Patons Classic Wool Merino; Nice, not nice?
 

if you had you choice between that and KP WOTA which would you use.

i prefer patons. i've heard wota pills pretty badly.

the patons. It's a million times softer and it dosen't pill nearly as much as WOTA does.

Patons is my choice.... 223 yards per skein, soft and colors are great. I use it for felting/fulling and it works perfectly.

Definately Patons :) It felts great!

I don't know if Patons is that much softer than WOTA, but while knitting it feels "tougher" (like it will wear better). IMO, Patons does *not* feel like Merino - its not nearly as soft as KP Merino Style - but it's not unpleasant, either.

I've never used WOTA but I've heard that it pills. I looove Patons! It was my first all wool yarn and I really liked it. It felted well, too.:thumbsup:

I wouldn't use either one as a garment, but they both felt beautifully!

I've never used WOTA, but I use Patons a lot. Every SnB newsboy cap that I've made has been with the Patons. I've also made handwarmers and legwarmers, and SnB's "Loopy Velez cowl" with the Patons too. It's really economical--both price-wise and yardage-wise, and since I don't have a LYS nearby, it's readily available to me, too.

I've yet to use WOTA--but I'm going to felt with it. I've heard it's too scratchy to put against your skin. Paton's is also too scratchy for my sensitive skin as a garment, but I made a beautiful afghan out of it that I love. It's a nice looking affordable yarn. I'd go with that unless I was going to felt the project, then I'd use WOTA.