I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS YARN FOR ANYONE FOR ANY REASON
586983
It showed about the size of the yarn, but did not tell how loosely wrapped the yarn was. NOT WORTH THE MONEY TO BUY THEM, I WILL NOT SPEND ANOTHER PENNY ON THIS. I can get softer, cheaper and bigger yarn from local craft and yarn stores. The only reason I gave 1 star is because I had to so I could post my review.
3979914
I am sure it would be a beautiful piece when finished but the threads come in hanks and the colors are not marked.  You have to guess at them.  Because there are such slight variances in shades I cannot decipher which color is which.  Will not be able to make this.  Total waste of my money.  Not even told what kind of thread it is.  I was going to buy my own thread but do not know the brand, so I cannot go out to buy buy the skeins.
4695807
I picked up 3 balls of this color and 3 of the gorgeous purple as well---was so excited at the vibrant colors--however, what a victim of disappointment I was in the yarn itself! Tangles constantly, very difficult to work with, rough texture and gets thread-thin way too often. If they could prefect these issues, and maintain the gorgeous colors, I would surely change my rating.
1501147
I would no t tell anyone to buy this awful stuff
1755921
This needle is wrong on three fronts. The raw aluminum is way too rough for knitting with any flow. The corners of the square needles grate against each other with every stitch. The swivel attachment to the cable, which I thought was wonderful, broke about three quarters  of the way through a lacy afghan...end of project!
4054190
WARNING - I bought this book because it looked like a fun read. But when I tried one of the pattern, my impression changed and I will not waste more beautiful wool on another experiment. Good yarn wasted because the pattern on page 31 is faulty. Obviously I can only testify to one pattern, but chances are many other pattern are also useless. This colorful book may give voyeurs some satisfactions, but if you are a experienced hands-on knitter, please be warned. I followed the instructions exactly and the result turned out plain crazy. A disaster as you can see for yourself on my uploaded picture. NB: This book should be withdrawn and all copies given an added warning-note about faulty patterns.
3708961
This is my first experience using this yarn, or any Noro yarn, and I'm not impressed.  The yarn itself doesn't seem to be very soft, and there are lots of little flecks of things that I have to pick out every so often.  I find about 2-3 knots per skein, and high quality yarn should not have knots. The colors of this particular color way (passage to india) are anything but spectacular and vibrant.  I have yet to see any of the blue color in the 3 skeins I am currently using.  I purchased 3 skeins in another color way to try, but if that doesn't produce more pleasing results I will not buy this yarn again.  Too dull.
3456351
The needles are too long for the size of the connector between them. The connector is sticky plastic and the yarn gets stuck and after only a year it disconnected from the needles on both sides and my whole project fell apart and had to be started over. It seems like a great value but is not worth the money
1109851
Tested this filament with an Afinia H800i printer and all it did was jam in the nozzle, as well cause major headaches with its "non-standard" axle hold. Would NOT recommend to anyone.
551763
The weaving is not fine, similar to a large knitted shawl. It is definitely not even close to cashmere or faux cashmere. The medium softness similar to wool/cotton/polyster mix. I felt cheated with such fancy description when the item is not even close to it. There is also no label to advise what it is made of, material mix or laundry instruction. I have written in to enquire on the material and laundry instruction before I proceeded to hand wash or dry clean. There was no reply from seller. Item looks nicer in picture. The weaving is sparse, like a mexican poncho. Suitable for home or office use, not recommended for fancy cocktail event or night out.
3543603
Very disappointed with this yarn.  Im working on a large project, so I purchased 9 skeins of each of the 5 colors in this saturate premier wool yarn which is 84% Acrylic and 16% Polyamide.  On the nice side it is washable on gentle and tumble dry on low.  It was a large enough purchase that I had to purchase the shipment from 2 different sellers.  I was pleasantly surprised that both locations provided the same dye lot.
Here is my biggest complaint.  All 5 of these colors are supposed to be #5 bulky weight yarn.  The yarn varies in thickness from a #7 to a #2.  Often the thicknesses will vary right next to each other.  Strands within the yarn are commonly broken.  Also during transitional colors (which can be several yards long) the yarn thickness will be greatly reduced.  When you have very thick tread right next to very thin thread, it really makes a difference in the look of your knitting.  I am not a tight knitter, but twice so far (Im a quarter of the way through my project) I have had this yarn fall apart on me while I was knitting.  In many more places I believe this yarn will quickly break with use.  The manufactures must have had the same problem, as most skeins have knots from the factory in the yarn  so far up to 7 in one 92 yard skein.
From an ordering standpoint, I had difficulty determining if the skeins would all work well together in regard to color.  The picture of the end of the skein did not provide a good enough picture to try to match colors or make sure they will blend together.  As I am making 2 patchwork throws/blankets with 6 inch metered squares I took the chance.  Here is a breakdown of what I found in my purchase.

Clematis: Primary colors in this are teal (very bright) and purple (different intensity from Agate but can blend if not place right next to each other) with a transitional color of forest green (very thin yarn).
Agate: primary colors: purple, chartreuse (pink -purple mix), shorter colors: black, golden brown (not the same golden brown as in Redwood, but can blend if not placed right next to each other).
Redwood: primary colors: golden brown, grey (different from the grey in granite, or Jasper), black, secondary colors (very small amounts of these colors): maroon, brown
Jasper: Primary color rose (more maroon than the chartreuse in Agate  ok if not put next to one another), secondary colors maroon (not the same as in Redwood they do not blend), grey and black
Granite: white (very bright and thick), black and several shades of grey.
As normal each skein is a bit different, this was meant to be a general guideline.  Good luck with your next project.
3644065
Horrible!  This tangled up within the first day of use! I would not recommend this at all.
1295310
This yarn is horrible. It's the worst yarn I've ever used. Usually Paton is enjoyable, but not this one. I don't know what they were thinking. The fibers are so loosely twisted that they are hardly twisted at all and knitting is messy. I don't know how it could be used for crochet at all. It feels rough. Beware, the colors in the picture are nothing like what is really looks like. I put this color, Bramble on my wish list and my husband got it for me. When I opened it I was confused because I didn't recognize it. The colors were totally wrong.  I bought it again, thinking this time it wiuld be the right one. It was the same. I'll have to give the Christmas order away and send this back. I've posted a photo of a few rows I knit and it shows the real colors. It is tan, olive, gold, and orange. Not how the listing appears. Mostly orange and tan are in this photo because I didn't want to do more.
2305527
I ordered this book with the thought I might be able to make a few of their projects. Not. They specify yarn types by brand, and those brands are not available in my country. Yes, they give a gauge, but what am I supposed to do? Buy every yarn available and hope one might conform? This book is only advertising for the yarn brand and of no help to someone who only wants to knit their dog a sweater. I will probably burn the book when the weather is cool enough for my guys to need a sweater.........
4612705
If I could rate it a negative number, I would. Honestly, the yarn in the photo is larger than the yarn that was delivered. This shouldn't cost more than a quarter, let alone $6+. Waste of time and money.
1368319
I am fine with silly stories and colorful characters and can easily suspend belief for the benefit of a good yarn.
I could not do that with this book - it was more like sticking knitting needles in my brain.
Right away there is a first person recollection of a person who has just died and then *bam* it is suddenly first person by the deceased? This is not a ghost story so that was just wrong. AND it happened again. And what's with the cat - was it left in the place while the cops were there?
OUCH - reading something that has never been proofread makes my head hurt.
Was this a high school assignment?
Idiots in uniform are ok but not total imbeciles  - not THAT kind of unbelievable.
The timeline needs work, it is hard to tell the amount of time passing.
There might be a mystery in there somewhere  and there may be entertaining characters about to develop but life is short and there are great books to read.
Please
- read more books
- take a creative writing class
- pay attention to continuity
- learn about timelines
- learn how to pass quotes in paragraphs
- and learn how to manage point of view

If I had paid money to read this I would have been pissed off, and for that you deserve honesty.
 I am disappointed in the reviewers who were not honest and gave you no food for thought is you are serious about writing!
4738420
Horrible, horrible yarn.  This was so tangled I couldn't wind it into a cake.  I ended up throwing it away.  Buy at your own risk.