I didn't have a lot of this yarn, but I did have some that smelled like cigarette smoke. I quit smoking six months ago and boy, I can tell the smell now. It's very strong and unpleasant when you smell it on others that smoke. I decided to do a yarn cleaning out last week and put it in the trash. I feel better about it. I just felt that it wasn't worth my time trying to wash and dry it and deal with it. Besides, this gives me an excuse to go to the yarn store now.