Utopia CraftsRe-Cotton Knitting Yarn, 100g (Soft Pink)

The colour is much lighter and less intense and the thread is horrible to work with... it falls apart all the time and I've read the reviews and also used a metal needle 4mm and no use. it takes three times more to finish a project. I had great expectations but unfortunately not met.

I was apprehensive about this yarn after reading some of the reviews, but I'm glad I purchased it. I have the Aqua colour just now and it is paler than the product photography, but it's lovely. Also as another reviewer mentioned, it is a little bit splitty, but I do find that with a lot of cotton yarns. I didn't find that a great hindrance. I have added a close up of my work and I think it crochet up nicely.It says on the band that it's eco friendly "aran," but in the item description aran is not mentioned, and attention should be paid to the item description which IS accurate. I am using a 4mm metal crochet hook. This will split the yarn less than a wooden or plastic one.

The yarn is 80% cotton and has a nice feel bit it's quite thin and it unravels into a few strands which makes it difficult to work with. Also, the colour is way more grey than brown (as it looks on the picture) and that's disappointing.

I could crochet with this. But I bought it to add to my hand made cards. It means I can add 'bakers twine' to my cards in a colour to match my designs. I am not therefore restricted to the amount you get when you buy bakers twine, and this is just as good, and more versatile as I am not locked into specific colours - all I do is run this thread along my wet ink pad, and voila! Or you can pull it over an ink dampened blending tool.....just add ink of the colour u want and to the depth of saturation you want!Recommended

I used this yarn to crochet some home goods. Love the colours, it's soft enough for cotton (which is never all that soft) but tough enough to be used for harder wearing projects like placemats (also cotton is heat resistant) but the yarn did split on multiple occasions making it frustrating to work with at times.