ‘sometimes’ comes from it being ethically sourced, ‘not always’. Maybe you could ‘try next time’…

[@lada9090]

@@laurahearnshaw7348 Drops are cheaper and ethical - why do you justify the high prices of other yarns? This looks like a provocation. And your politeness is just a tactic of toxic people. Which provoke and pretend that this is not so. This behavior is called passive aggression. Or hypocrisy. As you wish

[@lada9090]

@@laurahearnshaw7348 Laura, don't be so cunning. If you did something nasty and someone pointed it out to you - keep quiet - have a conscience. It is clear from your comment that you are discrediting Drops. Because before writing you could have looked at the official Drops website for information. But you wrote something nasty and pretended that you did nothing bad. Don't write anymore. The opinion about you is getting even worse.

[@judycoughlin8424]

Which pills less? That's important to me. I'm tired of shaving my sweaters.

[@UntwistedThreads]

Unfortunately both of these yarns pill quite a bit. It is the nature of softer yarns to pill, especially merino yarns. I recommend a heartier yarn like a Bluefaced Leicester or a Peruvian Highland wool, as pilling wise, they hold up a little bit better, and a lot of them are fairly soft too!:)

[@mgy32]

Hey -- how about testing Sonder Yarn Co, Sunday Morning DK. It's a blue-faced Leicester combo -- and I know you really liked the WYS Fleece Blue Faced Leicester. Curious if they are all so nice and soft.

[@UntwistedThreads]

Ooh yes, I have heard of that one and would love to give it a review! Thank you so much for thinking of me and the recommendation!:)

[@catofthecastle1681]

It only took me 9 days to get an order from wool warehouse!

[@UntwistedThreads]

Incredible! They do such a great job!

[@martilda625]

Drops is from Norway as well

[@UntwistedThreads]

You're exactly right! Thank you!

[@ylennon299]

Lindehobbie is another online shop that carries Drops yarn. Cheaper than most

[@UntwistedThreads]

Thank you for the suggestion! I believe Lindehobbie is more UK/European friendly as shipping to the US was a little expensive if I'm not mistaken :(

[@lada9090]

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[@UntwistedThreads]

Thank you!