Sunday 24 April 2016

Three Bears Yarn, Part 1


Hi Everyone!
You may have noticed that I've not been about on the blog recently. Well, not so long ago I moved house, so there was the packing, unpacking, tidying and sorting to be done. Finally all of that was complete! I even have my very own craft room now! Whoopee! But unfortunately we have had some problems being connected to the internet and after a month of living there I still have no connection! It's like living in the Dark Ages! (A little dramatic maybe?) So to share my makes and goings-on, on my social media sites, I have to pop to Mum's or spend a long time in a Cafe with free wi-fi. I'm writing this post whilst staying with my sister! So now you know what's been going on with me I can finally share this amazing review on some amazing new yarn, here goes....

So, Three Bear's Yarn.You may think, who are they? Well, they are a relatively new company producing some beautiful yarns up in their mill in Lancashire. If you'd like to know more about this great company then check out their website here.

I was very lucky to get my 'paws' on some of Three Bear's Yarn 'Affection' DK 100% cotton yarn.
My initial thoughts on the yarn were how soft and lightweight it was. Previous cotton yarns I have used have felt a lot heavier. Because of the weight of the yarn I think it would be perfect for a summer shawl or blanket.

The colours I chose to work with first were a group of pastels, they are called;

  • Cuddles and Cream
  • Purple Passion
  • Baby Pink
  • Baby Blue
  • Gentle Green
  • Mellow Yellow
As I had such a range of colours and wanted to try the yarn out quickly I decided upon a mandala. 
You can find the pattern that I have used here.
The pattern I followed used chain, double crochet and treble crochet stitches, so I was able to put the yarn through it's paces.

The colours of yarn worked beautifully together, even though I decided to put them in colour order I'm sure they would have worked together in any combination.
I used a metal hook and the yarn slid and moved easily and effortlessly on the hook.

Cotton is made up of several strands woven together and because of this it can sometimes be 'splitty' when used. This cotton yarn however was wonderfully behaved. No splitting throughout the entire project!

The finished mandala is quite large, roughly 20 inches in diameter, but weighs next to nothing and because each 50g ball has 169m (185 yards) there is still lots of yarn left for more projects.

I have LOVED working with this yarn and I'm really looking forward to using it again in future projects. As the title of this post suggests there is more to come. A lot of you know how much I love amigurumi, so I'm planning a follow up post about using this yarn to make a little critter of some kind. 

I would like to say a MAHOOSIVE Thank You to Three Bear's Yarn for introducing me to this wonderful new yarn and having the chance to review it.

If you are interested in purchasing some yarn to try yourself then check out My Favourite Stockists page.

And to everyone else, thanks for being patient, fingers crossed I'll be connected to my own internet soon and the blog will be busy once more!

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  2. Great post :) and I love your mandala, as you say a perfect way to try out several of the beautiful colours all together. I love the pastel collection, it's so beautiful isn't it? By the way the purple yarn is called purple delight but easy mistake to make as i often refer to it as purple passion too :) why you ask, well I asked Anthony at Three Bears Yarn and he said it is called Purple Delight, it's just sometimes I make a mistake and refer to it as purple passion!

    Anyway I look forward to seeing what you make with them next :), I love using their yarn for amigurumi and think it's the best cotton for it because like you say it's not splitty so it makes it a dream to work with when doing amigurumi. My personal preference is using their aran weight yarn for amigurumi but I have used their DK for one amigurumi project so far...well two if you count the one I did when double stranding the DK yarn :).

    Enjoy playing and creating with this lovely yarn, I warn you as you'll soon become addicted as its one of the best cottons out there I think!

    Take care and happy crafting,

    Rosie / Bedcrafter x

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