Alara Batik
Details
Alara Batik is an 8ply cotton/acrylic blend Turkish yarn.
- It comes in 50g balls with 140m per ball.
- 50% cotton, 50% acrylic.
- A 4 mm hook or needles are recommended.
- Gauge is not specified
- Ice Yarns have 19 variegated shades available.
- The label recommends a warm machine wash.
- It is labelled as a number 3 weight yarn which is equivalent to an 8ply or double knit (dk)
Lorena Print
Details
Lorena Print is an 8ply cotton/acrylic blend Turkish yarn.
- It comes in 50g balls with 160m per ball.
- 55% cotton, 45% acrylic.
- A 3-4 mm hook or needles are recommended.
- Gauge is 30 rows by 24 stitches to 10cm x 10cm.
- Ice Yarns have 23 variegated shades available, 12 of which you can find in my online store.
- The label recommends a warm machine wash.
- It is labelled as a number 3 weight yarn which is equivalent to a 8ply or double knit (dk).
My Observations
- I found Alara Batik and Lorena Print cotton blend very similar to work with by comparison.
- Both are a soft cotton blend I would be happy to make clothing and accessories for baby through to adults as well as home decor.
- I enjoyed crocheting with both yarns equally.
- I expected the Lorena Print to split a little because of the looser construction, but neither yarn split at all using an aluminium hook.(These are my standard go to hooks, so I haven’t tried with another type of hook)
- I bought one colourway of each yarn to try and I loved the way both colours crocheted up.
- The hats pictured have been crocheted on a 5mm hook.
Differences
- The construction of the Alara Batik has a tighter twist compared to the Lorena Print.
- After crocheting with both yarns, the exact same pattern slouch hat, I found the hat made from the Lorena Print yarn to be slightly smaller than the Alara Batik.
Unfortunately the original free pattern is now unavailable.
Summary
Article Name
Ice Yarns 'Alara Batik' + 'Lorena Print' review
Description
Review on Ice Yarns Alara Batik cotton blend yarn.
Author
Wendy Serrao
Publisher Name
Cotton Crochet Forever
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