Simply Crochet - UK (2020-04)

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YARN REVIEWS

sirdar happy cotton

Sirdarhavewellandtruly

enteredtheyarnmicro-ball

gamewiththeircheerfully

named‘Happy’minis.These

sweetlittle25gballscomein 50

colourfulshades,witha focus

oncalm,mutedcoloursaswell

asrainbowbrights.Theyarnis

100% cotton but has more of a

mattfinishthanthenormal

mercerisedcottons,giving

youclearstitchdefinition

butslightlylessofa shiny

appearance.It’sa fantastic

yarnforamigurumiprojects

andquicklittlecrochetmakes.

Machinewashat 40 .

http://www.sirdar.co.uk

WEIGHTDK

CONTENT10 0%cot ton

BALL20g/43m

HOOK4mm

RRP £0.99

paintbox simply dk

Wesuspectthataswellas

developingfantasticacrylic

yarn,Paintboxmustalsohave

comeupwithsomesortof

shrink-raymachine– because

thesesweet10gballslookjust

likea miniatureversionoftheir

100gSimplyDKballs.Although

quite small in length at just 28m,

thesetinyballscomeinatjust

75peachsoyoucanhookup

somemulti-colouredpieces

withoutbreakingthebudget.

Availablein 28 shadesranging

fromboldbrightstopretty

pastels,they’rea greatlittle

pressieforanyhookster!

http://www.lovecrafts.com

WEIGHTDK

CONTENT100%acrylic

BALL10 g/28m

HOOK4mm

RRP £0.75

Hoooked Eco Barbante milano

Justbecauseit’sa smallbobbin
ofyarndoesn’tmeanit can’t
havea bigenvironmental
impact!Hoookedhavebecome
knownfortheireco-concious
products,andtheEcoBarbante
Milanois noexception,being
madefromwastefibresfrom
the textile industry. This solid

cottonyarnis superstrongwith

a nicethickweighttoit,making

it perfectforbagsoranysortof

projectthatneedstotakea bit

ofweight.Availablein 40

shades,they’retheideal

planet-friendlyadditiontoyour

yarnstash.Handwashonly.

http://www.hoookedyarn.com

WEIGHTAran
CONTENT85%recycled cotton, 15% other
recycledfibres
BOBBIN50g/51m
HOOK4-6mm
RRP £1.99

madelinetosh Unicorn Tails minis

Don’tworry,it’snotallcotton
andacrylic– wehaven’t
forgottenaboutyourealwool
afficianados!If you’reafterjust a
littletasteofhand-dyed
loveliness,thenyou’lladore
theseminiskeins.Handdyedin
TexasandmadewithSouth
African wool, these little

UnicornTailminiscomein 35

differentcolouroptions,

rangingfromeye-popping

neonstogorgeoussubtle

variegations.They’rebeautifully

softtothetouchandperfectfor

speciallittleprojects.Machine

washona coldandgentlecycle.

http://www.loopknittingshop.com

WEIGHT4ply

CONTENT100%merino wool

SKEIN13 g /47m

HOOK2.5mm

RRP £5

WEIGHT4ply

CONTENT100%cotton

BALL25g/62m

HOOK3mm

RRP £0.99

Scheepjes catona

TheScheepjesCatonarangenot
onlycomesina HUGEarrayof
colours(109shadesintotal),but
alsoboastsa varietyofsizes.As
wellasthestandard50gballs,
youcanalsogetthemin25g
and10gsizes(the‘cutiepie’10g
ballsareevenavailableasa
colour pack which contains all

109 colours– there’sa Christmas

pressieanyhooksterwould

love!)Thismercerisedcottonis a

goodchoiceforyarnshawlsand

lacyprojectsasit hasa lovely

weightandlustre,andretainsits

shapewell.Machinewashat 40 

andironona mediumsetting.

http://www.scheepjes.com

Notonlyarethesemust-have

minisa fabuloussmallscale

cottonyarn,they’realsosomeof

thecutestlittleballswe’veever

seen– poponeontheendof

yourhookandit looksjustlikea

lollipop!Plus,witha massive 82

shadesofbrightandbeautiful

colours to choose from, you’ll

feellikea kidina sweetshop.

Thebeautyoftheselittleminis

is thatyoucanusethem

alongsidetheregular50gballs

inthemust-haverange.The

mercerisedcottonmeansthisis

a beautifullysmoothandsilky

yarn.Machinewashat 40 .

http://www.yarnandcolors.com

WEIGHT4ply

CONTENT100%mercerised cotton

BALL10g/25m

HOOK2mm

RRP £2.50

Yarn and colors must-have minis