Lion Brand Cover Story Favorite Blanket Yarn vs Lion Brand Cover Story Dreamland Yarn

Both are Lion Brand's super bulky polyester chenille, so softness and speed are a wash. Favorite Blanket gives you more yardage per skein and a clearer, easier-to-read stitch, which suits blankets, amigurumi and anyone still learning. Dreamland trades yardage for a marbled color swirl that hides color changes and looks striking in plain stockinette or single crochet. Reviewers of both call them soft and fast; Dreamland owners more often mention splitting and stitches that are hard to see.

• Choose the Favorite Blanket if you want more yards per skein, short-print stripes that are easy to follow, and a yarn that holds together for amigurumi and beginner projects.
• Choose the Dreamland if you want a marbled, self-swirling color effect and don't mind buying more skeins and working partly by feel.