Circulo Duna
Details
Circulo Duna is a beautiful 8ply mercerised virgin cotton yarn made in Brazil.
- Virgin cotton is cotton fibres that come directly from the cotton plant and have not been recycled or processed in any way.
- Circulo Duna comes in 100g balls with 170m per ball.
- Circulo Yarns recommends a 2.25 – 3.75mm hook or 4 – 6mm needles.
- Knit gauge (4 in x 4 in): 19 sts x 26 r
- Crochet gauge (4 in x 4 in): 16.5 sc x 21 r
- Circulo Duna comes in 40 solid and 32 variegated colours. You may purchase 21 of the solid colours in my online store.
- The label recommends a warm machine wash.
The above placemat was completed with a 3mm hook which gave the mat nice structure. The mat looks beautiful and I didn’t feel like it needed blocking. Find the free Christmas Placemat pattern here.
This water bottle bag was made using a 4mm hook. Once again still some nice structure and the bag was able to stand on its own. Find the free Oasis Bottle Holder pattern here.
I wanted to see the finish of a project using a larger hook, so I made this ‘coaster’ using a 5.75mm hook. The finish is just as beautiful but the fabric created was a lot softer and more moveable. This is a coaster pattern, but using the 5.75mm hook the completed project was 21cm across. Find the free Sakura Coaster pattern here.
My Observations
- Circulo Duna is a sturdy mercerised cotton with nice sheen and beautiful stitch definition.
- It is very nice to crochet with and is not hard on the hands.
- This yarn did not split at all, and out of the 2 balls of yarn I used, I found no joins.
- Using the smaller crochet hooks and smaller crochet stitches gives this yarn good structure.
- I thought the Circulo Duna would be difficult to crochet with the 3mm hook, but I found it very enjoyable and the hooked slipped so nicely between the stitches.
- I recommend KnitPro Waves aluminium hooks.
- I really love the finish of this yarn and i’m sure it will become a favourite for my home projects and I would love to try some garments as well.