variegated yarn review
Ice Yarns Lorena Color
Details
Lorena Color is a 5ply cotton/acrylic blend Turkish yarn.
- It comes in 100g balls with 280m per ball.
- 50% cotton, 50% acrylic.
- A 3-4 mm hook or needles are recommended.
- Gauge is 32 rows by 24 stitches to 10cm x 10cm.
- Ice Yarns have 9 variegated shades available, 7 of which can be purchased in my online store.
- The label recommends a warm machine wash.
- It is labelled as a number 2 weight yarn which is equivalent to a 5ply or sport weight.
In Summary
Lorena Color is a 5ply cotton/acrylic blend Turkish yarn.
- It comes in 100g balls with 280m per ball.
- 50% cotton, 50% acrylic.
- A 3-4 mm hook or needles are recommended.
- Gauge is 32 rows by 24 stitches to 10cm x 10cm.
- Ice Yarns have 9 variegated shades available, 7 of which can be purchased in my online store.
- The label recommends a warm machine wash.
- It is labelled as a number 2 weight yarn which is equivalent to a 5ply or sport weight.
Ice Yarns Lorena Batik
Details
Lorena Batik is an 8ply cotton/acrylic blend Turkish yarn.
- It comes in 50g balls with 115m per ball.
- 50% cotton, 50% acrylic.
- A 4-5 mm hook or needles are recommended.
- Gauge is 24 rows by 18 stitches to 10cm x 10cm.
- Ice Yarns have 11 variegated shades available. Five of these can be purchased in my online store.
- The label recommends a warm machine wash.
- It is labelled as a number 3 weight yarn which is equivalent to a 8ply or double knit.
In Summary
- Lorena Batik is quite a soft cotton.
- The twist on this yarn is quite a bit looser than the ‘Lorena Color’ which leads to a softer drape.
- The variegated colour change in this yarn is quite long compared to the ‘Lorena Color’ and fades in nicely to the next colour.
- Very nice to crochet with and not hard on the hands.
- There doesn’t seem to be much stretch, more similar to a full cotton.
- Because of the looser twist there can be a little splitting going on, but I found if I slowed it down a bit I didn’t have this issue.
- I love the finish on this yarn. Even though it is not mercerised, it has a lovely bit of sheen to it. The above pictures may give you a bit of an idea.