Essentials Cotton DK is another of the new yarns we’re stocking from Rico Design.  This cotton DK is fine and smooth, so the stitches show up clearly with a slight sheen because it is mercerised.  Rico Essentials Cotton DK is relatively low in price and the fabric is light and smooth, making this yarn ideal for affordable babies’ and children’s garments. It knits up into lovely little matinée jackets and cardis for days when wool or acrylic are too warm.

Simply Knitting Magazine asked some of their readers what they thought of this yarn.  Here are some of their comments:

“Love the colour. Has a lovely feel and sheen due to mercerization. Good stitch definition.”
“Bold colours, interesting texture, bouncy.”
“Gorgeous colours. Lovely soft feel.”
“Love the colour. Not as nice knitted as on the ball, perhaps. Good sheen though.”
“Feels soft and I like the colour but worry about it being a bit crunchy when knitted up.”
“Cotton is lush – bananas colour though!”
“Perfect for crochet – it’s tightly spun and mercerized so it’s not splitty. Love the range of colours.”
“Lovely shimmery yarn. The high cotton content comese as a bit of a surprise. Because it’s polyamide around a cotton core, the stitches are even but not completely smooth when knitted.”

Why not try it for yourself? Visit our website to see the shades we have in stock.

The second Rico Designs yarn that I’d like to highlight is Rico Organic Pure Chunky.  Available in 6 natural colours, it is a 100% pure organic wool which knits up as a standard chunky yarn.

Unfortunately the beige shade is currently out of stock as is the accompanying pattern book – Organic Naturally.  However we have all the other beautiful shades in stock and we will be getting the beige and pattern book in stock soon.

Many knitters have said that they enjoy knitting with this yarn and at just £3.45 a ball, it is good value too.

We’re pleased to announce that we now have some yarns from Rico Designs on our website.

The first we’d like to highlight is Rico Creative Poems Aran. This yarn is a multi-coloured single-ply aran weight yarn which is 100% wool.  It is available in 6 colourways which are reminiscent of Noro Kureyon yarn.  In fact many people have said that it makes a good alternative because it doesn’t have that scratchy feel that Noro does and it is cheaper too!

Being 100% wool it can be felted too.

There are free Creative Poems patterns available to download on the Rico website.