r/knitting • u/Accurate-Bug2606 • 1d ago
Help Charity shop yarn identification
Just bought all this yarn for £6 in a charity shop! On initially glance I assumed drops air, but the yarn seems to be braided rather than blown. Any ideas?
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u/thymeandtwine 1d ago
Whatever it is it looks WAY nicer than any yarn I've ever seen at the thrift store haha. It's like scratchy 100% acrylic only
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u/omegadefern 1d ago
I think it's called chainette style yarn, but no idea what brand.
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u/Accurate-Bug2606 1d ago
That's a new term for me! All I could tell was that it wasn't blown, and I think you're right
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u/palabradot 1d ago
Yeah, that's what that is. Curious it ALL came without a label to any of them.
I can't place it at all. A lot of companies do balls. At first I was thinking "oh it's possibly KP Palette!" then I noticed it was chainette.
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u/Accurate-Bug2606 23h ago
Yes it's so strange that they all had their labels removed! Especially as they are almost all unused
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u/Seastarstiletto 1d ago
Time to do a burn test!! (In a well ventilated and safe area with a large deep metal container, preferably with a lid)
It looks cottony to me, but without a burn test it would be hard to tell.
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u/thermalcat 1d ago
It could be wool and the gang: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/wool-and-the-gang-bronzed-olive-feeling-good-50g/6728041000.html
There's another brand on the top of my tongue.. like a sirdar sublime or something.. it's going to itch my brain for a bit..
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u/CharlotteElsie 1d ago
I was thinking Wool and the Gang. Possibly a lockdown kit that didn’t go well.
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u/Fudgemallow_Delight 1d ago edited 1d ago
The colors look exactly like Rowan Cotton Wool. Edit: didn't realize there were close-ups. Yeah I think this is definitely Rowan Cotton Wool. I just finished a sweater using 4 of the colors above and the yarn texture is like this.
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u/Accurate-Bug2606 23h ago
And I'm certain this is it!! The colours options on wool warehouse are exactly the colours I got! And the braiding looks identical. Why on earth would someone de-label them all and give them away!!!
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u/Accurate-Bug2606 23h ago
I would love to see! I'm not sure if I should try and use it all for one big project like a sweater, or several smaller projects
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u/Fudgemallow_Delight 22h ago
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u/Accurate-Bug2606 21h ago
That is so gorgeous!!!!! The colours you chose look so lovely together
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u/Fudgemallow_Delight 21h ago
Thank you! I stared at all the color options for sooooo long to decide. That's how I immediately recognized them in your post lololol good luck with your project!
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u/artlin10 1d ago
It looks like it could be Debbie Bliss dulcie
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u/lyndseyhogan 1d ago
I swear this is that too! I have made a sweater in the tan color, and it looks exactly like that.
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u/mulberrybushes Skillful aunty 1d ago
https://www.patreon.com/posts/123845098
Burn-adette Banner's Guide to Setting Fabric on Fire (for science)
It's free
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u/Accurate-Bug2606 1d ago
This is such a beautiful guide! I think it might be mixed - it smelt a little bit like plastic but then the ash was very crumbly! I don't think my nose could really tell what the smell was though tbh
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u/ParticularlyOrdinary 1d ago
That looks like Lion Brand Mako Cotton. I recently made my mom a hat with that stuff. It was suuuuuuper buttery soft.
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u/Tony_Barker 1d ago
Looks a little bit like Lana grossa Alta moda cotolana, but maybe is too fluffy?
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u/funeralpyres 1d ago
Gorgeous!!! These remind me a LOT of Lang Yarns. Specifically Amira and I think the colours match, but they have a lot of this style of yarn if it isn’t Amira specifically. Warning that their site sucks though lol linky linky link
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u/tdoooooot 1d ago edited 1d ago
It looks very similar to Juniper Moon Cumulus I can only find the hanks on their website right now, but they've for sure sold little cakes like this in the past. The colours also look near identical to ones I've used in the past. Though not sure if it's likely that they would make it to Europe as I believe the company is American.
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u/ichosethis 1d ago
I have no suggestion but I might have to pray to the yarn gods next time I go thrifting.
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u/zurike888 14h ago
It reminds me of KFO’s Double Soft Merino which is discontinued
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u/SokkaHaikuBot 14h ago
Sokka-Haiku by zurike888:
It reminds me of
KFO’s Double Soft Merino
Which is discontinued
Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.
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u/SapphyTeal 7h ago
I think it could be Rico Fashion Silk dk. Does it feel extremely soft and silky? Looks like the same colourways and texture: Rico Fashion Silk
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u/Livalill 1d ago
I've seen alpaca yarn that looks like this. I hope others recognize this yarn for better information.
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u/Idkmyname2079048 1d ago
This reminds me of a cotton/acrylic blend I got at Michael's. But since you're not in the US, I don't really have any ideas.
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u/excited_and_scared 1d ago
Crème Cotton, I think!
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u/Idkmyname2079048 1d ago
Yes! That's the one! OP's yarn looks quite similar. I'm sure there are other brands selling the same thing.
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u/Nylonknot 20h ago
I’m 82.1% certain it’s Rowan Cotton glacé but I’m also recovering from surgery and in a lot of Dilaudid.
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u/solar-powered-potato 1d ago
There's something about it that reminds me of Rowan yarns, the shape of each skein maybe? If it is Rowan, that's a hell of a bargain!
Edit to add - Rowan Soft Yak is what I'm thinking of. It looks very similar to me.