While wandering along Deramores' virtual shelves, however, and humming and hawing about whether I could put aside my aversion to acrylic scratchiness, I found they also offer a version of the Lily Pond CAL colours in Stylecraft Classique Cotton. I know there are very many people who love it and who get wonderful results from using it, but it just doesn't work for me, so in the first instance I thought the Lily Pond blanket would have to be shelved as a nice idea, but not practicable to realise. However cheap the yarn may be, or however extensive the colour range. And if I am going to invest a good many hours in a project, I don't want to work with something that puts my teeth on edge all the time, or to end up with something that I don't like touching or looking at in the light. I've tried using it, but I always reach the same conclusion a few rows into whatever project it is - I don't like the feel of the finished fabric I am not all that keen on the look of the yarn itself and I don't much like working with it, to the extent that the sensation and sound of the run of it, down my hook, can set my teeth on edge. This is, quite frankly, a big, old nuisance as predominantly acrylic yarn is far cheaper it tends to come in nice, fat balls, not 50g tiddlers you have to keep replenishing, and the colour ranges in something like Stylecraft Special, are, without question, first class. There are exceptions, of course, as with everything, but generally speaking. I know this is a heresy in the hooky-blogging sphere and I may get disapproval / criticism for "letting the side down" and saying that "the emperor has no clothes on", but I generally don't like making blankets from yarn whose predominant fibre is acrylic - I find a lot of it is quite scratchy and not very nice to work with. You can buy special packs for the project from Deramores and you can pre-order Stylecraft Life packs from Janie Crow here. I think there have been some supply problems with the Stylecraft Life but Deramores do a Stylecraft Special version, pretty close to the original pack.īut here I came face to face with a snag, caused, not by supply problems, but by my own prejudices and / or fussiness. The blanket is designed to be hooked in Stylecraft Life yarn which is an acrylic / wool mix yarn in a fabulous range of colours. Jane's blog has some extra, and very helpful, notes here, if you're interested. Have a look here for the free pattern instalments and details of Jane's exquisite design. It's an entrancing project to work on, as the Spring shifts towards early summer and my own little garden pond beckons. There is something very appealing about the idea of replicating a lily pond with a hook and yarn and I am afraid I just couldn't resist the notion.
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