Fiber content: 100% Polyester
1 Ball Contains: 50g, yardage not listed. It looks similar to Bernat Cool Crochet (which is cotton and nylon), there’s probably around 200 yards/180m.
Price: 99 cents ($1.14 after tax)
Weight and Type: DK, chained structure
Label’s Gauge and Needle Size: The label only has a recommended needle size of 8mm, which is 11US.
My Gauge, Pre-Wash: Size 11US 8mm – 14.5sts and 14 rows = 4″ st st, Size 5US 3.75mm – 25.5 sts and 33 rows = 4″ st st, and (crochet) “F” hook 3.75mm – 21.75 sts and 27.75 rows = 4″
Post-Wash: Size 11US 8mm – 13 sts and 15.5 rows = 4″ st st, Size 5US 3.75mm – 24 sts and 34 rows = 4″ st st, and (crochet) “F” hook 3.75mm – 21.5 sts and 28 rows
Colour Range: I can’t find any information online or on Ravelry whatsoever. This yarn is from the 99 cent or Less store (in PEI, Canada), and they have a few other kinds as well. Other colours I’ve seen are blues, greens/purples/yellows, and one or two others. Maybe 5 in all. This one is purple/lavender/green, Dyelot 72.
Washing Instructions: “For best results, hand wash. Dry flat.”
I saw this yarn a few times before deciding to buy it. I didn’t like that it didn’t show yardage, and I’d never heard of it before. Also, since I can’t seem to find any information on it online, that makes it more mysterious. Someone has to have used it before somewhere, right? Is it that new? Or is it actually true that not every yarn under the sun is on the internet?
It’s nice to work with, at any rate, soft and sort of silky. There’s a shiny thread in it, so under the light it shimmers. The colours blend nicely and complemented each other. One thing about the colours, though, is that the dye bleeds a little. I was using my Denise Interchangeable needles, which are plastic, and the tips were dyed purple just from making swatches.
The fabric is drapey, and combined with the chain construction it reminds me a lot of the SWTC Bamboo that I swatched last year (and still have some of in my stash). It’d be nice for a scarf or wrap, something lacy. I was confused by the suggested needle size, which is 8mm, but I think it was either an error or this yarn was made with the intention of knitting something very lacy. Working DK weight yarn with size 10US needles is uncomfortable for me, I’d rather use smaller needles/a smaller hook.
I especially liked how the crochet swatch ended up, the colours blended even better there.
I have purchaced 6 balls of the eyelash pk yarn. The longer I had it the more I wondered about the silvery thread in it. So my curiosity got the better of me and decided to take a match to the wool and to my surprise it went up in flame. So how can I justify making this wool up into a garment of any kind if there is a risk that deadly to it. I would never forgive my self if something like that happened. Please reply and let me know what else I could use the wool for.
Thank you Marion
If you’re still intereted in using the pink eyelash wool yarn for something other than a garmet you might like trying to use it making a felted bag. They are so much fun to make and very useful.
Combine the PK yarn with 1 strand bulky 100% wool yarn to compliment your pink yarn. (Patterns for felted bags are found free on the internet, or buy a pattern of your choice).
Complete bag and follow felting (also can be found on the internet) instructions.
Once you have experienced felting you’ll be hooked.
Good Luck,
Lois