I have a soft spot in my heart for bulky weight yarn, and this beauty is officially one of my new favorites.
The yarn is a brand new bulky weight superwash Merino from Ancient Arts Fibres. Each skein consists of about 130 yards of 2-ply superwash Merino wool, hand dyed in Canada. I was originally planning to make some mittens, but at the last minute switched to a lacey winter hat, instead.
The pattern is Galicia, designed by Trelly Hernández. The lace isn’t charted, which is why I only rated the pattern 4 stars (plus it only comes in one size), but it makes a really lovely hat, and the decreases are nice and neat.
The yarn is squishy with a middle amount of twist (not too much, not too little) and I had no problems with splitting. It performed really well in the lace and holds the shape of the blocked hat nicely. After the holidays, I’ll probably buy myself another skein to make those mittens I had originally planned to mitt, as I bet the yarn would make some delightfully squishy cables. I had a peach-sized ball of yarn left over from this hat. My favorite part about it, surprisingly, is the hot pink color. I am not generally a pink-loving person, but this particular shade coordinates nicely with the accents on my coat.
Plus, it’s so bright and cheery, how can you not love it? All around, I’d give the yarn 5 stars, well worth a try and reasonably priced at $23/skein for some decent quick gift-knitting.
I’m signing off for the holidays, hope all who celebrate have a merry time!
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ooh, love your new hat!! And that bulky yarn from Ancient Arts looks amazing- very squishy soft. I have a soft spot for bulky- so fun to knit with, and gets the job done so quickly!
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Hooray for bulky yarn! The color is perfect for brightening up dreary, cold winter days:)
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I have a weak spot for bulky yarns too, and your hat looks adorable!!
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It came out great…not my color, but looks good on you…
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Wishing you a very Happy Christmas! Thanks for your lovely blog and for so generously sharing your projects and inspiration with us this year. The hat is gorgeous – may you get a lot of cosy wearings from it!
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Thank you for your kind words, and the same to you! 🙂 Hope your holidays were happy.
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I hadn’t thought of doing a lacy bulky-weight hat, but it totally makes sense.
I’m now thinking of hat knitting thanks to your really good question, “Why don’t we have more hats.” I even cast on a new one yesterday!
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Yay hats! I’m really digging the bulky weight lace, still quite warm.
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Perfect winter peppermint yummy pink hat. I love it! Merry Christmas Alicia!
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