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YARN REVIEWS

rowan baby cashsoft merino

Youcanprobablytellfromthe

titlealonethatthislatest

offeringfromRowanmightbe a

littleonthesoftside!The

cashmereandmerinofibres

cometogethertocreatea yarn

whichis ultra-softtotouch,with

theacryliccontentprovidinga

good level of strength and

durability.It’sgota fabulous

uniformitytothetwistwhich

helpstocreatenicelydefined

stitches.Thereare 20 shadesto

choosefromintherange,with

anemphasisonbaby-friendly

pastels.Machinewashat 30 .

http://www.loveknitting.com

01409 404010

WEIGHT4ply

CONTENT57%wool, 33% acrylic,

10%cashmere

SKEIN50g/130m

HOOK 3mm

Drops baby merino uni colour

If you’reaftera merinoyarn
that’skindtoyourlittleone,
thenyou’llbegladtohearthat
thisyarnbyDROPShasbeen
madespecificallywithbabyin
mind.The100%merinofibres
derivedfromanimalsinSouth
AmericaandSouthAfrica(free
range of course) have been

superwashtreatedsoit’llstand

uptothemessiestofbabies!

Theyarnhasa lovelyelastic

qualitytoit thankstoits

uniformandspringytwist.It’s

madeintheEU,is machine

washableat 40 andalsocomes

withOeko-Tex®certification.

http://www.garnstudio.com

WEIGHT4ply

CONTENT100%merino

BALL50g/175m

HOOK3mm

RRP £3.10

Rico Essentials Mega Merino

ThischunkyyarnfromRico
givesyoubeautifullybig
stitcheswitha wholelotof
bounce!Thequalitywooland
acrylicblendcreatesa
genuinelysoftbutdurable
feelingyarn,makingit greatfor
bigandchunkyprojectsthatare
going to have a lot of wear and

stretchingovertime.Thereare

16 fabshadestochoosefrom,

whicharemostlyprettypastels

buttherearea fewextra-bright

shadesinthemixtoo.Theyarn

is machinewashableat 30 and

canbeironedona coolsetting.

http://www.loopknittingshop.com

020 72881160

WEIGHTChunky
CONTENT 55% virgin merino wool, 45%
acrylic
BALL10 0 g/125m
HOOK6mm
RRP £6.25

Stitch & Story

If you’reafterbig,boldand
sustainable,thenTheChunky
WoolbyStitch& Storyis theone
foryou!Thisdramaticyarnis
madefrom100%sustainable
merinowoolandshowsit off
beautifullywithitsnaturalhalo
andsuper-relaxedtwist.This
“soft like candyfloss” wool

comesin 18 fabulouslydeep

andintensecolours,plusthere’s

anadditionalfourtwo-tone

stripedshadesaswellasvarious

multi-buyoptions.You’regoing

towanttohandwashthisto

keepthatamazingcolour and

softnessatitsbest!

http://www.stitchandstory.com

WEIGHTSuper-chunky

CONTENT100%merino

BALL10 0 g/75m

HOOK8mm

RRP £8.95

WEIGHT4ply

CONTENT75%merino, 25% nylon

BALL50g/200m

HOOK3mm

RRP £5.95

Scheepjes Metropolis

If widecolourchoiceis your

maincriteriawhenselectinga

yarn,youmustalreadybea big

fanofScheepjes!Thenew

Metropolisyarncontinuesto

cementtheirreputationfor

bringinga massiverangeof

shadestotheiryarncollections

• this one features a whopping

80 colours.Theyarnfeels

beautifullysoftwithlittle

tweedy-stylefleckswhich

complementthemaincolour

nicely.It’slightweightand

lightlyheatheredaswell,with

thenylongivingit a slightlysilky

feel.Machinewashableat 40.

http://www.scheepjes.com

If you’reaftera luxuriousyarnfit

fora king(orqueen)thenyou

can’tgowrongwiththis

super-specialmerinoyarn!With

a 50/50blendofsuperwashand

extra-finefibres,it’sa delicate

anddelightfulyarnthatjust

glidesoffthehook.Thisluxury

merino yarn is billed as DK

weight,althoughwethinkit’sat

thelighterendofthisscale

whenworkedup.With 31

awesomeshadestochoose

from,luxurymakesdon’thave

tobelimitedbycolour.Hand

washonlyanddryflat.

http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

0800 5053300

WEIGHTDK

CONTENT100%merino

BALL50g/140m

HOOK4mm

RRP £3.99

king cole luxury merino DK