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These 7 yarns will spice up your springtime
Seven warm-weather yarns for spring knitting, mostly cotton, from upcycled denim to printed fabric strips, each with a note on why it is interesting.
Pima Colada by Plymouth Yarn - Buy It Here
Details: 75% Peruvian Pima Cotton / 25% Lyocell (120yds/50g)
This aran weight yarn is soft to the touch and slinky to knit with. Perfect for warm season knits, its drape and cool hand will create beautiful summer cardigans, shawls or tee shirts.
Why is it interesting?
The chainette construction blends alternating rounds of the two fibers for subtly marled effect with a slight sheen.
Billie Jean Yarn by Wool and the Gang - Buy It Here
Details: 60% upcycled denim / 40% upcycled raw cotton (147yds/100g)
If you love jeans, you’ll adore Billie Jean. Just like jeans, this fiber fades slightly with washing for that authentic denim look.
Why is it interesting?
This unique yarn is made from upcycled denim remnants.
Ribbon XL by Hooked Yarns - Buy It Here
Details: 100% Cotton (131yds/250g)
RibbonXL is a soft recycled tape yarn made of 100% recycled cotton clips. Left-over fabric strips are selected according to colour, shredded into yarn fibre and spun again and knitted into a lightweight tube yarn.
Why is it interesting?
Not all spring time yarns need to be tiny. This lightweight yarn is nice and bulky for a quick knit!
Hatteras Splash by Tahki Yarns - Buy It Here
Details: 100% Cotton (109yds/100g)
Tahki Yarns Hatteras is a soft and beautiful organic cotton yarn with fantastic texture. This bulky weight yarn works up quickly on thick needles and hooks for projects you’ll finish in no time.
Why is it interesting?
We love the texture of this yarn, and the splash colorways give your knits a little extra pop!
Summer Sesame by Berroco - Buy It Here
Details: 47% Cotton / 44% Acrylic / 9% Nylon (295yds/100g)
Bright, happy shades of colors ebb and flow to make this light worsted weight yarn a perfect spring and summer choice. This cotton blend yarn is light to the touch, easy to work with, and self striping.
Why is it interesting?
The texture and color changes in this yarn perfectly evoke the warmer seasons.
Isola by Berroco - Buy It Here
Details: 38% Cotton 36% Linen 26% Viscose (284yds/100g)
A beautiful lightweight yarn with thick and thin texture and a subtle sheen throughout.
Why is it interesting?
A long ombré gradient gives this yarn a unique color effect.
Wild Flower by Knit Collage - Buy It Here
Details: 100% Cotton (60yds/100g)
This bulky-weight yarn from strips of pure cotton voile fabric, which has been printed in traditional Indian paisley and floral designs.
Why is it interesting?
Knit Collage consistently makes some of the most interesting, unique yarns on the market and this one is no different.
So there you have it!
7 unique yarns to add to your stash for spring.
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