Hey friends!
I’ve got another yarn review for you!
This post is sponsored by We Crochet, but all opinions are my own. It was my own decision to write this type of blog post, featuring this yarn, because I genuinely love it and think you will too! This post contains affiliate links, meaning at no cost to you, any purchases made through these links will help support Knits ‘N Knots blog content.
Ooookay! Let’s get on with it – my next pattern uses yarn from WeCrochet: Hawthorne Fingering Kettle Dye – colourway BlackBird.
Who is WeCrochet?
Before we dive into this yarn, let me just give you a little briefing of who WeCrochet is!
Last year, in 2019, Knit Picks created a sister company called WeCrochet. They sell the same yarns, but cater to crocheters! On their home page, you can find categories like:
and other helpful info geared to crocheters. I was so excited to learn about this company because so often, yarn companies cater to knitters, and crocheters are kind of forgotten about!
Not anymore! 🙂
WeCrochet Hawthorne Fingering Kettle Dye
This month, I’m releasing a sweater made with this yarn. (Yay – a free sweater pattern!!) It’s more of a sweater dress, or tunic, whatever you like to call it. (Of course, you could just make it shorter so that it’s a regular sweater length!) It’s made with a fingering weight yarn, but don’t let that scare you off – it honestly didn’t take as long as you would think!
This sweater is going to be part of my Double Crochet All Day collection which is almost complete! I’ll talk more about that in a while 🙂
In summer 2020, I have a 5-piece collection coming out with WeCrochet. One of those pieces is a black triangle wrap made with this same yarn. I actually used yarn that I had leftover from the wrap for this sweater here.
Let’s talk about the colour of this yarn.. WeCrochet put it best: “Blackbird’s dark tones span the spectrum from blackest coal to a soft steel, with flashes of a light slate.” So basically, it’s a black yarn with bits of grey throughout. Think black, but more fun!
Patterns
Usually, I would include a list of patterns that use this yarn, but you can use this in place of any fingering weight. There are an endless number of patterns out there that use fingering weight yarn!
Yarn Specs
- Fiber Content: 80% Fine Superwash Highland Wool, 20% Polyamide (Nylon)
- Weight: Fingering
- Yards: 357 yds per 100g hank
- Care: Machine wash gentle, tumble dry low
- Crochet Gauge: 21 – 32 sc = 4” on B – E hooks (2.25mm-3.5mm)
- I used a 3mm hook for my project
- Only $13.99 per 100g hank
- keep in mind that this is fingering weight, so 100g goes a long way!
Hawthorne also has a few other lines that are the same yarn weight + fiber content but with different colourway styles!! Here are some to check out:
- Hawthorne Tonal Hand Painted
- Hawthorne Fingering Multi Yarn (I have used this one in Eliot and I’m a big fan!)
- Hawthorne Speckle Hand Painted (similar, but bright + fun speckled colourways!)
These could all be used in place of Hawthorne Fingering Kettle Dye.
I also reviewed WeCrochet Palette Fingering last week for my new Faux Fade Wrap and Palette could also be used in place of Hawthorne!
Read my Palette review here.
My Thoughts
I really enjoyed using this yarn, I’ve been very into blacks lately.
My only tiny complaint is that the dye comes off on your fingers a little bit as you’re working, but I think that’s true of most deep, black yarns. I had a little bit of purple left on my hands after working with it for a while. It didn’t come off on my clothes or furniture or anything, but it’s still something to just be aware of as you’re using it! Also, if you throw your finished project in the washing machine, make sure you’ve got it in there by itself or with other black clothes. I’m not sure what the other colours are like, as this is the only one I have used of this yarn line!
I love that it’s 80% wool, meaning the finished sweater is breathable. I have made my fair share of sweaters in acrylic or polyester, and nothing compares to the breathability of animal fibers. I’m telling you. If you’re going to spend hours and hours on a fingering weight sweater, let it be this yarn or a a yarn with a similar fiber content. Make sure you check out the other Hawthorne Fingering lines to find your favourite colour: Tonal Hand Painted, Multi, Speckle Hand Painted!
Make sure to check out my other WeCrochet post where I reviewed WeCrochet Palette Fingering!
Janine xx
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