Yarns

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Coats have revised and updated their range of crochet cottons. Old, now unrepeatable stock, is available in our Spring sale.

Anchor Aida

Anchor Aida is a 6-ply crochet thread, made from 100% mercerised cotton, available in 5s, 10s, 15s, 20s and 30s weight. Available in 57 colours including 12 multicolours. This yarn is available in:
All.
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Anchor Artiste Baby Soft

Anchor Artiste Baby Soft consists of the softest pearl 100% cotton made from long staple Egyptian fibres to give a really soft feel. Baby Soft comes in 8 beautiful shades in 5s and 8s: black, ecru, cream, white, soft yellow, pale blue, pink and very pale lemon. 12s only available in cream and white. This yarn is available in:
12s, 5s, 8s.
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Anchor Artiste Linen

Anchor Artiste Linen is made from high quality 100% linen fibres, in 3 natural shades. This yarn is available in:
Dark cream, Dark ecru, Natural (quite creamy) white.
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Anchor Artiste Lurex

Anchor Artiste Lurex is the rebranded Anchor Orion. It combines metallised polyester with polyamide. This yarn is available in:
5 classic shades.
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Anchor Artiste Mercer Crochet

The existing Mercer Crochet range has been redesigned and rebranded, offering over 70 colours. The thread is spun from the finest quality 6 ply Egyptian Cotton. It is double twisted and mercerised for extra strength and durability. A colour chart is available for £1.00. This yarn is available in:
80s only in 29 colours, Available in 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 80s and 100s, Available in 5s, 10s, 15s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s.
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Anchor Artiste Mercer Crochet Metallic

This new range combines shiny metallised polyester (4%) with best quality cotton (96%). The yarn is double twisted, mercerised and blended with the metallised polyester thread. This yarn is available in:
black with gold (7403), bright red with gold (7046), cream with gold (7926), dark green with gold (7683), navy with gold (7150), white with gold (7001), white with silver (0001).
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Anchor Artiste Metallic

Anchor Artiste Metallic is the rebranded Anchor Artista. It is a glistening, stylish and easy-to-use range of 26 glittering shades, and is made from viscose and metallised polyester. This yarn is available in:
26 glittering shades.
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Anchor Artiste Metallic Fine

Anchor Artiste Metallic Fine is ideal to add a touch of glamour to nay crocheting project. The fine metallic viscose and polyester yarn is available in 5 shades. This yarn is available in:
5 shades.
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Anchor Freccia

Anchor Freccia is a 3 ply crochet thread made from 100% mercerised cotton, available in 6s, 8s, 12s, 16s, 20s and 25s weight, in 50g, 100g and 200g balls. The range has over 80 colours including 24 multicolours. This yarn is available in:
All colours.
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Anchor Pellicano

Anchor Pellicano is a 2 ply pearl crochet thread in 5s, 8s and 12s. The range comes in 36 vibrant and natural shades, in 50g and 100g balls. This yarn is available in:
All colours.
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Catalina Baby Merino Chunky

60% Baby Alpaca 40% Merino Wool. The superfine merino is light weight and holds its shape beautifully making it perfectly suited to more structured or lighter weight garments. Baby Merino also felts beautifully and evenly in all colours. The two different fibres that are spun together felt at a slightly different rate allowing for a beautiful, almost boucle, texture in the finished item.
Gauge 3.5 sts & 4.5 rows = inch/2.50 mm on 6.50 mm needles
109 yards in a 100g (3.5 oz) hank. This yarn is available in:
302 Cerulean Blue, 304 Buttercup, 305 Charcoal, 306 Bubblegum Pink, 307 Chartreuse, 308 Claret, 311 Peacock Blue, 313 Purple.
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Catalina Baby Pima

60% baby alpaca 40% pima cotton. This unusual yarn is 60% baby alpaca and 40% Peruvian Pima cotton. The combination provides the warmth and handle of baby alpaca and the breathability of cotton. The hand, when knitting with it, is more like that of alpaca than cotton, yet the finished garments look and feel like an ultra-soft cotton.
Gauge 5 sts & 7 rows = 1 inch on 4.50 mm needles. 218 yards in a 100g (3.5 oz) skein. This yarn is available in:
401 Natural White, 403 Apricot, 404 Cotton Candy Pink, 407 Periwinkle, 408 Lilac, 409 Denim Heather, 412 Purple.
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Catalina Chunky Baby

100% Baby Alpaca. Baby Alpaca Chunky is simply Beautiful. It knits up quickly, but it’s so soft you might wish it didn’t! Indulge in the warmth of affordable luxury!
Gauge: 3.5 sts & 4.5 rows = 1 inch/2.50 cm on 6.50 mm needles. 100 grams (3.5 oz) 109 yards to a 100g hank. This yarn is available in:
103 Red, 105 Lavender, 106 Coral, 107 Brown & Tan, 108 White & Ecru, 109 Slate Blue, 111 Fawn & Grey, 112 Bright Blue, 113 Natural Brown, 114 Grey, 115 Green & Black, 116, 117 Turquoise, 119 Salmon, 120 Sea Green, 121 Dark Purple.
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Catalina Classic Baby

100% baby alpaca. DK Weight (4 ply yarn). A beautiful mix of luxurious melange blends, two tone twists, dyed and natural colours combined with uncompromising softness.
Gauge 5 sts & 7 rows = 1 inch/2.50 cm on 4.50 mm needles. 218 yards to a 100g (3.5 oz) skein. This yarn is available in:
203 Red, 204 Lavender, 205 Coral, 209 Pink, 213 Sea Green.
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Fiddlesticks Country Silk

A luxurious blend of 50% wool and 30% silk, with 20% nylon for strength.
Approximately 250 grams/800 metres, hand-dyed in a variety of exciting colours. This yarn is available in:
Desert Sand, Kilim Rug, Lagoon, Purple Haze, Sapphire, Spice, Tapestry.
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Fiddlesticks Knitting Country Silk "Demi" Yarn

A luxurious blend of 50% wool and 30% silk, with 20% nylon for strength.
Approximately 125 grams/400 metres, hand-dyed in a variety of exciting colours. This yarn is available in:
Kilim Rug, Purple Haze, Sapphire.
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Fiddlesticks Knitting Zephyr DK weight

The unique combination of natural fibres (50% merino wool and 50% Tussah silk) makes a yarn that is lustrous and soft to the touch. With its elegant drape, it is a pleasure to knit and wear this yarn. Approximately 114 metres per 50 gram ball. Also see our patterns section. This yarn is available in:
Charcoal, Elderberry, Ice Blue, Lady Slipper, Mahogany, Marine Blue, Sage Green, Teal, Violet, White.
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Fiddlesticks Lace Sensation

Lace weight yarn. 100% raw silk - a soft yarn with a matte finish. 50g/240m balls. This yarn is available in:
300 - cream, 301 - oatmeal, 304 - blueberry (mid denim blue), 306 - lavender, 309 - melon (soft orange), 315 - carmine (bright red), 316 - chocolate (dark brown), 317 - sprout (light spring green), 318 - shell pink, 319 - robin's egg (soft turquoise).
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Jaggerspun Zephyr

50% wool, 50% silk. The 2 ounce balls = 630 yards/576 metres. This yarn is available in:
Admiral, Aegean Blue (mid blue), Apricot, Basil, Blueberry (denim blue), Bottle Green, Cassis (soft rose pink), Chanel (pink), Charcoal, Cinnebar, Copper, Coral, Daffodil, Deep Purple (bluey purple), Dianthus ( bright pink), Ebony, Elderberry, Emerald, Ice Blue (mid blue), Indigo, , Iris, Lady Slipper, Lilac, Mahogany (dark reddish plum), Marine Blue, Pewter, Plum, Sable, Sage (greyish green), Suede, Teal, Vanilla, Violet.
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Kollage Corntastic

Kollage's new Plied 100% corn yarn is an eco-friendly alternative to traditional cotton and wool yarns. Smooth and round, it shows stitch detail beautifully and has a light, soft hand. Machine wash and dry for easy-care. Corntastic makes great sweaters, skirts and even socks for both children and adults. Vibrant colors make Corntastic a staple yarn that you can depend on for superior results.
100% Corn knits to a gauge of 22 sts and 24 rows to 4 inches on size 3.50 mm needles. This yarn is available in:
Amethyst, Copper, Coral, Fire Opal, Garnet, Jade, Jasper, Moonstone, Pearl, Pyrope, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Smoky Quartz, Steel, Sugilite, Sunstone, Tiger's Eye, Topaz, Turquoise, Zircon.
This range is currently on sale. Click here for more details.

Kollage Creamy

It's made from Milk blended with cotton! 80% Milk and 20% Cotton. Wonderfully - one might say unbelievably! - soft.
Creamy is only available in 6 colors and Natural Undyed. Knits to a gauge of 28 sts and 36 rows to 4 inches on size 3.25 mm needles. This yarn is available in:
Almond Beach, Canopy Green, Coral Shores, Natural (undyed), Purple Poem, Tropical Bud, Turquoise Sea.
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Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend

30 % Silk, 70 % Extrafine Merino Wool , a beauriful double knit yarn that is alight with colour and knits so well. Manos Del Uruguay is a co-operative of over 800 women, producing and supplying hand spun, hand dyed yarns and wools from Peru and Uruguay. Handspun and kettle-dyed over wood fires, no two skeins are exactly alike and there are no dyelots. 22 stitches and 30 rows makes 10cm by 10cm on 4 mm needles. 270 metres / 300 yards per 100g skein. Hand wash - see label. This yarn is available in:
4635 - shades of green, from olive to lighter shades, 6460 - pale orange, pink, green and brown, 6461 - reds to purple, 6610 - rich autmnal rusts and browns, 6828 - apricot, salmon, mauve and soft brown, 6958 - rich mauves and pinks, 7032 - pink, mauve, red, brown, 7105 - cream, blues, turquoise and mauve, 7325 - green, blue and turquoise, 7338 - lighter blues, 9254 - sage greens - much greener than the image looks on my screen, 9332 - pink, light sage green, charcoal and a hint of mauve.
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Margaret Stove Artisan Lace Weight Merino

Luxury yarn from the author of Creating Original Hand-Knitted Lace. From New Zealand merino sheep, this yarn has to be handled to be truly appreciated. Hand wash recommended. One 300m skein is enough to hand knit a lace scarf measuring approximately 8 inches by 40 inches. A colour chart is available for £1.00 This yarn is available in:
Charcoal, Denim, Grape (purple/red), Green, Hyacinth (pinks and mauves), Lemon, Lilac, Moss (greens and orange), Navy, Ocean (greens), Pansy (red, purple and orange), Paua (blue, mauve, pink), Pewter (blue/green), Plum, Sage, Shell, Spice (browns and oranges), Wedgwood (blue/green), White, .
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Opal Cotton 2008

38% superwash wool 32% nylon 30% Cotton; machine washable at 40 degrees. Will not felt. Knits up with stripes and “fair isle” sections. This is a lovely soft yarn. This yarn is available in:
2090: greys and blues with blue/white fair isle. Darker blues and greys but more white than 2092, 2091: yellow, deep pink, turquoise, nearly navy and white, with blue/white fair isle, 2092: shades of denim, from greyish to navy-ish and white with blue/white fair isle. Lighter than 2, 2093: shades of grey with white, grey/white fair isle, 2094: light green, salmon, brown, a hint of blue with brown/cream fair isle, 2096: greyish blues with brownish grey/fawn with blueish grey/white fair isle, 2097: soft orange, turquoise, pink with mauve/white fair isle.
This range is currently on sale. Click here for more details.

Twilleys Lyscordet No 5 Perle Cotton

100% mercerised cotton. Approx 106 m per 25 g, 200 m per 50 g, 400 m per 100 g and 980-1000 m per 250 g. Hook size 2.00 mm - 3.00 mm recommended. Needles size 3.00 mm. Knits at 3-ply. Handwash recommended. This yarn is available in:
18 colours.
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Twilleys Silky

100% viscose. 50 g balls. Approx 200 m. 2.00 mm - 3.00mm crochet hook and 3.00mm needles recommended. Knits as 3-ply. Hand wash recommended. This yarn is available in:
12 colours.
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Twilleys Southern Comfort

Knits as 3-ply. 100% mercerised crochet cotton. Approx 295 m per 50 g, 590 per 100g , 1475m per 250 g. 2.00 mm hook recommended. Hand wash recommended. This yarn is available in:
22 colours.
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Twilleys Stalite Perlespun

100% mercerised cotton. Approx 128m per 50 g and 1080 m per 400 g. 4.00 crochet hook and 3.25 mm needles recommended. Knits as 4 ply. Hand wash recommended. This yarn is available in:
Cream, .
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Twilleys Thirty

100% mercerised cotton. Approx 540 m per 50g ball. 0.75 mm hook recommended. Machine washable at 95 degrees. This yarn is available in:
Cream (11), Ecru (21), White (78).
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Twilleys Twenty

20s weight. 100% mercerised cotton Approx 169 m per 20g and 404 m per 50 g ball. 1.00 - 1.75mm hook recommended. This yarn is available in:
15 colours.
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