Simply Crochet - UK (2019-11)

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YARN REVIEWS

rowan denim revive

Yourolddenimjacketmight
haveheadedofftothecharity
shopmanyyearsago,but
maybenowis thetimefora
denimrevival.Thisnewyarn
fromRowanfeaturesa blendof
recycleddenimandcotton
fibreswhichcreatea strongyet
lightweight DK yarn. The yarn

hasprettyflecksofcolours

throughout,givingit a slightly

tweedyeffect,whichis helped

bytheyarn’scharmingcrimp

andtwisttexture.It’savailable

ineightmutedcolours, and

handwashonly.

http://www.knitrowan.com

01484 668200

WEIGHTDK
CONTENT95% cotton, 5% other
fibres
BALL50g/100m
HOOK3.75mm
RRP £4.75

Flora Fibres artisan vegan yarn

Vegandoesn’tjustcoverfood
anymore.Fortheethically
mindedamonguswhowant
toensureourmakesareas
animal-friendlyasourmeals,
FloraFibreshasyoucovered.
SpunintheEUandusingonly
botanical(plant-based)dyes,
mostly foraged from along the

Fifecoast,thiscottonyarn

boastsbeautiful,softcolours.

Duetothevariancesthatoccur

withnaturalhanddyeing,the

yarnis producedinsmall

batches.Asyou’dexpect,this

yarnis handwashonly.

http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/

FloraFibresYarn

WEIGHT4ply

CONTENT100%recycled cotton

SKEIN50g/125m

HOOK3mm

RRP £6

Drops Love You #9

Beingeco-conciouscanoften

comeata price– butnotwith

thisrecycledcottonfrom

DROPS.This100%recycled

cottoncomesata ridiculously

lowcost,andwith 19 different

colourstochoosefrom,it means

youcanfillyourstashwitha

whole colour palette for a

bargainprice.Theyarnis strong

witha dishcloth-cottonfeel.It’s

machinewashableat40°C,can

beironedona medium-high

setting,is madeintheEUandis

Oeko-Tex®certified– so features

nonastychemicals.

http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

01926 882818

WEIGHT4ply

CONTENT100%recycled cotton

BALL50g/125m

HOOK3mm

RRP £0.75

Hoooked Ribbon XL

Theenvironmentalevilsof

glitterarea hot-buttonissue

rightnow,butHoookedhave

createda yarnthatwillallow

youtosavoursparkleswitha

clearconscience.Hoookedare

passionateaboutcottonmade

fromrecycledT-shirtmaterial,

and this ribbon XL yarn also

featuresrecycledLurexrunning

throughit,producinga sweet

metallicshimmer.It’sa slightly

elastic,chainette-styleribbon

yarnthatyou’llneedyourbig

hooksfor.Availableinnine

shades;handwashonly.

http://www.hoooked.co.uk

0031 (0)703 351886

WEIGHTSuperChunky

CONTENT60%RecycledCotton,

20%otherrecycledfibres, 20% Lurex

SPOOL250g/685m

HOOK9mm

RRP £9.59

WEIGHTAran
CONTENT53%cotton,
47%rec ycledpolyester
BALL100g/140m
HOOK5mm
RRP £10.50

wool and the gang new wave yarn

Thisrecycledyarnis a product
designedtotackleoneofthe
biggestenvironmentalissuesof
ourtime– single-useplastics.
The47%polyestercontentin
eachballofthisNewWaveYarn
is madefromthreewhole
plasticbottles!Thissustainable
chainette yarn has a fantastic

lustreandsurprisinglysoftfeel.

Whenit’shookedup,it createsa

lovelybouncyfabricthatwill

workbrilliantlyforyour big and

chunkyprojects.

It’savailablein 12 fantastic

colours– keepthembright by

carefulhandwashing.

http://www.woolandthegang.com

Savingtheplanetdoesn’tmean

youcan’tstillenjoya bitof

luxury– andthisrecycledDK

yarnfromRicoDesign gives you

exactlythat.

Thecashmerecomesfrom

leftoverfibresfromcashmere

garmentproduction,andis

combined with 5% wool to give

it thatextrabitofstability.As

you’dexpect,it’sincrediblysoft

anddelightfultoworkwith,

feelingverydelicateandlight

whileyou’rehookingit up.

Availablein 12 naturalshades,

theyarnis handwash only; dry

flatandcooliron.

http://www.rico-design.co.uk

WEIGHTDK

CONTENT95%cashmere, 5% wool

BALL25g/70m

HOOK4mm

RRP £10.99

rico design Essentials Cashmere