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YARN REVIEWS
King Cole majestic Hayfield Bonanza
WEIGHT DK WEIGHT Chunky
CONTENT 20% polyamide, 50% wool, 30% CONTENT 100% acrylic
acrylic BALL 400g/592m
BALL 50g/121m HOOK 6mm
HOOK 4mm RRP £11.99
RRP £2.29
This budget yarn from King Cole natural wool fibres. The yarn When making projects with yarn! This 100% acrylic yarn is
features a host of qualities that boasts a range of 31 beautifully chunky yarns the cost can surprisingly soft, and features a
justify its majestic moniker. deep colours – at first glance quickly mount up, but not with relatively loose twist showing
Firstly the blend of polyamide, they look like solid shades but the big bonanza yarn from off the lovely marled tones.
acrylic and wool means you get are in fact made up of Hayfield! The huge 400g balls It’s available in eight fantastic
the sturdiness and uniformity complementary hues that offer a hefty 592 metres to play shades, from bright bold colours
you’d expect from a synthetic create a subtle tweedy effect. with – you’ll need a massive to subtle monochromes.
yarn, but with that added bit of Machine washable at 40!. project bag if you plan on Machine washable at 40!.
softness that comes from the www.kingcole.com crocheting on the go with this www.sirdar.co.uk
go-to dk robin double knit
WEIGHT DK WEIGHT DK
CONTENT 100% premium acrylic CONTENT 100% acrylic
BALL 100g/289m BALL 25g/75m
HOOK 4mm HOOK 4mm
RRP £1.69 RRP £1.79
A lot of yarns claim to be credentials, made in Britain and If you’re after a stash-full of solid perfect budget yarn for your
‘premium’ acrylic, but often featuring a ball band made from shades Robin’s Double Knit is an amigurumi, blankets or any
it’s down to the first touch to recycled paper. Available in 20 excellent all-rounder option. It’s projects which call for myriad
decide if this is accurate. This DK solid shades, the hardy yarn is another 100% acrylic ball with a shades. Machine washable at
offering from Go-To yarns is an machine washable at 30! as well uniform DK weight, a nice even 40! and safe in the tumble dryer
interesting yarn, offering an as tumble dryer and cool iron twist and a tot-friendly softness. on a low setting. It’s the perfect
almost real wool roughness to it. safe, making it a practical choice Available in 52 colours that choice for all you colour lovers
Pleasingly for a budget buy this for your budget ball stash. range from traffic-cone jaffa to that are saving the pennies.
yarn has excellent green www.theknittingnetwork.co.uk sophisticated mink, it’s the www.woolwarehouse.co.uk
Drops Alpaca Cygnet Pure baby
WEIGHT 4ply WEIGHT DK
CONTENT 100% alpaca CONTENT 100% acrylic
BALL 50g/167m BALL 100g/270m
HOOK 2.5mm HOOK 4mm
RRP £2.30 RRP £2.89
While ‘ budget’ is often with an extra twist and is Striking a balance between cost anti-pilling acrylic your baby
synonymous with ‘acrylic’, available in a huge 63 shades, and quality can be tough with makes will be soft, safe and
Drops have dealt a curveball which also include mix shades kids’ items, as they need to be long-lasting too. Its bacteria-
with these superbly good value that have a nice hand-dyed soft and durable, but not pricey resisting fibres means it’s also
100% alpaca balls. Featuring a appearance to them. As you’d enough to be overly precious. safe for premies and newborns.
lovely natural halo and a expect it’s hand wash only to Cygnet’s Pure Baby (a rebrand of The yarn is available in six pretty
beautiful softness, the keep those fibres and colours Kiddies Super Safe & Soft) finds pastel shades and machine
untreated yarn is made up of looking their very best. a good middle ground. With washable at 30!.
three strands spun together www.garnstudio.com 70% anti-microbial and 30% www.cygnetyarns.com
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