Saturday 12 December 2020

Cascade

You may remember the Confetti Socks which I finished back in August. Eleanor bought me the yarn that I used from Ducky Darlings and it was a dream to knit with. I follow Ducky Darlings on Instagram, they've been doing a weekly giveaway during lockdown and I was so lucky to win the last one.

I received a beautiful skein of yarn in the Cascade colourway, a mixture of greens, yellows and blues.

It's on a superwash merino velvet cotton base, 85/15. I presume this is 85% superwash merino and 15% cotton, and it's beautifully soft. There's 400m to 100g so it's quite a plump yarn. I think it would make a beautiful hat, or perhaps a pair of mitts.

In the past I've purchased minis from Ducky Darlings which have been added to my scrappy blanket and I've been very happy with all the yarn I've had from them. Why not have a look at their online shop, though it could be quite tempting with all the loveliness on offer.

19 comments:

  1. Well done on your win. It's a lovely colour and it'll be nice to see what you make with it.

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  2. Isn't it amazing how the yarn makes such a difference to work. Nice yarn makes all the difference.
    Book is lovely and have made one of the wash cloths and am making another. will post about it later.
    Briony
    x

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  3. Any yarn with VELVET in the name has got to be squishy and lovely. Wouldn't a hat just feel wonderful.

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  4. Congrats on winning the give away! I don't follow Instagram but I probably should. What a lovely addition to your collection.💖

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  5. That is a gorgeous colour. It’s lovely when you win something :) B x

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  6. That yarn is beautiful I love the colours, I'm off to investigate you have tempted me. x

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  7. Congratulations on your win, it is a beautiful colour.

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  8. Congratulations on your win, It's a lovely colour and i'm sure you'll knit something beautiful with it.

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  9. I love it when I work with multi coloured yarn. I knit faster to see how the colour blocks are forming.

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  10. Oh and congratulations on your win. Its beautiful.

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  11. Great win, Jo. It's a lovely colour!

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  12. Oh it is always fun to win!!!! Love the colors and the cotten!

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  13. How nice to win something as lovely as this yarn! Looking forward to seeing what you make with it. :)

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  14. How lovely, and how kind of them to give you such pretty wool. x

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  15. I am glad to know you got Cascade. Nice new week to you.

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  16. congrats on the win, that's a lovely colourway.

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  17. Many congratulations on the win :)

    All the best Jan

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  18. How lovely is that yarn. So pleased you won.xxx

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