Knitting - UK (2021-07)

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YARN REVIEW

WEST YORKSHIRE

SPINNERS COLOUR

LAB DK

West Yorkshire Spinners’

Colour Lab DK is a versatile

yarn with excellent stitch

definition, making it suitable

for textures and cables as

well as colourwork. This 100%

British wool has a lovely soft

handle and knits up smoothly

and evenly with just the right

amount of bounce.

WYS recently added six

new shades to the range:

self-striping 915 Purple Rain

(pictured) and 914 Tutti Frutti,

along with four bold jewel-tone

solid colours: 361 Coral Crush,

362 Perfectly Plum, 363 Bottle

Green and 364 Electric Blue.

These additions bring the total

palette to seven self-striping

and 22 solid shades.

There are eight crochet

leaflets, while a brochure

entitled Collaboration in

Design is dedicated to knitting

and women’s garments. Hand-

wash, reshape while damp. Do

not tumble-dry.

Composition: 100% British

wool

Weight: 50g Length: 225m

Rec needle size: 4mm

Tension (10cm): 22 sts x 28 rows

RRP: £6.50

Contact: wyspinners.com

PAINTBOX YARNS

COTTON 4 PLY

This 100% cotton 4 ply yarn

from LoveCrafts is perfect for

summer knitting and crochet.

It is particularly recommended

for shawls and fine knitting,

and if you’re a crocheter will

work brilliantly for amigurumi.

It is a good budget option

at £2.75 for a 50g ball of 170m.

This yarn is soft and easy to

work with, creating great stitch

definition and a fabric with

lovely drape. Try out some

larger needle sizes if you are

planning a lace project, as the

yarn could bloom very nicely

and drape even more.

Paintbox Yarns Cotton

4 Ply comes in 25 bright,

on-trend shades, including

20 Bright Mint (pictured)

so it would be great for fun

and colourful projects. As a

standard 4 ply you can use it

for any of your favourite 4 ply

patterns, but do swatch and

check yarn amounts before

casting on. Machine-wash at

40ºC, do not tumble-dry.

Composition: 100% cotton

Weight: 50g

Length: 170m

Rec needle size: 3.25mm

Tension (10cm): 27 sts x 34 rows

RRP: £2.75

Contact: lovecrafts.com

LANG YARNS NORMA

COLOR

Swiss producer Lang Yarns has

released a colour version of its

Norma yarn – a blend of 55%

organic cotton, 35% modal – a

plant-based type of rayon – and

10% viscose. This chainette

yarn is soft to touch, but with

both firmness and elasticity.

Norma Color moves

through a number of slow,

gentle colour transitions,

creating an all-over variegated

effect that will look stunning

both in garments and

accessories. There are four

shades available, including

shade 3 (pictured).

Lacy jumpers and shawls are

among the patterns Lang has

created specially for this yarn.

The knitted fabric provides

great stitch definition that

would work well for both lace

and cables, but with such

intriguing colour changes it

might be nice to just stick to

a plain stitch and watch the

fabric evolve. Hand-wash at

30ºC, do not tumble-dry.

Composition: 55% cotton,

35% modal, 10% viscose

Weight: 50g Length: 135m

Rec needle size: 4-4.5mm

Tension (10cm): 23 sts x 33 rows

RRP: £5.75

Contact: langyarns.com

STYLECRAFT
BAMBINO PRINTS

Stylecraft Bambino Prints is
an anti-pilling DK-weight baby
and toddler yarn. It has super
stitch definition and knits
to a classic tension on 4mm
needles. I find it quite silky to
knit and would recommend
using wooden or bamboo
needles. This versatile yarn
suits all kinds of stitch patterns.
There are nine colourways
to choose from, including
3762 Leap Frog (pictured).
Stylecraft has added some
lovely new designs especially
for the new colours in the
Bambino Prints range, with
sizes ranging from birth to
five years. Each pattern leaflet
has two designs with optional
styling for boys and girls,
which I think offers great
value for money.
This very practical yarn is
machine-washable and may
be tumble-dried and ironed
on a low setting.

Composition: 100% premium
acrylic
Weight: 100g Length: 268m
Rec needle size: 4mm
Tension (10cm): 22 sts x
30 rows
RRP: £3.19
Contact: stylecraft-yarns.
co.uk