Cotton Yarn

Description

Soft, versatile and easy-to-care-for – this all natural cotton yarn is perfect for any project.

• Content: 100% Cotton
  
• Weight: DK (3 – Light)
  
• Yardage: 125 m / 136 yds in a 50 g / 1.7 oz ball
  
• Knitting Gauge: 21 stitches x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches)
  
• Recommended Needle Size: 4 mm / 6 US size
  
• Crochet Gauge: 14 stitches x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches)
  
• Recommended Hook Size: 5.5 mm / I-9 US size
  
• Care instructions: Machine wash / Tumble Dry / Do not bleach / Iron at Medium Heat

Read 10 Fun Facts About Cotton Fibre.

Here’s how this yarn looks after being washed and dried:

As you can see from the photo, our Cotton yarn is brave enough to tolerate washing in a washing machine and drying in a dryer at high temperature setting. This yarn shrinks a bit vertically (a sweater made with this yarn will become 5% shorter after being washed), but it doesn’t loose its stitch definition and the color stays bright and vivid.