Lion Brand’s Homespun is soft and silky and great for making shawls, sweaters and throws. This textured yarn is made of acrylic. Machine washable and dryable.
Yarn Weight: 5 - Bulky Weight
Yarn Ball Weight: 6 oz. / 170 g
Yarn Ball Length: 185 yard / 169 m
Knitting Tension: 14 stitches x 20 rows = 4” (10 cm)
Crochet Tension: 10 sc + 10 rows = 4” (10 cm)
Suggested Needle: 10 (6 mm)
Suggested Crochet Hook: K-10.5 (6.5 mm)
Content: 98% Acrylic, 2% Polyester (French: 98% Acrylique, 2% Polyester)
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Homespun yarn
I have been using this product for many years to make prayer shawls. it is perfect for the pattern.
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Good
The yarn bunches up and has a really wavy texture. There are also more colors, the picture shows blue but there's also a foamy green and lavender purple so it makes stripes of the colors. It's very soft and is worth the bunching up once you learn to work the yarn.
